Daher will offer
avionics kits that upgrade all TBM models equipped with the Garmin
G1000 - which includes TBM 850, TBM 900 and some modernized TBM 700
- to the G1000 NXi next-generation integrated flight deck
configuration.
The system change - available through Daher TBM authorized
distributors - will replace the flight deck arrangement on
G1000-equipped TBM 850s and TBM 900s with Garmin’s successor
configuration, the G10000 NXi. This involves a changeout of the two
primary flight displays, the multi-function display and the control
keypad, along with new software and database installations. The
upgrade kit has an introductory price of $59,995 for orders received
in 2017, which includes the buy-back of the removed equipment.
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The G1000
NXi retrofit kits will be available in January 2018. |
The upgrade will
offer TBM operators faster system boot-up and software loading.
Other benefits are the avionics system’s ability to manage more
data, displaying visual charts and offering more capabilities such
as enhanced situational awareness with easy-to-read information. It
also adds improved wireless cockpit connectivity, allowing aviation
database uploads using the Garmin Flight Stream from mobile devices.
Another feature is the enhanced “feel” for pilots through the new
keyboard joystick, providing more accurate panning and fluid
navigation on the multi-function display pages.
“This latest
upgrade underscores our firm commitment to offer TBM customers the
latest enhancements as they become available, providing further
improvements in efficiency, operability and safety,” commented
Nicolas Chabbert,
the Senior Vice President of Daher’s Airplane Business Unit. “We set
a fair price for this enhancement as the result of our excellent
partnership with Garmin, and I expect to see a large share of the
347 TBM 850/TBM 900s currently equipped with the G1000 version being
converted to the new system.” |