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NEW PRODUCTS

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Genesys Digital
Radio

mounted, the
radio is designed

attitude indicator, attitude directional indicator, course

to interface to a

deviation indicator, horizontal situation indicator and

host controller/

an engine indication system. It's also available as

display capable

a 4-in-1 flight instrument, for use as a standby to

of controlling nav/

electronic flight displays, with a 60-minute backup

comm functions via

battery. It is sized to the common 3.125-inch flight
instrument form factor and does not require a separate
interface adapter to be used with a variety of third-

RS-232, RS-422 or
ARINC-429 serial
interfaces.

party autopilots.

"The GDR is a

The GTN 650/750Xi GPS navigators, meanwhile,

powerful radio line that is

are slide-in replacements for existing GTN 650/750

customizable and is the perfect

installations. The new versions incorporate faster

complement to our avionics suite,

processors to boost initialization speeds and map

including our EFIS, autopilot, and sensor product

rendering, and smooth out panning operations. They

lines," said Gordon Pratt, vice president of business

also retain all features of the units they're based

development. "Special-mission customers have been

on. Workload-reducing features such as Garmin's

looking for a cost-effective yet feature-rich radio

Telligence voice control also are available in a GTN

solution, and we are excited to provide them a growing

Xi when paired with the optional GMA 35c audio

number of options."

panel, along with global text and voice calling from the

The Genesys Digital Radio can operate at up

navigators' touch-screen displays when paired with a

to 55,000 feet, and between -55 and +70 degrees

GSR 56 Iridium datalink.

Celsius. Genesys said the radio has achieved software

"Garmin was the first to introduce the all-in-one

design assurance level "A," the highest-level safety

navigator with the iconic GNS 430/530," Carl Wolf,

assessment available, plus MIL-STD 704E and 810G

vice president of aviation sales and marketing said in

compliance to accommodate all aviation segments.

a statement. "As the leader in GPS cockpit navigation,

"This new radio integrates well with our complete

we have brought the most widely adopted navigators

avionics suite solution or has the option to work as a

to the industry, and with the GTN 650Xi and GTN

stand-alone unit," Pratt added. "This type of flexibility

750Xi, we're excited to add one more to the family."

and versatility of features is why the industry is seeing

For more information, visit garmin.com.

a growing number of customers choose the Genesys
modernized avionics suite."

Genesys Aerosystems

For more information, visit genesys-aerosystems.com.

Genesys Aerosystems is a relatively new company, but
Innovative Solutions & Support

it brings together Chelton Flight Systems and S-TEC Corp.,
previously Cobham, under one name to offer a wide range of

New developments in flight control systems -

autopilots and electronic flight information display systems.

especially increasing capabilities and applications

For 2020, the company announced a new product line, the

- is one of the avionics industry's recent success

Genesys Digital Radio.

stories. They're also becoming more accessible to
a wider range of aircraft, both for new manufacture

The Genesys Digital Radio is a family of remotemounted, software-definable radios, featuring VOR/

and field installation. But we're not talking about

localizer/glideslope and marker beacon reception plus

autopilot systems alone - autothrottle systems are

VHF communication in the frequency range of 118-

becoming more mainstream, too, including systems

136 MHz, or optionally 118-156 MHz. The radios offer

like ThrustSense from Innovative Solutions & Support,

25 or 8.33 kHz channelization with transmitting power

or IS&S.

of 16 or 25 watts. An embedded UHF 225-400 MHz
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communication capability also is available as an option.

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