Tue, Jul 29, 2008
Also Extends Warranty Program
At a news conference held Monday at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, EADS
Socata announced the new Garmin Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT)
will be offered as an optional feature on the new G1000-equipped
TBM 850.
The Garmin Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT) consists in a
system upgrade of the Garmin's All-Glass Integrated flight Deck.
The SVT presents a 3D depiction of terrain, obstacles and traffic
on the G1000's Primary Flight Display (PFD) so that the avionics
panel replicates what pilots would see outside the cockpit on a
clear day.
Garmin’s SVT blends information about the aircraft’s
position with topographic databases to create and display real-time
3D images. The information is presented on the G1000’s large
flight displays with XGA (1,024x768-pixel) resolution. Land, water
and sky are clearly differentiated with shading and textures that
are similar to the topographical colors found on the multi-function
display (MFD) moving map. SVT displays terrain and obstacles which
pose a threat to the aircraft with appropriate Terrain Avoidance
Warning System (TAWS) alert coloring.
"Garmin’s SVT brings an unprecedented level of integration
and awareness to pilots of G1000-equipped aircraft," said Gary
Kelley, Garmin’s vice president of marketing. "SVT transforms
the cockpit by accurately displaying synthetic terrain, flight
hazards, flight path marker and highway-in-the-sky on the PFD so
that the pilot maintains excellent airborne situational awareness
even when flying in conditions of reduced visibility or darkness.
This results in reduced pilot workload and safer flying."
"The excellent partnership we have developed with Garmin is for
the full benefit of our customers in getting the latest evolution
of the G1000 as they come along. We are glad to provide them with
the SVT that is an enhancement in safety," said Nicolas Chabbert,
President of EADS Socata North America. "The SVT will be offered to
our new or already delivered G1000-equipped TBM 850 as an option
and is anticipated for delivery this fall. Customer can have a pick
on how it looks when visiting our booth," he concluded.
EADS Socata also announced it will offer to its G1000-equipped
TBM 850 customers an extended warranty program from Garmin called
FliteLevel. The program basically extends the warranty of the
Garmin G1000 equipment after the 2-year standard warranty to five
years, and coverage may be specified for parts only or for parts
and labor.
In addition to providing coverage after the initial OEM/Garmin
warranty runs out, Socata says FliteLevel also provides additional
benefits while the airplane is in original warranty.
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