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OLATHE, Kan./April 8, 2008 — Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, announced today the G950 avionics suite, an all-glass avionics suite that is designed for aircraft manufacturers who want a standardized avionics configuration and will complete certification of their airframe’s avionics panel on their own. Quartz Mountain Aerospace is the first manufacturer to select the G950 for its 11E aircraft, a four-seat, single-engine airplane that is newly in production.

“The G950 is a step between the G900X and G1000,” said Gary Kelley, Garmin’s vice president of marketing. “The G900X is designed for non-certified kitbuilt planes and the G1000 is tailored to the specific aircraft that it will be installed on and generally includes the GFC 700 autopilot. The G950 fits a new niche – one which we’ve received many requests for – allowing OEMs with certified airframes to have the benefits of a proven, Garmin all-glass cockpit. Since the G950 isn’t customizable and doesn’t include the GFC 700 autopilot, OEMs will also have the benefit of a streamlined certification process.”

The G950 integrates all primary flight, navigation, communication, terrain, traffic, surveillance, weather, and engine sensor data on Garmin’s high-definition LCDs. Manufacturers can select between a two or three display G950 system, and the TFT displays boast XGA (1,024x768-pixel) resolution with wide viewing angles. The G950 does not include Garmin’s GFC 700 autopilot. The G950 is a highly reliable system that utilizes many of the same features found on Garmin’s other popular avionics suites:

• The primary flight display (PFD) replaces many of the traditional cockpit instruments and presents this information in an integrated fashion on a large-format display, and the multi-function display (MFD) puts all aircraft-systems monitoring and flight-planning functions at the pilot’s fingertips
• Designed with reversionary capabilities, allowing all flight-critical data to transfer seamlessly to a single display for added safety during flight
• Solid-state Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS), which can align while in motion, including in-flight dynamic restarts
• Digital Air Data Computer
• Engine-monitoring display
• Mode S transponder with Traffic Information Service (TIS)
• Dual integrated radio modules that supports VHF communications, VHF navigation with ILS and Class Gamma 3 WAAS that provides the capability to execute LPV approaches
• Digital audio control system
• Garmin SafeTaxi® airport diagrams that help pilots navigate unfamiliar airports
• Garmin FliteCharts® for Terminal Procedures (with optional ChartView powered by Jeppesen)
  

The Garmin G950 will be on display at Quartz Mountain Aerospace’s Sun ‘n Fun trade show booth in Lakeland, Florida, April 8-13, 2008.

Source: Garmin Press Release