"Aaron Coolidge" wrote in message
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In rec.aviation.owning wrote:

: I think you meant to say light aircraft GPS market. No high end biz
: jets or airliners have Garmin equipment. Compared to what the big boys
: use, the Garmin 530 is a stubborn toy.

Hmmm, I'm not sure what you mean by airliner, but most airliners today
are flying with DME/DME RNAV (like a KNS-80). The stuff that makes a lot
of takeoffs - commuter airliners - probably has 2 VORs and a DME, no
autopilot.

For the high end business jets, Global, UNS and CMC all make FMS/GPS in one.

One of my friends was flying with a major east-coast commuter in the
San Juan area. Their ATR72's had KLN89B GPS units.

The Garmins are going in up through turbo props too, but there is a
possibility panel mounts will begin to show up in 727s and other types near
end of life.

John P. Tarver, MS/PE