Garmin for Beechjets

[dogedog]

I have seen a brochure for a Garmin system that fits where the 3rd tube would go. It will show charts weather etc, just wondering if anyone has it and how they like it.

 

[ekuflyer]

It is a Garmin MX-20 or GMX-200 (the new version). It is great. It gets your route/waypoint info from your FMS and displays a costom map. Jepp Charts are an option and are well worth it IMO. Also you can get the GDL-69 that will give you XM Weather or the GDL-69A that you get weather and XM radio, both for a fee mind you (Deluxe weather package is 51.99/month). You update the NAVDATA and JEPP Charts via the internet on a compact flash card (5-10 mins every 2 weeks). Ours controls/displays my radar as well. It replaced the radar display/control. It will also display traffic as an option from your TCAS. I use it along with a Tablet PC with the Jepp's to completely replace paper terminal charts. With the Jeppview sub. required to display the charts, you get paper enroute charts/updates.

 

[dogedog]

I noticed that it said it was WAAS capable, can you do a coupled LPV approach? It seems Collins isn't doing very much to make that happen for us.

 

[400A]

They are offering it as an option on new ones.

 

[volunteer]

Must get both

We just did a major avionics upgrade to our Beechjet. If you get the GMX-200, you must also get a GPS-400 or similar GPS and the GDL 69 to go along with it. It will not couple to the ship's FMS for anything. It is a complete stand alone unit. It is a very good SA tool with the plates and weather on there. If you want a picture of what it looks like installed, PM me and I will email you one.

As far as WAAS goes. We upgraded our GPS's to the 4000S vs. the 4000A's that are on most Beechjets (except for the newer ones). The 4000S's are WAAS capable, but the AMS-5000 has not been approved by the feds to do LPV minimums yet. I am told the target date for that is in spring 2008 sometime. It will be a $10k software upgrade if you have the 4000S's installed already. I can say that the 4000S's are spot on for accuracy. The error in flight has always been "0.00 nm" on every flight since the install, and the error probability has been no worse than "0.01." I have fed approval for operations in B-RNAV, P-RNAV, RNP-10, and MNPS/NAT (not that I would ever need it for the Beechjet).