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Garmin Autoland 2.0: Retrofit Autothrottle

Larry Anglisano
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Edited By:

Omar Filipovic

Unlike previous G3000 interfaces in Daher’s TBM 960, Piper M600 and the Cirrus Vision Jet, the Autoland retrofit for the King Air works with the latest version of the G1000 NXi. The Autoland activation button is behind a guard in the King Air’s center console, inset photo.

When Garmin went public with its Emergency Autoland system for the Piper M600 turboprop in 2019—the first of several OEM type-certified applications that followed—it was natural to ask about the possibility of retrofit installations. 

At the time, Garmin was noncommittal, saying that while it would be technically possible to bring the automation to the aftermarket, it wasn’t planning to do so—yet. Turns out the engineering for a retrofit Autoland was already in progress, while working with Piper on the M600 type certification. 

Larry Anglisano

Editor in Chief Larry Anglisano has been a staple at Aviation Consumer since 1995. An active land, sea and glider pilot, Larry has over 30 years’ experience as an avionics repairman and flight test pilot. He’s the editorial director overseeing sister publications Aviation Safety magazine, IFR magazine and is a regular contributor to KITPLANES magazine with his Avionics Bootcamp column.