Modern BizAv Flight Deck Options: Garmin G3000

Though the Garmin G3000 cockpit suite is not available for the retrofit market, it is provided as a standard factory fit to a strong list of business aircraft, including Light Jets, Turboprops, eVTOLs, and future aircraft platforms.

Its popularity in the industry means it could potentially become available as a retrofit option for business aircraft someday, so we will review its features and advantages here.

It is hoped that buyers and brokers trading pre-owned aircraft equipped with Garmin G3000 flight decks may find this article useful in informing them about the system and its available updates.

List of business jets utilizing the Garmin G3000 flight deck:

• Cessna Citation 525 model M2/Gen 2
• Cessna Citation 525B model CJ3+/Gen 2
• Embrear Phenom 100EV and EX
• Embraer Phenom 300E
• HondaJet HA420 Elite and Elite II
• HondaJet Echelon (from 2028)
• Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet

List of turboprops utilizing the Garmin G3000 flight deck:

• Diamond Dart Series trainer
• Daher TBM 930, 940 and 960
• Piper M600

List of eVTOLs/future aircraft platforms that will utilize the Garmin G3000 flight deck:

• Heart ES-30 regional airliner (from 2028)
• Archer Midnight eVTOL
• Joby S4 eVTOL
• Beta CX300 (ALIA CTOL) electric fix wing
• Beta A250 (ALIA VTOL) eVTOL
• Embraer X EVE eVTOL

With the above impressive list of G3000-equiped aircraft, including upcoming UAM (Urban Air Mobility) and electric craft, Garmin has proved its capability to innovate and evolve. This system has been in production for some time and yet its recent upgrades and replacement for early G1000 systems introduces interesting features to the cockpit.

Table A maps the available Garmin flight deck Business Aviation solutions, including the G3000. As a result of Garmin embedding its product integration into aircraft manufacturer design, the avionics perform key engine, airframe and auxiliary control functions, above and beyond existing Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) features.

The newer versions of the G3000 also operate autonomously to aviate and recover, adding a distinct safety-related level to CNS. Notably, all of the aircraft hosting the Garmin G3000 are certified for single-pilot operations, and one of the reasons for aircraft OEMs selecting this specific Garmin suite is for its suitability in busy single pilot cockpits.

The design of the G3000, centered on ergonomics and cockpit management, focuses on ‘button-free’ instrument panels and the reduction of pilot steps required to activate systems.

Some updated Garmin G3000 panels are decluttered, to where dedicated airframe selections are eliminated altogether because, intuitively, the G3000 knows when to turn on or off some functions, such as external lighting. Also, because of the economical design for cockpit space saving, some aircraft platforms now have easier pilot ingress and egress due to shorter center pedestals.

A Detailed Look at the Garmin G3000

Each Garmin G3000-based aircraft OEM cockpit has unique functions and features, collaboratively developed between Garmin and each OEM. The following detailed summary of the system is mostly generic and where necessary, different approaches to each airframe will be mentioned.

Garmin embraced the emergency advice for pilots to “Aviate, Navigate and Commuicate”. Taking avionics to the level of virtual aircraft control, Garmin has added Aviate to its existing capabilities, and with Autoland including Communicate and Navigate as autonomous actions of aircraft recovery in the event of pilot incapacitation.

Reflecting Garmin’s mission of cockpit and aircraft management, all of the G3000 primary capabilities are reflected below, including:

• Aviate
• Communicate
• Navigate
• Surveillance
• Assure
• Support

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