"2011 DIRECT"... - Cessna
"2011 DIRECT"... - Cessna
"2011 DIRECT"... - Cessna
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Product Spotlight<br />
CJs Get New Life with<br />
G1000<br />
Recently, significant advances in avionics presentations and capability have given renewed longevity to classic<br />
Citations.<br />
“Unlike advances in aerodynamics and engine technology, avionics enhancements are more easily adapted to<br />
older aircraft designs, giving them the same capability of new aircraft just off the assembly line,” says Stan<br />
Younger, <strong>Cessna</strong>’s VP of Service Facilities.<br />
New technologies such as Synthetic Vision, Required Navigation Performance (RNP) and Automatic Dependent<br />
Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) are giving operators new standards in safety and navigation capability that<br />
didn’t exist a decade ago. Existing technologies are evolving, too, bringing with them requirements such as Reduced<br />
Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) and other mandates that operators must meet if their aircraft are to<br />
continue to be fully capable in the ever-changing airspace system.<br />
Balanced against the desire for advanced technology is a desire among some operators to preserve the factory<br />
appearance of their instrument panels – the well organized and consistent look of a system that was engineered<br />
to function as a unit. With some avionics upgrades, an operator can be left with a mixture of old and new, as<br />
some units are replaced while others remain. The effect can be a patchwork appearance that some owners want<br />
to avoid.<br />
Serial Number 001-359<br />
“Now <strong>Cessna</strong> and Garmin have teamed up to offer a factory engineered Garmin G1000 Integrated Cockpit Suite<br />
to owners of early CitationJet Model 525 aircraft,” says Younger. Serial number effectivity covers No. 001-359.<br />
The G1000 Integrated Cockpit Suite features dual pilot and copilot 10.4-inch Primary Flight Displays (PFDs)<br />
flanking a 12-inch center Multi Function Display (MFD) with electronic engine and fuel indication systems, Class<br />
B Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS), dual Attitude and Heading Reference Systems (AHRS), and<br />
dual RVSM-capable digital air data computers.<br />
The MFD also incorporates dual nav/comm/surveillance/Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) Global Positioning<br />
System (GPS) radios, and an ARINC-429 compatible Flight Management System (FMS). It integrates<br />
navigation information laid over terrain and obstacle presentations in a clear moving map display.<br />
Down Time, Lead Time Minimal<br />
Installation of the G1000 CitationJet Integrated Cockpit Suite is available exclusively through <strong>Cessna</strong> Citation<br />
Service Centers, with the work typically taking four to five weeks to complete. Lead time before aircraft induction<br />
is typically four weeks. The basic installation currently costs $385,000 and comes with a two-year warranty.<br />
“Basically, the system integrates all primary flight, navigation, weather, traffic, terrain, radio frequency, engine<br />
and fuel system data,” Younger says. The final installation is easily read with an intuitive format that results in<br />
improved crew awareness and reduced pilot workload.”<br />
The G1000 system’s clean factory-engineered appearance is created by removing all of the original Honeywell<br />
SPZ-5000 avionics from the aircraft, including the radar, autopilot and remote-mounted mechanical gyros and<br />
replacing them with new Garmin equipment. An added benefit is an approximately 100-pound reduction in weight.<br />
Replacing the autopilot is Garmin’s GFC 700 three-axis fully integrated digital dual-channel Automatic Flight<br />
Control System (AFCS). This fail-passive system supports coupled WAAS LPV approaches, vertical navigation,<br />
flight level change (FLC) and other features. Garmin’s GWX 68 color weather radar provides stabilized tracking<br />
to enhance in-flight tactical decisions.<br />
Pre-Loads<br />
Garmin FliteCharts® are pre-loaded into the system, providing an electronic geographical display of terminal<br />
procedures and approach plates for more than 2,900 U.S. airports. Optional geo-referenced ChartView plates<br />
and surface diagrams are also available, which overlay aircraft position cues on a Jeppesen-style electronic<br />
format.<br />
Also pre-loaded are Garmin’s SafeTaxi® diagrams which depict more than 950 U.S. airport layouts, including<br />
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