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IFR GPS Navigation Is Coming to the Dynon SkyView HDX
IFR GPS Navigation Is Coming to the Dynon SkyView HDX
Dynon has previewed something that will interest any owner flying — or planning to fly — behind a SkyView HDX: integrated IFR GPS navigation, built directly into the HDX platform.... Read more...
Garmin Unveils AXIS: A New Generation of Integrated Flight Displays
Garmin Unveils AXIS: A New Generation of Integrated Flight Displays
Garmin has just unveiled AXIS — an all-new family of flight displays, built from the ground up as the next generation beyond the G3X Touch. As Garmin's largest accredited distributor... Read more...
Collins Avionics Service Program (CASP): What It Covers and How to Enrol
Collins Avionics Service Program (CASP): What It Covers and How to Enrol
For operators of Collins Aerospace–equipped aircraft, the cost and timing of unscheduled avionics maintenance can be among the more difficult variables to manage in an annual operating budget. The Collins... Read more...
GFC 500 Autopilot Now Approved for the Cessna 172/175
GFC 500 Autopilot Now Approved for the Cessna 172/175
If you own a straight-tail Cessna 172 or 175, you can now fit Garmin's GFC 500 digital autopilot. Garmin has received STC approval for the GFC 500 in these models,... Read more...
A Father's Day Gift the Pilot Will Actually Use — Garmin D2 Mach 2
A Father's Day Gift the Pilot Will Actually Use — Garmin D2 Mach 2
Father's Day lands on Sunday 21 June. If the pilot in your life already has the headset, the bag, and the sunglasses, here is something they do not yet have... Read more...
S-TEC 3100 Has a New Owner — What It Means for SA Operators
S-TEC 3100 Has a New Owner — What It Means for SA Operators
Innovative Aerosystems has acquired the S-TEC Model 3100 autopilot product line from Moog. If you operate an aircraft fitted with an S-TEC 3100 — or you have been considering one... Read more...
Come and See Us at AERO South Africa 2026 — Stand E2, Lanseria
Come and See Us at AERO South Africa 2026 — Stand E2, Lanseria
Avionics. Designed. Integrated. Supported.   We will be exhibiting at AERO South Africa 2026 — and we would love to see you there. This is the general aviation trade show... Read more...
SACAA ADS-B Out Mandate: Where It Stands and What Operators Need to Do
SACAA ADS-B Out Mandate: Where It Stands and What Operators Need to Do
A clear, factual update on the SACAA ADS-B Out mandate, following the publication of AIC 010/2024 on 26 December 2024. Today Since 12 June 2025, RVSM and Class A airspace... Read more...
12-Year Engine Overhaul Rule: SACAA CARCom Approves Part 43 Amendment
12-Year Engine Overhaul Rule: SACAA CARCom Approves Part 43 Amendment
The SACAA's CARCom has approved the Part 43 amendment that introduces a Condition Monitoring Program as an alternative to the 12-year calendar engine overhaul. The amendment now moves to the... Read more...
Pilot reviewing automatic flight log data on a tablet connected to Garmin G3X Touch avionics
Auto Flight Logging Now Available for G3X Touch
Garmin has expanded automatic flight log integrations to G3X Touch equipped aircraft. Flight and engine data now uploads wirelessly to third-party analysis services — with several offering free tiers for... Read more...
Garmin D2 Mach 2 Pro aviator smartwatch with titanium bezel and AMOLED display
Garmin D2 Mach 2 Pro: The First Aviator Smartwatch with Built-In Satellite Connectivity
Garmin's new flagship aviator smartwatch adds built-in inReach satellite connectivity and LTE — a meaningful upgrade for pilots flying beyond cellular coverage. Here's what it does and why it matters... Read more...
Garmin engine monitor display showing EGT and CHT data for SA-CATS 43 condition monitoring compliance
The SACAA's Proposed Condition Monitoring Programme: What It Means for Your Engine — and Why a Digital Engine Monitor Is Now Essential
If you fly a privately operated, type-certificated GA aircraft in South Africa — a Cessna, a Piper, a Beechcraft, a Robin — your piston engine's future just got a great... Read more...

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GTX 335 vs GTX 345: Which ADS-B Transponder?

GTX 335 vs GTX 345: Which ADS-B Transponder?

|Clinton Carroll
Garmin GTX 335 or GTX 345? We compare ADS-B Out vs In, indicative South African pricing and installation at our Lanseria facility so you can choose the right transponder for...