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"title": "Garmin Unveils AXIS: A New Generation of Integrated Flight Displays",
"url": "https:\/\/aeronautical.co.za\/blogs\/news\/garmin-axis-flight-displays",
"summary": "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 distri...",
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"date": "2026-07-08"
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"title": "Collins Avionics Service Program (CASP): What It Covers and How to Enrol",
"url": "https:\/\/aeronautical.co.za\/blogs\/news\/collins-avionics-service-program-casp",
"summary": "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 op...",
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"date": "2026-06-29"
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"title": "GFC 500 Autopilot Now Approved for the Cessna 172\/175",
"url": "https:\/\/aeronautical.co.za\/blogs\/news\/gfc-500-cessna-172-175-autopilot-approval",
"summary": "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, and because S...",
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"date": "2026-06-19"
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"title": "A Father's Day Gift the Pilot Will Actually Use — Garmin D2 Mach 2",
"url": "https:\/\/aeronautical.co.za\/blogs\/news\/garmin-d2-mach-2-fathers-day",
"summary": "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 — and will use on ev...",
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"date": "2026-06-17"
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"title": "S-TEC 3100 Has a New Owner — What It Means for SA Operators",
"url": "https:\/\/aeronautical.co.za\/blogs\/news\/stec-3100-innovative-aerosystems-acquisition",
"summary": "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 on...",
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"date": "2026-06-17"
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"title": "Come and See Us at AERO South Africa 2026 — Stand E2, Lanseria",
"url": "https:\/\/aeronautical.co.za\/blogs\/news\/come-and-see-us-at-aero-south-africa-2026-stand-e2-lanseria",
"summary": "Avionics. Designed. Integrated. Supported.\n\n \nWe will be exhibiting at AERO South Africa 2026 — and we would love to see you there.\nThis is the general aviation trade show of th...",
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"date": "2026-06-01"
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"title": "SACAA ADS-B Out Mandate: Where It Stands and What Operators Need to Do",
"url": "https:\/\/aeronautical.co.za\/blogs\/news\/sacaa-ads-b-out-mandate-where-it-stands-and-what-operators-need-to-do",
"summary": "A clear, factual update on the SACAA ADS-B Out mandate, following the publication of AIC 010\/2024 on 26 December 2024.\n\n\n\nToday\n\nSince 12 June 2025, RVSM and Class A airspace re...",
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"date": "2026-05-28"
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"title": "12-Year Engine Overhaul Rule: SACAA CARCom Approves Part 43 Amendment",
"url": "https:\/\/aeronautical.co.za\/blogs\/news\/12-year-engine-overhaul-rule-sacaa-carcom-approves-part-43-amendment",
"summary": "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...",
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"date": "2026-04-21"
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"title": "Auto Flight Logging Now Available for G3X Touch",
"url": "https:\/\/aeronautical.co.za\/blogs\/news\/auto-flight-logging-now-available-for-g3x-touch",
"summary": "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 sever...",
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"date": "2026-04-17"
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"title": "Garmin D2 Mach 2 Pro: The First Aviator Smartwatch with Built-In Satellite Connectivity",
"url": "https:\/\/aeronautical.co.za\/blogs\/news\/garmin-announces-the-d2%E2%84%A2-mach-2-pro",
"summary": "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 d...",
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"date": "2026-04-15"
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