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  "title": "Garmin's All-Glass Retrofit Reaches the Original CitationJet",
  "url": "https:\/\/aeronautical.co.za\/blogs\/news\/garmin-original-citationjet-all-garmin-retrofit",
  "published_at": "2026-10-09T11:56:16+02:00",
  "author": "Clinton Carroll",
  "summary": "If you fly an original CitationJet, a CJ1 or a CJ2, Garmin has just closed the gap that kept the oldest of the three out of its all-glass retrofit programme. The FAA has issued an STC for the original CJ, which means all three models can...",
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  "title": "Garmin's Fall 2026 Rebates: Buy More, Save More Until 15 November",
  "url": "https:\/\/aeronautical.co.za\/blogs\/news\/garmin-fall-2026-rebates-and-dual-g5-promo",
  "published_at": "2026-10-05T13:53:53+02:00",
  "author": "Clinton Carroll",
  "summary": "Garmin has just opened its Fall 2026 promotions, and if a panel upgrade has been on your list, the timing is worth a look. Two rebate programmes and a returning dual G5 kit run through the end of the year. Here's what they cover and who ...",
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  "title": "Reminder: Garmin's GSA 28 Servo Exchange Program Ends 4 May 2028",
  "url": "https:\/\/aeronautical.co.za\/blogs\/news\/garmin-gsa-28-servo-service-life-extension-reminder",
  "published_at": "2026-09-17T10:27:51+02:00",
  "author": "Clinton Carroll",
  "summary": "If your Garmin autopilot has a GSA 28 pitch, roll, or trim servo, this is worth two minutes of your time.Back in May 2023, Garmin launched a Service-Life Extension Program for the GSA 28 servo — the pitch, roll, and trim actuator used ac...",
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},{
  "title": "AeroLEDs Launches the NANO Beacon: Compact Anti-Collision Lighting",
  "url": "https:\/\/aeronautical.co.za\/blogs\/news\/aeroleds-nano-beacon",
  "published_at": "2026-09-07T08:00:06+02:00",
  "author": "Clinton Carroll",
  "summary": "AeroLEDs has just launched the NANO Beacon — a remarkably compact, high-output LED anti-collision light for aircraft and platforms where space, weight, and power are all at a premium. As an AeroLEDs dealer, we now stock it, and it is a n...",
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  "title": "Avidyne Vantage 12: Modern Glass for Your Entegra Cirrus",
  "url": "https:\/\/aeronautical.co.za\/blogs\/news\/avidyne-vantage-12-cirrus-upgrade",
  "published_at": "2026-09-02T08:00:02+02:00",
  "author": "Clinton Carroll",
  "summary": "If you fly an Entegra-equipped Cirrus and have looked at the cost and complexity of modernising the panel, there is now a path that does not involve tearing the whole cockpit out. Avidyne's Vantage 12 is a dual 12-inch touchscreen glass ...",
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  "title": "GTX 335 vs GTX 345: Which ADS-B Transponder?",
  "url": "https:\/\/aeronautical.co.za\/blogs\/news\/gtx-335-vs-gtx-345-which-ads-b-transponder",
  "published_at": "2026-09-01T16:42:28+02:00",
  "author": "Clinton Carroll",
  "summary": "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 your aircraft.",
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},{
  "title": "The 12-Year Rule Just Changed: Condition-Based Engine Monitoring Now in Force",
  "url": "https:\/\/aeronautical.co.za\/blogs\/news\/adsb-and-condition-based-engine-monitoring-return-to-service",
  "published_at": "2026-08-21T14:25:18+02:00",
  "author": "Clinton Carroll",
  "summary": "A welcome moment for South Africa's general aviation industry.Aeronautical Aviation is ready to assist aircraft owners in returning their aircraft to service — engine monitoring, ADS-B, MPI, and avionics reactivation, all within one hang...",
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  "title": "Regulatory Update: Status of the Part 91\/43 Amendments Affecting Grounded Aircraft",
  "url": "https:\/\/aeronautical.co.za\/blogs\/news\/car-parts-91-43-amendment-update-august-2026",
  "published_at": "2026-08-06T13:15:47+02:00",
  "author": "Clinton Carroll",
  "summary": "An industry consortium representing commercial and general aviation stakeholders has issued an update on the status of two outstanding amendments to the Civil Aviation Regulations — regulatory changes that directly affect a number of gro...",
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  "title": "Full Glass, Full Custom: A Piper Meridian Panel Upgrade to 2026 Standard",
  "url": "https:\/\/aeronautical.co.za\/blogs\/news\/piper-meridian-full-garmin-glass-panel-upgrade",
  "published_at": "2026-08-04T12:46:58+02:00",
  "author": "Clinton Carroll",
  "summary": "Full glass. Full custom. Full 2026 standard. One Meridian.From concept to cockpit — our client's Meridian vision brought to life. Dual Garmin G500 TXi, dual GTN 750Xi, GMA 35c audio, GFC 600 autopilot and GI 275 standby, on a custom-buil...",
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  "title": "SkyPlay: uAvionix and ForeFlight Bring the EFB Into the Panel",
  "url": "https:\/\/aeronautical.co.za\/blogs\/news\/uavionix-foreflight-skyplay",
  "published_at": "2026-07-30T06:00:07+02:00",
  "author": "Clinton Carroll",
  "summary": "Here is one worth keeping an eye on. uAvionix and Jeppesen ForeFlight have announced SkyPlay — a project to bring the familiar ForeFlight interface directly into the aircraft panel. As a uAvionix dealer, we will be following it closely, ...",
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  "title": "Garmin's 2026 Autopilot Rebate: Up to $1,000 Back on a GFC 500 or GFC 600",
  "url": "https:\/\/aeronautical.co.za\/blogs\/news\/garmin-2026-autopilot-rebate",
  "published_at": "2026-07-23T06:00:06+02:00",
  "author": "Clinton Carroll",
  "summary": "If a Garmin autopilot has been on your upgrade list, the timing has just improved. Garmin has launched its 2026 Autopilot Rebate, offering customers money back on a qualifying GFC 500 or GFC 600 retrofit autopilot bought within the promo...",
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  "title": "Nighthawk Guardian: A Different Take on Synthetic Vision, Coming Soon",
  "url": "https:\/\/aeronautical.co.za\/blogs\/news\/nighthawk-guardian-synthetic-vision",
  "published_at": "2026-07-14T13:34:59+02:00",
  "author": "Clinton Carroll",
  "summary": "There is an interesting piece of avionics working its way toward certification, and as the South African dealer for Nighthawk Flight Systems, we want owners to know about it early. The Nighthawk Guardian brings a genuinely different appr...",
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  "title": "IFR GPS Navigation Is Coming to the Dynon SkyView HDX",
  "url": "https:\/\/aeronautical.co.za\/blogs\/news\/dynon-skyview-hdx-ifr-gps-navigation",
  "published_at": "2026-07-10T06:00:01+02:00",
  "author": "Clinton Carroll",
  "summary": "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. As the only certified Dynon dealer in South Africa, we wa...",
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  "image_alt": "IFR GPS Navigation Is Coming to the Dynon SkyView HDX"
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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",
  "published_at": "2026-07-08T21:46:29+02:00",
  "author": "Clinton Carroll",
  "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 distributor in Africa and a Garmin Platinum dealer, we are excited...",
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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",
  "published_at": "2026-06-29T15:51:28+02:00",
  "author": "Clinton Carroll",
  "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 operating budget. The Collins Avionics Service Program — CASP ...",
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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",
  "published_at": "2026-06-19T06:00:04+02:00",
  "author": "Clinton Carroll",
  "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 South Africa accepts FAA-approved STCs, the system is availab...",
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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",
  "published_at": "2026-06-17T13:08:54+02:00",
  "author": "Clinton Carroll",
  "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 every flight: a Garmin D2 Mach 2 aviator smartwatch. The full ...",
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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",
  "published_at": "2026-06-17T10:02:08+02:00",
  "author": "Clinton Carroll",
  "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 one — here is what the change means for you, and what stays th...",
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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",
  "published_at": "2026-06-01T06:00:03+02:00",
  "author": "Clinton Carroll",
  "summary": "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 of the year for Southern Africa. Three days of products, demonstratio...",
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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",
  "published_at": "2026-05-28T12:19:42+02:00",
  "author": "Clinton Carroll",
  "summary": "A clear, factual update on the SACAA ADS-B Out mandate, following the publication of AIC 010\/2024 on 26 December 2024.TodaySince 12 June 2025, RVSM and Class A airspace require ADS-B Out compliance. The regulation flows from SA-CAR 91.05...",
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