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Daher introduced new features and functionality for the Garmin G3000 flight deck on its TBM 930 today at Sun ’n‘ Fun 2018. New functions include Surface Watch, Baro Vnav, visual approach, Flight Stream 510 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, and enhanced symbology. The company also announced a new name for its North American division: Daher Aircraft Inc., from Socata North America.
“Our long-term partnership with Garmin enabled us to introduce the latest G3000 capabilities on the TBM 930,” said Nicolas Chabbert, senior vice president of Daher’s airplane business unit. “Working together, our teams were able to integrate, test, and certify this major update in just a few months.”
Garmin SurfaceWatch increases situational awareness in the airport environment, while Baro Vnav allows approaches with vertical guidance when WAAS navigation is not available. Meanwhile, Visual approach provides vertical guidance to TBM pilots performing visual approaches with vertical guidance into any airport. The improved symbology includes a TBM silhouette on charts and maps, while crew-alerting-system messages are now displayed in white for easier distinction from caution (yellow) and warning (red) messages. Garmin’s Flight Stream 510 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth enables connectivity to mobile devices running Garmin Pilot, Foreflight, or FltPlan Go apps.
Daher has introduced new features and functionality for the Garmin G3000 flight deck on its TBM 930. It also launched a new flight data sharing app, called Me & My TBM, for TBM 910 and 930 operators.
New functions available with the flight deck’s latest software version include Surface Watch, which helps the pilot maintain enhanced situational awareness in the airport environment; Baro Vnav, allowing approaches with vertical guidance when WAAS navigation is not available, and Visual approach to assist the TBM pilot in performing visual approaches into non-controlled airports with vertical guidance.
The avionics software upgrade adds improved symbology, while crew-alerting-system informational messages are now displayed in white for easier distinction from caution (yellow) and warning (red) messages. Another new feature is the addition of the Garmin Flight Stream 510, which uses Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to transmit avionics data to mobile devices running Garmin Pilot, Foreflight, or FltPlan Go apps.
Earlier this year, Daher added electrically heated seats as standard equipment on 2018-production TBM 910 and 930 turboprop singles. Once the pilot engages the mode via a master control in the cockpit, each occupant can choose whether to use the heating and select either light or moderate heat settings.
Other new features included in all 2018 model year TBMs are tailored for improved pilot interface. This includes backlighting on the cockpit’s central console to provide enhanced visibility at night for the manual trim, power lever, flaps lever, and override controls. The pilot’s oxygen mask also now has a high-fidelity microphone for clearer communications with ATC when the mask is in use.
My TBM & Me
Daher’s new Me & My TBM Android and iOS app, available for owners and operators of 2018 and later TBM 910 and 930 single-engine turboprops, simplifies downloading flight data and updating Camp Systems maintenance-tracking and facilitates sending information to Daher’s TBM Care support team.
The app automatically sends aircraft counter updates, as well as trend and report data files, to Camp. The ability for TBM Care to view and analyze flight parameters less than an hour after the conclusion of a flight furthers Daher’s support capabilities, the French aircraft manufacturer said.
“The Me & My TBM app provides unique and valuable feedback on TBM flights, from key parameters of the engine and other systems to a full range of statistics accessible wherever the aircraft goes,” said Nicolas Chabbert, senior v-p of Daher’s airplane business unit. “The Me & My TBM app’s current version is just a first step. We are committed to further developments, offering TBM owners and pilots more personalized services in the future: predictive maintenance, proactive support, and auxiliary services.”