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Garmin TXi Touchscreens FAA, EASA Certified
By: Matt Thurber
Caption: The displays are available in three sizes.
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Garmin is now shipping its newly certified G500 and G600 TXi touchscreen displays for Part 23 Class I/II (G500) and Class III airplanes weighing up to 12,500 pounds (G600).

The TXi displays come in three sizes: 10.6 inch for PFD, MFD, and optionally integrated engine-indicating systems (EIS); and two seven-inch versions, available in portrait and landscape layouts. The seven-inch display in portrait configuration can be dedicated as either a PFD, MFD, or EIS, while the landscape-oriented seven-inch display can only be used as a dedicated EIS. When using EIS on the larger 10.6-inch display, the display runs in split-screen mode.

Garmin currently supports 26 cockpit configurations, with up to four displays per flight deck, and the displays are approved for more than 600 aircraft makes/models.

Like its G1000 NXi avionics, the TXi offers HSI mapping overlays of weather, SafeTaxi airport diagrams, traffic, terrain, and other information. The TXi displays also offer a reversionary mode so when multiple displays are installed, one can show flight and EIS information as a backup for failed displays. An optional backup battery is available for the seven-inch displays, and when dual G500 TXi displays are installed on the pilot’s side with dual AHRS and a backup battery, no other standby display is required.

Prices for the G500 TXi range from $11,995 for the seven-inch display to $15,995 for the 10.6-inch display. G600 prices are $18,995 (seven-inch) to $24,995 (10.6-inch). EIS prices are $4,995 (adding it to the G500 TXi) or $17,935 (dedicated EIS for a twin-engine Baron).