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EN ROUTEPiper Introduces Three-Display Garmin G1000 in Seneca VPiper Aircraft Inc. is one optional GSR 56 transceiver. digital output and referencing ofof the first manufacturersto adopt the most recent G1000 software supporting a three display avionics suite as standard equipment in new Twin-Class Piper Seneca V aircraft models available in 2013, announced on February 26.Piper Director of Marketing and Communications Jackie Carlon said, “The Garmin G1000 avionics suite is now on all of our M-Class and Twin-Class aircraft. The G1000 with three-displays, standard in the Seneca V, now gives pilots abundant flight-critical data that provides exceptional situational awareness and that will contribute to safer flying.”The latest Garmin G1000 software on the Seneca V includes the following: Baro - VNAV approach (used for LNAV/VNAV vertical guidance whenever SBAS is not available or not approved), Vertical Profile View, User-defined holding patterns (provides the ability for the pilot to manually specify holding patterns), and the GSR 56 Iridium Transceiver.Worldwide ConnectivityThe G1000 can now display worldwide weather that informs pilots of METARs, TAFs and winds aloft around the globe, with anRadar and satellite imagery are also available through this service for the United States, Southern Canada, Western Europe and Australia. In addition, the G1000 can support voice and data services that let the pilot make worldwide phone calls, send text messages and send email via SMS from the airplane’s cockpit, using the GTN as the dialing and messaging interface.The G1000 flight deck presents flight instrumentation, navigation, weather, terrain, traffic and engine data on large-format, high-resolution displays. It replaces the dual Garmin G600 suite currently on Seneca V’s. Garmin’s reliable GRS77 Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS) provides accurate,aircraft position, rate, vector and acceleration data.Standard equipped list pricefor the Piper Seneca V with threedisplay Garmin G1000 avionicssuite is $972,400. The three displayG1000-equipped Seneca V includesDual 10” PFDs, Single 10” MFD, DualGIA63W NAV/COM/GPS, S-TEC 55XAutopilot with Altitude Preselect,Attitude and Heading ReferenceSystem, Air Data Computer (ADC),Dual IFR Enroute/Approach andWAAS Certified GPS, ElectronicEngine Indication System (EIS),Garmin FliteCharts, SafeTaxi,GMA1347 Audio Panel, GTX 33 ModeS Transponder, Traffic InformationSystem (EFD-100). T&T •Systems (TIS), and Aspen Standby! DOWTY! HARTZELL! MCCAULEY! MT PROPELLER! SENSENICH! RAPCO DISTRIBUTOR! WOODWARD PT6Ahttp://www.rockyprop.com e-mail: rockyprop@rockyprop.com! LARGE INVENTORY ! SAME DAY SHIPPING ! UNCOMPROMISED QUALITY ! COMPETITIVE PRICES ! WORLD CLASS WARRANTY ! FACTORY TRAINED TECHNICIANS2865 AIRPORT DRIVE ! ERIE, CO 80516FAX: 303-665-7164 ! FAA/EASA CRS FR6R545NMAY 2013TWIN & TURBINE • 25