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EN ROUTEGULF COAST AVIONICS completes its first ADS-BCompliant Garmin Touchscreen upgrade on a Citation CJ1 Business JetADS-B compliant touchscreen upgrade gives the legacy Citation’s pilot/owner new-generation capabilities and increased situational awareness.Rick Garcia, President and CEO of Gulf Coast Avionics Corporation, has announced that his company recently completed an ADS-B compliant Garmin touchscreen avionics upgrade on a 1998 Citation CJ1 (525).“The aircraft is owned and flown by a Tampa-based businessman who primarily flies single-pilot,” Garcia said. “He recently moved up to the CJ1 from a Piper Cheyenne and he wanted to do an avionics upgrade that would not only ensure the Citation’sMatt Schloss, Sales Representative for Gulf Coast Avionics, explained that the Citation CJ1 upgrade included:ADS-B compliance, but also deliver a number of operational and situational awareness benefits that would make the transition easier.”• Dual Garmin GTX 345 ADS-B “Out” and “In” Mode S extended squitter transponders• WAAS LPV approach capability• Garmin Flight Stream 210 gateway for wireless iPad cockpit connectivity.“This was our shop’s first ADS-B compliant Garmin GTN touchscreen installation in a CJ1 and with our prior experience with Citations it• Dual Garmin T o u c h s c r e e n COMM/MFDsGTN 750 G P S / N AV /Preferred Airparts, LLC Quarter Page4/C AdWinner Aviation Inc. Quarter Page4/C AdNOVEMBER 2016TWIN & TURBINE • 27