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Garmin Pilot Promotion Adds Value for New Subscribers
A newly released Garmin dealer memo highlights a limited-time Garmin Pilot promotion for new subscribers, paired with a Right Seat Rewards offer available during the same campaign window. The promotion is aimed at helping pilots adopt Garmin Pilot with added subscription value while supporting spring and summer flying activity.
The memo positions Garmin Pilot as the center of a broader flight-planning and cockpit workflow, encouraging new users to enter the Garmin ecosystem during the active 2026 flying season.
For pilots looking at Garmin Pilot, the value is straightforward: more time to learn the app, use it in day-to-day flying, and build a smoother connection between flight planning, charts, weather, and the cockpit.
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Garmin Pilot Promotion Adds Value for New Subscribers
Spring dealer memo highlights a limited-time Garmin Pilot offer and companion Right Seat Rewards availability.
Roger Wilco Aviation Services Launches New Website — and Introduces Captain Jerry, Your On-Call AI Avionics Expert
A newspaper-style web presence built to inform, not decorate — with an AI copilot who knows Garmin systems inside and out
Garmin Offers GMA 350c Audio Panel for Cirrus Perspective+ Flight Deck Upgrades
New audio panel option available for SR22T, SR22, and SR20 G3/G5 series aircraft upgrading to Perspective+
Garmin Expands GFC 500 Autopilot STC Coverage to Additional Airframes
New supplemental type certificates bring digital autopilot capability to Beechcraft Bonanza and Mooney M20 series
Garmin G3X Touch Software Version 8.20 Released with Enhanced Engine Monitoring
Update adds lean-assist improvements, fuel flow totalizer refinements, and new EIS page layouts
Roger Wilco Aviation Services Launches New Website — and Introduces Captain Jerry, Your On-Call AI Avionics Expert
Roger Wilco Aviation Services has launched a completely redesigned website at rogerwilcoaviation.com — built in the style of a classic newspaper broadsheet, with a focus on substance over flash. And riding right seat on every page is Captain Jerry, the shop's AI avionics expert, ready to help aircraft owners think through Garmin upgrades, maintenance questions, Papa-Alpha rigging tools, and next steps with real technical grounding behind every answer.
Garmin Offers GMA 350c Audio Panel for Cirrus Perspective+ Flight Deck Upgrades
Garmin has announced a new option to upgrade to the GMA 350c audio panel when performing the Perspective+ Flight Deck Upgrade on Cirrus SR22T, SR22, and SR20 G3 and G5 series aircraft equipped with the original Cirrus Perspective system. The GMA 350c (P/N 010-00871-41) is the only approved audio panel version for this upgrade path, listed at $2,995.
Garmin Expands GFC 500 Autopilot STC Coverage to Additional Airframes
Garmin International has announced expanded STC coverage for its popular GFC 500 digital autopilot system, adding approved installations for the Beechcraft Bonanza 33/35/36 series and Mooney M20J/M20K aircraft. The expansion brings Garmin's modern autopilot technology to a broader range of the general aviation fleet.
Garmin G3X Touch Software Version 8.20 Released with Enhanced Engine Monitoring
Garmin has released software version 8.20 for the G3X Touch flight display system, delivering improvements to the engine information system (EIS) pages, lean-assist functionality, and fuel flow totalizer accuracy. The update is available as a free download for all G3X Touch installations.
Garmin Spring 2026 Pricing Now in Effect Across All Aviation Product Lines
Garmin's spring 2026 pricing is now active across all aviation product lines. As an authorized Garmin dealer, Roger Wilco Aviation Services has updated its pricing to reflect the new manufacturer schedules. Operators planning panel upgrades or new installations should review current pricing as part of their project planning.