Buyers of Garmin retrofit flight displays now have yet another choice with a new big-screen display option—the TXi 12-inch PFD and MFD. The 12.1-inch touchscreen provides a 33% larger active display area, while the thin bezel design keeps the overall unit width the same as the 10.6-inch model.
As for configuration, a single 12.1-inch display can be set for either PFD, MFD, or PFD/MFD functionality with an optional engine indication system (EIS) strip. Like the rest of the TXi family, the 12.1-inch TXi flight display has a sunlight readable, high-resolution LCD touchscreen display, while dual-core processors boost the system’s graphical capabilities.
The Smart Aviator took a look at the new displays at AirVenture this past July and found notably fast zooming, panning and map rendering. The larger display provides more visible vertical map distance at equivalent zoom ranges as well as an increased HSI map size and chart displays, but without impacting the screen layouts. The new 12.1 TXi displays have the same bezel design as Garmin’s GTN-series navigators and when they become available in Q3 of this year, will be available in both black and grey bezel configurations. Visit www.garmin.com.
We’ll look at all big-screen flight display options in an upcoming roundup in The Smart Aviator on AVBrief.
