Citation Mustang ghets Synthetic Vision

Synthetic Vision for the Mustang

Garmin and Cessna first to offer virtual view of the world in a light business jet.
Flying Magazine, Aug.2009, By J. Mac McClellan

The Mustang has logged a number of firsts. It was the first of the current crop of new light jets to receive full and unlimited certification. Approval in Europe quickly followed and deliveries of Mustangs to dozens of countries is underway. And now Mustang pilots can see the virtual picture of the terrain ahead on the G1000 system thanks to Garmin’s SVT.

Read the full article here

Cessna to Launch Garmin G1000® Synthetic Vision Technology

G1000 Synthetic Vision System

Source: skycontol.net
Wichita, Kan., April 7, 2008 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced that it will offer Garmin’s G1000® Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT) on all its G1000-equipped aircraft. The Citation Mustang will be the first business jet to integrate Garmin’s SVT, and Cessna expects to offer SVT on the Caravan family and all Cessna single-engine piston aircraft in the future. Cessna plans to offer SVT for the Mustang as a factory option later this year.. Current plans also call for the Garmin system to be available as an option for single-engine piston aircraft and Caravans within a year. In most cases, SVT capability will be available for retrofit to earlier production Cessna G1000-equipped aircraft.