Matt Thurber, editor-in-chief at AIN Media Group, has been flying since 1975 and writing about aviation since 1978 and now has the best job in the world, running editorial operations for Aviation International News, Business Jet Traveler, and FutureFlight.aero. In addition to working as an A&amp;P mechanic on everything from Piper Cubs to turboprops, Matt taught flying at his father’s flight school in Plymouth, Mass., in the early 1980s, flew for an aircraft owner/pilot, and for two summer seasons hunted swordfish near the George’s Banks off the East Coast from a Piper Super Cub. An ATP certificated fixed-wing pilot and CFII and commercial helicopter pilot, Matt is type-rated in the Citation 500 and Gulfstream V/550. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Matt and his team cover the entire aviation scene including business aircraft, helicopters, avionics, safety, manufacturing, charter, fractionals, technology, air transport, advanced air mobility, defense, and other subjects of interest to AIN, BJT, and FutureFlight readers.

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The FAA has issued a supplemental type certificate (STC) for installation of a Garmin G700 TXi flight display system in the Learjet 35/35A and 36/36A equipped with JET FC-530/535 autopilots.
The 10.6-inch TXi displays feature touchscreen interfaces and replace the Learjets’ original mechanical instruments, including the airspeed indicator, altimeter, attitude director indicator, horizontal situation indicator, vertical speed indicator, and other instruments. Supporting the TXi displays are associated attitude, heading, and air data sensors, along with a GI 275 standby instrument and dual GTN 750Xi touchscreen navigators. The company will make the STC available to Garmin dealers and plans next to certify the TXi package in Learjet 35/36 models with JET FC-200 autopilots.
"The displays offer tremendously enhanced pilot situational awareness,” said Christopher Reedy, president and CEO of Butler National. “The autopilot interface for&nbsp;RNAV operations is seamless, intuitive, and decreases the traditional avionics workload and improves the pilot interface. Most of all, as a pilot, I greatly appreciate the well-organized and clear presentation of information on the Garmin G700TXi displays.”
“Part 25 certifications are no simple task,” said Carl Wolf, Garmin v-p of aviation sales and marketing, “and the efforts to achieve supplemental type certification and provide this upgrade to our mutual customers are appreciated by the entire Garmin team.”

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Butler National Scores FAA Approval for G700 TXi Installs in Learjet 35/36

Installation provides improved situational awareness as well as touchscreen interface

 Garmin 10.6-inch TXi displays feature touchscreen interfaces and replace the Learjets’ original mechanical instruments.

Butler National Scores STC for G700 TXi in Lear 35/36

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