to say. Regardless, when it’s set up as an MFD,
the GI 275 can:
- Act as a moving map, with displays of terrain,
traffic, weather, airways, airspace information
and more. - Serve as a dedicated traffic display when paired
with a Garmin GTX 345, GNX 375 and GTS 800
series traffic hardware. It will display Garmin’s
cool relative traffic motion display it calls
TargetTrend. It also supports a number of
third-party traffic sensors. - Display Garmin’s SafeTaxi utility.
- Act as a display of terrain with color-coded
shading to show areas of high terrain around
the flight and with audible and visual alerts. - Display Sirius XM and FIS-B (ADS-B) weather.
- Show pertinent airport information, like fre-
quencies, runway lengths and more.- Act as a radar altimeter display when paired
with the GRA 55/5500 units. - Replace the primary attitude indicator in the
Garmin GFC 600 and a variety of third-party
units, as well.
- Act as a radar altimeter display when paired
WORKING WITH THE GI 275
One of the biggest wonders of the GI 275 is that,
despite its small size, it’s easy to see, interpret
and use. The display is super sharp, as you can
see in the accompanying photographs, and the
screen, which takes up the entire bezel, is also
very bright. Things that seem as though they
might be difficult to see and do with it in fact are
neither. It’s easy to distinguish one traffic target
from the next, for instance, or to read details
on the map.
Just as importantly, if not more so, Garmin
has nailed the symbology on these instruments,
so even when there’s a lot going on, such as on
the primary attitude instrument, which displays
about a dozen different things simultaneously,
not only is it possible, but it’s easy to pick out just
the thing you’re looking for.Many aircraft owners will be plugging in a gaggle of GI
275s. One big factor? Installation costs will be very low
compared to larger display retrofit solutions.