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ICON A5
A. The all-important angle of attack
indicator is positioned front and
center in the pilot's forward field of
vision.
B. The A5 uses a nonstandard
altimeter that takes some getting
used to.
C. A thumb-operated electric trim
control switch sits atop the stick.
D. Standard engine gauges are
gathered in one place.
E. Garmin’s 796 GPS navigator is
removable.
PROGRESSIVE AERODYNE
SEAREY
A. The Searey is available with a
Garmin G3X Touch 10-inch PFD.
B. Garmin’s 7-inch Touch MFD
occupies the center of the panel.
C. Though the Searey’s cockpit is
more spartan than that of the Icon
A5, its control stick looks and feels
like it came from a fighter plane.
D. The elctric flaps are
push-button controlled.