Garmin® G500 Receives FAA Certification for Nearly 600 Different Aircraft Makes and Models

OLATHE, Kan.--(Business Wire)--
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global
leader in satellite navigation, announced today that it has received FAA
Approved Model List Supplemental Type Certification (AML STC) for the G500, a
new avionics suite announced earlier this week at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh,
Wis. The FAA`s approval allows the G500 to be installed in nearly 600 different
makes and models of normal and utility category Part 23 Class I and Class II
aircraft, which are defined as single and twin-engine piston and turbine engine
aircraft under 6,000 pounds.

Garmin`s G500 displays critical flight data in a digital format on dual LCD
displays, and allows pilots to quickly and efficiently scan the data so that
they can stay ahead of the aircraft during all phases of flight. It incorporates
two individual displays - a PFD and MFD - in a customized package designed to
take the space that is currently occupied by the instrument six-pack (attitude,
airspeed, altitude, vertical rate, turn coordinator and directional gyro). The
G500 integrates with Garmin`s panel mount WAAS GPS products, and replaces
traditional mechanical gyroscopic flight instruments with Garmin`s solid state
Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS) that has superior reliability and
accuracy, and features rapid alignment while moving, including in-flight dynamic
restarts. The PFD display increases the pilot`s attitude indication by over 50
percent over a traditional 3-inch attitude indicator.

A scaled version of Garmin`s Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT) software and the
new GAD 43 autopilot interface are available as options for the G500. With SVT,
pilots will see a 3D depiction of terrain, obstacles and traffic on the PFD so
that the avionics panel replicates what pilots would see outside the cockpit on
a clear day. The GAD 43 adapter is an autopilot interface that allows the AHRS
to provide attitude information to the autopilot in place of a gyro-mechanical
attitude director indicator (ADI) or remote vertical gyro (VG). The G500
provides course deviation, vertical deviation, heading bug, course pointer and
ARINC 429 GPS roll steering information to the autopilot, as appropriate.

The G500 is available now at an introductory suggested retail price of $15,995.
It includes the GDU 620 display/control unit, GRS 77 AHRS, GDC 74A digital air
data computer, GMU 44 tri-axial magnetometer and GTP 59 temp probe. The optional
SVT and GAD 43 are available for $4,995 and $2,995, respectively.

About Garmin International Inc.

Garmin International Inc. is a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN), the
global leader in satellite navigation. Since 1989, this group of companies has
designed, manufactured, marketed and sold navigation, communication and
information devices and applications - most of which are enabled by GPS
technology. Garmin`s products serve automotive, mobile, wireless, outdoor
recreation, marine, aviation and OEM applications. Garmin Ltd. is incorporated
in the Cayman Islands, and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United
States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit Garmin's
virtual pressroom at www.garmin.com/pressroom or contact the Media Relations
department at 913-397-8200. Garmin is a registered trademark and SVT is a
trademark of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.

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business. All statements regarding the company`s future product introductions
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Garmin International Inc.
Jessica Myers, 913-397-8200
media.relations@garmin.com

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