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- Sep 28, 2025
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Citation Latitude Avionics Upgrade Receives FAA Approval
The upgrades include Garmin’s Synthetic Vision Guidance System for the G5000 suite, GDL 60 Datalink and taxiway routing.
Textron Aviation has received approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a series of Garmin G5000 avionics enhancements for the Citation Latitude that will provide better situational awareness and lower approach minimums. Certified earlier this month, the expanded features include the Garmin Synthetic Vision Guidance System (SVGS) on the primary flight displays, GDL 60 Datalink and taxiway routing functionality.
Certification of the features, announced at EBACE 2024, followed more than 240 hours of flight testing, and they are expected to enter service on new production aircraft later this year. Textron Aviation expects similar approval in 2026 for the super-midsize Citation Longitude, which is also equipped with the G5000.
“The recently certified enhancements to the Latitude’s Garmin G5000 suite reaffirm our continued investment in the Citation product line and our commitment to introducing the latest innovations that meet the evolving needs of customers around the world,” said Chris Hearne, senior vice president of engineering and programs. “These enhancements also improve pilots’ situational awareness through greater topographic clarity, clearer boundaries between water and terrain surfaces, improved depiction of obstacles and power lines, and enhanced display of runway and airport signs.”
SVGS, combined with Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT), supports approach minimums down to 150 feet by providing a continuous, geospatially accurate depiction of the external terrain, including obstacles, augmented by a runway display.
In addition, the enhancements provide a SafeTaxi 3D airport overview, as well as 3D depictions of building outlines, including hangars, terminals and towers, taxiways, aprons, signs and other markings. SVT offers multiple viewpoints and integrates with the new taxiway routing functionality to improve awareness during ground operations, which is particularly useful at large, unfamiliar and complex airports in conditions of limited visibility.
Other enhancements include GDL 60 Datalink, which simplifies the use of high-speed data links and connectivity options such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and LTE networks. GDL 60 also enables automatic wireless database downloads over network connections while the aircraft is powered down.
Standard ADS-B In capabilities provide enhanced traffic assistance during approach, while customers have the option to add the Runway Overrun Awareness and Alerting System (ROAAS) to protect against potential runway excursions.
Textron Aviation has received approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a series of Garmin G5000 avionics enhancements for the Citation Latitude that will provide better situational awareness and lower approach minimums. Certified earlier this month, the expanded features include the Garmin Synthetic Vision Guidance System (SVGS) on the primary flight displays, GDL 60 Datalink and taxiway routing functionality.
Certification of the features, announced at EBACE 2024, followed more than 240 hours of flight testing, and they are expected to enter service on new production aircraft later this year. Textron Aviation expects similar approval in 2026 for the super-midsize Citation Longitude, which is also equipped with the G5000.
“The recently certified enhancements to the Latitude’s Garmin G5000 suite reaffirm our continued investment in the Citation product line and our commitment to introducing the latest innovations that meet the evolving needs of customers around the world,” said Chris Hearne, senior vice president of engineering and programs. “These enhancements also improve pilots’ situational awareness through greater topographic clarity, clearer boundaries between water and terrain surfaces, improved depiction of obstacles and power lines, and enhanced display of runway and airport signs.”
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SVGS, combined with Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT), supports approach minimums down to 150 feet by providing a continuous, geospatially accurate depiction of the external terrain, including obstacles, augmented by a runway display.
In addition, the enhancements provide a SafeTaxi 3D airport overview, as well as 3D depictions of building outlines, including hangars, terminals and towers, taxiways, aprons, signs and other markings. SVT offers multiple viewpoints and integrates with the new taxiway routing functionality to improve awareness during ground operations, which is particularly useful at large, unfamiliar and complex airports in conditions of limited visibility.
Other enhancements include GDL 60 Datalink, which simplifies the use of high-speed data links and connectivity options such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and LTE networks. GDL 60 also enables automatic wireless database downloads over network connections while the aircraft is powered down.
Standard ADS-B In capabilities provide enhanced traffic assistance during approach, while customers have the option to add the Runway Overrun Awareness and Alerting System (ROAAS) to protect against potential runway excursions.
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