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Here’s a rundown of the products announced at Oshkosh: Genesys Aerosytems introduced the S-TEC 3100 Digital Flight Control System at AirVenture. Following that victory, autopilot makers immediately started work on bringing the safety-enhancing gear to Part 23 certified aircraft, culminating with the autopilot announcements and STC approvals we see this week.
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The wave of autopilot introductions actually kicked off at last year’s AirVenture when Dynon and EAA gained STC approval for the formerly Experimental-only D10A EFIS. This week at AirVenture, the autopilot party continues as sub-$20,000 systems from Genesys Aerosystems (formerly S-TEC), BendixKing, TruTrak and Trio Avionics hit the market, bringing autoflight capability to the general aviation masses. Last week after Garmin announced its first retrofit autopilots, the GFC 500 and GFC 600, the aviation community cheered - and then wondered if more products from other manufacturers would quickly follow.