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GFC-500 Autopilot for Comanches

Comanche Instruments and Avionics

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Topic starter 04/04/2020 2:22 pm

April 7, 2019 at 17:30
John Stark

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I just heard from my Garmin dealer rep. He said it’s simple. You go this link and tell Garmin you are interested.

https://www.garmin.com/en-US/forms/autopilotinterest/

Click here for autopilot link

If they hear from enough of us then they will start on our airframe as a top priority. If everyone ignores this thread and leaves it up to “another member” then it will never happen. The A36 Bonanza owners just made a run at this link and Garmin put them as top priority and now they are actively working on the STC.

Please go to the link right now.

Thanks,
John Stark
Stark Avionics LLC
Comanche N8029P
- This topic was modified 12 months ago by John Stark.
April 26, 2019 at 03:45

Warren Janzen

Participant

I’ve made my request to Garmin for the 3rd or 4th time. Everyone else jump in. A good autopilot makes IFR / cross country safer.
May 6, 2019 at 04:48

Brett Goodrich

Participant

I also registered my interest via the web link last year. The Comanche was on their STC list at the time but they have dropped it. How about going to them with an ICS group buy? I’m told that’s what the Cardinal owners did. In the meantime I’ll hit that link again…
May 31, 2019 at 14:09

William Hughes

Participant

Add my interest too.
June 19, 2019 at 04:19

Steven Spector

Participant

Garmin uses customer airplanes to get certification of their autopilot in each type of plane. So if anyone wants a free autopilot you can sign up to allow Garmin to use your Comanche for certification. Downside is that you will be without you plane for a period of time.

June 22, 2019 at 17:38

John Stark

Participant

We will see what Garmin has to say.

John Stark
Stark Avionics LLC
N8029P
- This reply was modified 9 months, 2 weeks ago by John Stark.
- This reply was modified 9 months, 2 weeks ago by John Stark.
September 1, 2019 at 19:27

106664

Participant

Did you get any sort of response?

–Sonny
October 2, 2019 at 15:24

106098

Participant

I signed up as interested on the Garmin website and also offered my PA30 to Garmin for certification work and will sign up for a group buy.

Mike Meadows
N8368Y
November 1, 2019 at 06:50

Philip Slack

Participant

I too signed up as interested on the Garmin web site. Would join in a group buy as well.
December 24, 2019 at 19:50

Jeff Hullinger

Participant

I have posted my interest a couple times, and I have offered my aircraft for certification. I am holding off on doing a major avionics upgrade because I want the GFC-500 autopilot with it. Hopefully they will do this.
February 23, 2020 at 07:55

Brett Goodrich

Participant

Good news! The Comanche is back on the upcoming STC list for the GFC-500.
February 23, 2020 at 15:29

Philip Slack

Participant

Thanks for letting us know. Added my name to their “ofinterest” list.
March 1, 2020 at 22:30

15460

Participant

I just added my name to the GFC-500 list.

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