First G1000-equipped TBM 850 in Australia

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3 March 2010

Daher-Socata has delivered its first G1000-equipped TBM 850 to an Australian customer.
 

March 3: Daher-Socata has delivered its first G1000-equipped TBM 850 turboprop aircraft to an Australian customer. Capstone Financial services took delivery of the aircraft at Socata’s factory in France and flew it to Melbourne in just over 37 hours, landing on March 1.

Capstone’s TBM 850 is equipped with the Garmin G1000 avionics suite, which replaces traditional instruments with large liquid crystal display (LCD) screens and integrates the primary flight, navigation, weather, traffic, ground proximity and technical information together with a digital autopilot.

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