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Article: Garmin(R) Certifies GNS 480(TM) for WAAS Precision Approaches.
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- October 21, 2004
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Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. , today announced at the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Expo that the company has achieved another milestone in satellite-based navigation. Earlier this month, the Garmin GNS 480 earned the industry's first TSO C146a Gamma-3 certification, which enables pilots to fly Localizer-Precision with Vertical (LPV) guidance approaches and receive primary-means GPS navigation via the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS).
Ten years ago, Garmin was the first avionics manufacturer to demonstrate the Initial Operating Capability of the Global Positioning System (GPS) by certifying the GPS 155 TSO(TM) for ...