LAKELAND, Fla. (April 5, 2016) – Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of
Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc.
(NYSE:TXT) company, today announced during the Sun ‘n Fun International
Fly-in & Expo, that student pilots who sign up for the Cessna Flight
Training System through the
Cessna Pilot Center network will receive a one-year Garmin Pilot subscription. The
Garmin Pilot app allows pilots to plan, file, fly and log flights using their Apple or Android tablets and smartphones.
“The Cessna Flight Training System
has always provided industry-leading technologies to support the next
generation of pilots, from ground to sky. Cessna Pilot Center students
learn to fly in
the world’s leading flight trainer, the
Cessna Skyhawk, and now students will also have access to a premium,
feature-rich application backed by Garmin’s decades of navigation
experience,” said Doug May, vice president, Piston Aircraft. “Using the
latest technology simplifies the job of a pilot
and makes learning more intuitive. We’re thrilled to partner with
Garmin to bring this technology to the Cessna Pilot Center network.”
Garmin Pilot incorporates the most
comprehensive suite of tools designed specifically for general aviation
and corporate pilots. Flight planning, charts, interactive maps, weather
briefing resources
and navigation capabilities are all included. The app’s intuitive
interface mirrors those on the newest Garmin touchscreen avionics so
pilots can go seamlessly from preflight to inflight.
About the Cessna Pilot Center network
More pilots come to Cessna Pilot
Centers to get their wings than any other flight school. The network has
been in place for 46 years and includes more than 150 flight schools
worldwide. The
network continues to expand and find new partnerships and opportunities
to better support the network and the flight training community. Cessna
Pilot Centers use the Cessna Flight Training System, a comprehensive,
proven flight-training program that produces
competent, prepared and confident new pilots about 30 percent faster
than the national average. Visit
Cessna.com to locate any Cessna Pilot Center worldwide.
Image 1:
Cessna Pilot Center logo
Image 2:
Garmin Pilot
logo
Image 3:
Garmin Pilot
application
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About Textron Aviation Inc.
Textron Aviation Inc. is the
leading general aviation authority and home to the Beechcraft, Cessna
and Hawker brands, which account for more than half of all general
aviation aircraft flying.
The Textron Aviation companies include Cessna Aircraft Company and
Beechcraft Corporation, bringing together decades of unmatched
experience in designing, building and supporting airplanes. It provides
the most versatile and comprehensive general aviation
product portfolio in the world through five principal lines of
business: business jets, general aviation and special mission turboprop
aircraft, high performance piston aircraft, military trainer and defense
aircraft, and a complete global customer service
organization. Its broad range of products include such best-selling
aircraft as Citation and Hawker business jets, King Air and Caravan
turboprops and T-6 military trainer aircraft, all of which are backed by
the industry’s most capable global service network.
For more information, visit txtav.com.
About Textron Inc.
Textron Inc. is a multi-industry
company that leverages its global network of aircraft, defense,
industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative
solutions and services.
Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell
Helicopter, Cessna, Beechcraft, Hawker, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming,
E-Z-GO, Greenlee, Textron Systems, and TRU Simulation + Training. For
more information visit:
www.textron.com.
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