Safety

FAA moves to require autopilot software updates for thousands of small aircraft

By 2023-10-06T18:28:00

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Source: Textron Aviation

Owners of nearly 6,000 small aircraft in the USA may soon need to update their Garmin autopilot software due to a defect that could cause the autopilots to make uncommanded flight-control inputs.

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