April 23, 2025

And Three Reasons Why Pilots Love It.

In the early stages of reimagining Garmin’s next generation of innovative integrated flight decks, aviation engineering teams knew they were on the cusp of something special.

That something was the G3000® PRIME, our most sophisticated, intuitive and user-friendly flight deck to date.

The scene? Well, let’s set it up for you.

According to Jason Hewes, one of the project’s leaders, the Garmin Human Factors team converted a corporate conference room into a war room of sorts for 5 weeks. The team of 12-15 engineers brought in previously released avionics and flight decks — including the Garmin G1000® NXi, G5000®, GTN™ Xi and more — and lined them up while they envisioned the future G3000 PRIME.

“It was a very collaborative environment. We brainstormed and wrote down the principles and philosophies of every single application needed for the new flight deck,” Hewes said. “We discussed how we had done things in the past to help us decide how we should move forward. Then we worked together to create a philosophy statement for the new flight deck, and we’d erase anything that conflicted with that.”

With this new philosophy in mind, teams from across Garmin began the next challenge — making it reality.

“The hardware teams had to deliver the largest touchscreen displays we had ever had in an aviation product and incorporate new technologies like multi-touch. The software teams were building in extensive flexibility in terms of layouts, color philosophies and more to meet the needs of future aircraft types. Then came the pilot evaluations where we further refined the ideas we set out to execute at the start of the project.”

The result? The general aviation industry’s most advanced flight deck with expansive touchscreen displays and a modern and intuitive user interface. With an enhanced flight management system, the G3000 PRIME brings unparalleled safety-enhancing technologies, seamless connectivity and pilot efficiency to the general aviation market.

Why do pilots love the G3000 PRIME? Here are three reasons.

The engineers who helped build the next-gen, game-changing flight deck are more than just Garmin engineers or associates. They’re also pilots who were dedicated to creating a flight deck that was not only aesthetically pleasing but also simple to operate. Here are the top three reasons the team and pilots around the world can’t get enough of G3000 PRIME:

1. Modern touch functionality — Enhanced multi-touch technology allows for on-screen hand stabilization during turbulence for precise touchscreen inputs. The technology can recognize up to 10 touchscreen inputs at once, allowing the pilot or co-pilots to simultaneously interact with the same display.
2. Quick access to apps and maps — Pilots can easily view synoptics and system controls via engine indications and access airport information and more from the radial menu. Managing multiple windows across an entire flight deck has never been easier, thanks to the window manager and preset options that can configure displays with one command.
3. Minimized pilot workload — The intuitive user interface boasts primary flight windows and multifunction windows to maximize situational awareness, with full-screen and split-screen options so pilots can reference more information on a single display.

Additional perks, features and benefits of flying with PRIME 3000 include:

• Safety-enhancing innovations such as Garmin Autonomí and Garmin Autoland¹, a Collier Trophy recipient, Safety Glide™, Smart Rudder Bias, Electronic Stability Protection (ESP™), emergency descent mode, Garmin Autothrottle, Runway Occupancy Awareness and more.
• G3000 PRIME features significantly more processing power and speed compared to previous Garmin flight decks. Just to name a few performance enhancements, we’ve more than doubled the processing power, quadrupled the memory and increased system connectivity speeds by up to 100 times.
• Stay connected with PlaneSync™ technology² via the Garmin Pilot™ app³ and Wi-Fi®, LTE, BLUETOOTH® and other connectivity options, increasing operational efficiency and decision-making.

Want to learn more? Visit Garmin.com/PRIME.

_{¹See Garmin.com/ALuse for Autoland system requirements and limitations
²Active PlaneSync and database subscriptions required for automatic database updates. Active PlaneSync subscription plan required for flight log uploading and remote aircraft status. Features are available on-ground only and require the GDL® 60 datalink to have active LTE or Wi-Fi connectivity; signal strength and other factors may apply. See Garmin.com/PlaneSyncCoverage for LTE coverage details.
³Remote aircraft status requires active PlaneSync subscription. User’s smart device must have internet connectivity. Feature is available on-ground only…}