Introducing AXIS, A New Generation of Flight Displays

Garmin's new integrated flight display family brings a cleaner upgrade path for piston aircraft panels

Garmin has introduced AXIS, a new family of flight displays aimed at certified piston singles and twins, experimental aircraft, and LSA panels. The headline is integration: AXIS can combine modern touchscreen flight displays with optional built-in IFR GPS, NAV/COM, and audio panel capability in a cleaner, lighter installation package.

AXIS is Garmin's new flight display family for aircraft owners who want a more integrated panel without turning the cockpit into a stack of disconnected boxes. The system is planned around 11.6-inch landscape displays, with 8-inch portrait and landscape versions expected later, and each display can be configured as a primary flight display or multi-function display with engine information available in either role.

The most interesting part is the 11.6-inch display option. Garmin says certain AXIS models can include a TSO-certified IFR GPS, COMM radio, NAV radio, and audio panel inside the display itself. For the right aircraft, that can reduce panel clutter, simplify wiring, save weight, and make the pilot interface feel more like one coordinated system instead of separate avionics that simply happen to sit near each other.

For pilots, AXIS brings familiar Garmin strengths: synthetic vision, dynamic mapping, ADS-B traffic and weather support when properly equipped, engine monitoring, connectivity with Garmin Pilot, database workflows, and safety tools such as Smart Glide, runway awareness features, and airport surface awareness options. It is not just a prettier screen; it is Garmin packaging more of the airplane's navigation, communication, engine, and awareness functions into one upgrade path.

For current G3X Touch owners and experimental builders, Garmin is also emphasizing upgrade efficiency. AXIS is designed to work with many of the same navigators, radios, modules, sensors, panel cutouts, and mounting points used in G3X Touch installations. That does not make every upgrade simple, but it does mean many owners may have a more practical path than starting from a blank sheet of aluminum.

The availability details matter. Garmin says the 11.6-inch AXIS displays are available to order, with shipments expected after FAA STC completion, and the 8-inch displays are expected in early 2027. Certified installations still depend on the exact aircraft, STC eligibility, configuration, and equipment choices. RWAS is an authorized Garmin dealer, and we can help owners sort out whether AXIS belongs in the plan, what it replaces, what it keeps, and what the installation path really looks like.