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ensure the owners who currently have a digital
autopilot or are considering replacing their analog
autopilot have a cost-effective, highly robust and easyto-use
glass display at an affordable price point. "
When an Aspen Pro MAX display's software is
upgraded to version 2.12, the GFC 600 interface goes
beyond basic autopilot output functions, including IAShold
mode, and implements the GFC 600's electronic
stability and protection capability with no external
analog-to-digital converter required. Additionally,
altitude, airspeed and vertical speed preselect targets
can be set on the Aspen display.
For more information, visit aspenavionics.com.
Avidyne
The biggest news from Avidyne for 2023 is its
partnership with Innovative Solutions & Support of
Exton, Pennsylvania, on their new Helix integrated
flight deck for turbine helicopters. The package
combines IS&S's 10.4-inch flat-panel displays with
Avidyne's Helios flight management systems " to
deliver significant new capabilities for operators
looking to modernize their otherwise highly capable
legacy helicopters, " the company said. Features
the Helix conversion include are the large-format
flat-panel displays, 3D synthetic vision, electronic
charts, ADS-B weather and traffic, and SBAS/LPV
capability. Petroleum Helicopters International has
been named system integrator for the project; the initial
supplemental type certificate targets the Sikorsky
S-76C++.
Tom Harper, director of marketing for the company,
also updated attendees on Avidyne's Vantage 12 flight
display system, which is a dual 12-inch diagonal screen
upgrade for legacy Cirrus SR20s and SR22s with the
Entegra flight deck, giving them synthetic vision, a
hybrid touch user interface, dual-AHRS MFD reversion
and much more. Harper told attendees his company
expects FAA certification later in 2023.
He also noted updated software for the company's
IFD, Atlas and Helios product lines, AviOS, to version
10.3.1.2, which Harper characterized as a minor release
incorporating product improvements and new features.
Earlier, when Avidyne released the AviOS 10.3 version,
new features of the upgrade included visual approach
capability, VNAV, tandem/remote VHF comm/nav
tuning in dual installations, oceanic mode CDI scaling,
an interface to Garmin's GI 275, radar altitude display
via ARINC 429, extended support for flight operational
quality assurance program compliance, improved Wi-Fi
integration with Stratus, Foreflight and other Wi-Fi
devices, and up to 10 user profiles.
For more information, visit avidyne.com.
Barfield
Avidyne has partnered with IS&S on their new Helix integrated flight
deck for turbine helicopters.
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Barfield is part of the Air France Industries KLM
Engineering & Maintenance network, a major
maintenance, repair and overhaul provider operating
from facilities in the U.S.: two near Miami, Florida,
plus others near Phoenix, Arizona; Atlanta, Georgia;
and Louisville, Kentucky. Among its other business
lines, Barfield is also a ground support test equipment
manufacturer of products including air data/pitot-static
testers, RVSM air data testers, APU testers, cable
tensiometers and transponder test sets. Other GSTE
roles Barfield manufacturers equipment for include fuel
quantity, pressure testers and turbine temperature. At
the 2023 AEA Convention, Richard Brinley of Raptor
Scientific told attendees about the forthcoming ADTS3250
air data test set.
Barfield's newest product is based on Raptor's
venerable ADTS-3350 series test equipment but
features a smaller, lighter form factor as well as an
included 7-inch touchscreen remote control unit to
operate the ADTS-3250 (a 25-foot remote cable is also
included), allowing the technician to control the test
set from the cockpit. The Raptor ADTS-3250 will be
available in either a 2- or 3-channel configuration, with
the third channel intended for aircraft equipped with
a smart probe, to test AoA and AoS. The 2-channel
version can be upgraded to a 3-channel configuration.
According to Raptor, the unit's graphical user interface
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