A Touch Of Glass For One Classy Turboprop
Exton, PA-based
avionics supplier Innovative Solutions & Support Inc. told
ANN Monday the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a
Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for its 10" Cockpit/IP Flat
Panel Display System in the Pilatus PC-12.
Representatives with IS&S state the Cockpit/IP Flat Panel
Display System significantly improves flight safety and security,
streamlines vital in-flight information, and offers PC-12 pilots,
passengers, and owners 'Part 25' performance capabilities at less
than 'Part 23' costs.
Installation of the 10" displays is available through
IS&S partners, Western Aircraft and Epps Aviation, who
specialize in Pilatus aircraft avionics modifications and
maintenance.
"Along with offering the highest level of certified performance,
improved situational awareness, and flight data presentation,
IS&S and its installation partners have designed an approach to
flat panel upgrades that significantly minimizes the cost and
downtime typically required for retrofits, allowing owners to
return their aircraft to revenue-generating service in under four
days," says Roman Ptakowski, President of IS&S.
"On the safety front, we also offer optional installation of
electronic flight bag features such as runway, approach, and in
route charts providing pilots real-time, GPS-referenced location
data both on the ground and in the air. This is a critical
navigational feature highlighted in the aftermath of recent
tragedies."
The Cockpit/IP Flat Panel Display System (shown at top in a
Boeing 767) presents other situational data such as TCAS, TAWS, and
RVSM, as well as critical Primary Flight information -attitude
direction indication (ADI), horizontal situation indication (HSI),
altimeter, airspeed, vertical speed, and radio magnetic
indication.
IS&S flat panel
displays also accept and present typical navigation sources,
including DME, ADF, VOR, GPS, and FMS. In addition, IS&S's
proprietary glass cockpit operating system is powered by redundant
dual-processors that continuously ensure system reliability and the
integrity of data presented to the pilot. The IS&S patented
Integrity Checking Processor makes certain all critical functions
are validated to standards required for Part 25 aircraft further
increasing the PC-12's security and safety.
An additional capability attracting great customer interest is a
'Zoom' feature that magnifies pilot-selected settings, making them
larger and easier to read. It is the same "Zoom" feature utilized
in improving readability on the Class III EFB.
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