Upgrade May Now Be Deployed Throughout EU

Chelton Flight Systems, part of Cobham’s Avionics and Surveillance Division, is pleased to announce that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has approved software version 6.0B for use on the company’s Electronic Flight Information System (EFIS). European Technical Standard Order (ETSO) 210.1028 allows 6.0B deployment on hundreds of fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft within countries under EASA’s jurisdiction.

The company states software version 6.0B features a DO-178B Level-A certification (FAA) and over 40 significant benefits for end-users, including:

• ADS-B datalink display functions, including TIS-B (traffic) and FIS-B (flight information, including
  weather)
• WSI Weather. Supported products include NEXRAD Weather Radar, Echo Tops, Graphical METARs, Textual METARs, Textual TAFs, Lightning, SIGMETs/AIRMETs, TFRs, and Winds/Temps aloft
• Holding Patterns may be created at any fix or waypoint; entries are calculated automatically
• Nearest ILS Approaches. One touch activates an ILS approach, sets the inbound OBS course, and sends the ILS frequency to a remotely-tuned NAV radio
• Enhanced FMS Capability including vertical navigation (VNAV) and waypoint offsets
• Vertical Deviation Indicator for RNAV Approaches and enroute VNAV capability
• Expanded Hover Vector for Helicopters displayed with large radar altitude scale on MFD
• Autopilot Mode Source Annunciation for use with existing legacy analog autopilots
• Shaded Relief Terrain Depiction on MFD resembling a satellite image
• TCAS-II interface and resolution advisory symbology
• Basic ADI Mode for transition and training
• FMS-Style Navigation Log for easy preview of procedures
• Dual-Sensor Support with comparators and cross-side switching

Chelton’s Electronic Flight Information System, or EFIS, includes one to four display units. The Primary Flight Display features real-time, forward-looking 3-D perspective terrain modeling anywhere in the world, with GPS/WAAS positioning, and HITS (Highway-In-The-Sky) predictive flight director guidance from takeoff to touchdown. Chelton’s autopilot interface can guide the aircraft from through DP’s and STAR’s, arc approaches, procedure turns, and even complex holding pattern entries with no pilot interaction.

The integral master caution voice warning system provides a wide range of alarm and alert information that appears on the screen if any undesirable conditions arise along the flight path.

FMI: www.cheltonflightsystems.com