Rotorcraft Services In TX Teams With Garmin for Fleet-Wide
Certification
Rotorcraft Services Group and Garmin have gotten together to
obtain FAA STCs for the installation of the Garmin G500H glass
cockpit in the Eurocopter AS350B2, AS350B3 and EC130B4 helicopter
models. Under this STC, any authorized Garmin aviation dealer can
install a G500H in a Eurocopter AS350B2,
AS350B3 and/or EC130B4 helicopter.
Ed Bolden, president of Rotorcraft Services Group based at
Meacham Field in Fort Worth, Texas said, "We are very pleased that
RSG completed this important STC project, allowing our customers to
take advantage of the features provided by the Garmin G500H,
previously STC’d on other select helicopter models. The
entire Garmin dealer network can also benefit by our production of
complete field installation kits including mounts, brackets, wire
harness and instrument panel, allowing quick turn-around for the
dealers’ customers.”
Garmin G500H
The G500H is an all-glass avionics system designed specifically
for the VFR Part 27 helicopter market. The primary flight display
(PFD) shows attitude, airspeed, vertical speed, altitude and
course/heading information, and the multi-function display (MFD)
has detailed moving map graphics with the helicopter’s
current position in relation to terrain, chart data, navaids, and
flight plan routings. The system offers features like helicopter
synthetic vision technology (HSVT), XM WX Satellite Weather with
NEXRAD, the ability to display video from a forward looking
infrared (FLIR) camera or other video sources, and a
helicopter-specific database with over 7,000 heliports and nearly
30,000 additional low-altitude obstacles in addition to the already
extensive obstacle database found in the fixed-wing G500
system.
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“The G500H is a top-of-the-line glass cockpit for
helicopters that brings pilots lifesaving technology at an
affordable price,” said Gary Kelley, Garmin’s vice
president of marketing. “We are pleased work with RSG on this
STC, and since any authorized Garmin dealer can install the G500H
under the STC, we think it will quickly become a highly
sought-after, often-installed helicopter avionics suite.”
EC130 File Photo
Installations of the G500H in a Eurocopter AS350B2, AS350B3
and/or EC130B4 helicopter can begin immediately and may take place
at any authorized Garmin aviation dealer. The PMA parts kit
required for installation are available from RSG, and the STC
installation data is available to Garmin aviation dealers on the
Garmin aviation dealer site.