Wed, Mar 03, 2010
At the 2010 Heli-Expo, Aspen Avionics announced the STC
certification authorizing installation of its EFD1000 flight
display system in Bell 206 and 407 panels.
Aspen developed the newly designated EFD1000H, featuring
helicopter-specific software, in conjunction with Keystone
Helicopter, calling the EFD1000H “the lowest priced certified
EFIS in the helicopter market.”
Specifically designed with a vibration-isolating kit, the
compact EFD1000H PFD and multifunction display (MFD) configurations
feature modular architecture for full redundancy. The EFD1000H
unit’s relatively small design allows for a simple and less
costly installation; estimates for the total unit installation
(including the PFD and MFD) are less than $27,000. Currently, Aspen
is negotiating for approximately 50 such installations, most for
public use on UH-1s, Bell 205s, and MD500s.
The EFD1000H is built on the foundation of Aspen’s
revolutionary EFD1000 Pro. Though the entire package (including
dual displays) weighs less than 10 pounds, the EFD1000 Pro provides
a vast array of avionics capabilities; the unit features a
solid-state attitude heading reference system (AHRS), altitude
pre-select and altitude alerting, indicated and true airspeed
readouts, and track deviation indication among other
capabilities.
Aero-TV sat down with Aspen’s Scott Smith to get a closer
look at some of the EFD1000 Pro’s most prominent features. In
the first of his series, Smith explains the EFD1000 Pro’s
Auto-Zoom capability.
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