Mon, Jul 25, 2005
Peschges Variometer Introduces New VFR Glass Cockpit
Systems
Peschges Variometer GmbH, maker of general aviation avionics,
will introduce its new glass cockpit systems: VP-EFIS and VP-EMS.
Both are based on a ten inch transflective TFT display, which the
company says provides great readability in bright sunshine, beneath
dark clouds or at night.
The systems weigh less than two pounds each and Peschges says
consume only about 0.7 amps each. That, says a statement from
Peschges to ANN, makes it possible to upgrade general aviation as
well as ultralight airplanes easily.
VP-EFIS - Electronic Flight Information System
The VP-EFIS is an electronic flight information system with an
integrated GPS and a moving map, showing all current airspace
restrictions. The pilot can zoom to any scale he desires or fade
out items, he does not need. The screen also contains six freely
configurable data fields and a permanent display of airspeed,
altitude, rate of climb or descent, course, track, heading and
naviagtion items, such as the next waypoint and the nearest
airport.
Peschges Variometer says it developed a new type of airspace
warning facilities, included in the VP-EFIS. Instead of warning the
pilot about airspaces and obstacles 360 degrees around the
plane, the system calculates the airspace warning with the actual
heading and altitude of the airplane. The pilot only sees the
airspace or obstacles in his direction of flight. Peschges says
that makes for much better clarity. Using three-dimensionaly GPS
capabilities, the system makes a differentiation based on altitude
and disregards warnings if the pilot files above or beneath the
affected airspace. All that, says the company statement, is fully
configurable.
Due to integrated pressure sensors, the system can display
airspeed and barometric altitudes, in addition to the values
calculated with the GPS signal. Thus, the system can provide the
pilot with wind direction and speed data.
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