Also Earns Order From Frontier Airlines Subsidiary

Rockwell Collins has received two impressive orders for its Head-up Guidance System (HGS). The company announced this week its HGS-2100 has been selected by Nav Canada for installation on two of its flight inspection aircraft. Lynx Aviation selected the HGS-4100 for its fleet of Bombardier Q400 regional turboprops.

Nav Canada -- the private sector company that owns and operates the Air Navigation System in Canada -- will be using the HGS for Runway Instrument Landing System (ILS) and enroute navigation checks. The company also expects to perform research flying for evaluation of developmental technologies through the course of its daily activities.

"This contract is significant because it represents the first commercial application for the use of HGS for precision flying in a data collection mode," said John Desmond, vice president, Head-up Guidance Systems for Rockwell Collins. "HGS will provide Nav Canada with precision flying capability in all environments, allowing their pilots to acquire and verify ILS data while maintaining better aircraft operational awareness."

"Much of their flying is close to the ground in and around terminal airspace. The HGS will provide significant situational awareness benefits in energy management, traffic avoidance and terrain avoidance in areas of irregular terrain," he noted.

The HGS-2100 displays critical flight information in the pilot's forward field of view. Aircraft flight path and acceleration symbols and command guidance appear overlaying the outside scene allowing precision hand-flown approaches, enhancing situational awareness and improving aircraft energy management. Additional features include the display of runway remaining and unusual attitude recovery symbology.

Lynx Aviation, a regional subsidiary of Frontier Airlines, has selected Rockwell Collins' HGS-4100 for its fleet of Q400s.

"Our HGS technology provides safety and economic benefits by enabling Lynx Aviation to complete flights in low-visibility conditions," said Desmond. "The improved flight path control and situational awareness provided by our HGS are important for Lynx Aviation's operations in mountainous terrain."

The HGS-4100 presents flight symbology on a glass combiner in the pilot's forward field of view. The system will expand the operational capability of the Q400, allowing Category III approach and landing down to 600 feet runway visual range (RVR), low-visibility takeoff down to 300 feet RVR at Category III airports and lower-than-standard Category I approach minima down to 1600 feet RVR.

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