Tue, Mar 29, 2011
Company Says The Upgrade Is Operator- And Pilot-Focused
The FAA has granted an Amended STC (#SA1230AK-R STC) to Vector
Aerospace Helicopter Services-North America for an Instrument
Flight Rules (IFR) Integrated Cockpit Display System (ICDS or
"glass cockpit") installation and Attitude and Heading Reference
System (AHRS) for the Sikorsky S-61L and S-61N series helicopters.
The system is certified for Dual Pilot Instrument Flight Rules;
Category A and B operations.
Vector HelicopterServices'
Vice-President of Structures and Avionics Sales, Phil Kemp, notes
this newly FAA-certified S-61 cockpit upgrade offers a variety of
operator and pilot-focused improvements. The system incorporates
four Sagem displays supporting the engine and caution systems; two
Rockwell-Collins AHRS and Primary Function Displays and other
state-of-the-art, flight critical avionics from Garmin, L-3
Communications and Aerospace Optics.
Kemp explains that the new S-61 integrated class cockpit display
system offers a more reliable and cost effective alternative to the
more difficult to maintain legacy cockpit instrumentation; achieved
by replacing the old instrumentation, sensors and gyros with
digital, solid-state equipment. The light-weight cockpit
installation also offers enhanced flight safety benefits through
the integration of the latest situational awareness tools, and the
capability to upgrade or modify the system to accommodate various
operational requirements.
Vector Helicopter Services has earned an industry-wide
reputation for the development and integration of glass cockpit
solutions for both legacy and new production aircraft; having
successfully created glass cockpit solutions for various aircraft
types, including the Bell 205 / 206 and 407 series, the Eurocopter
AS350 and AS355 series, the Heli-Lynx 355FX, the Eagle Single, and
the Sikorsky S61 and S76 helicopters.
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