Wed, Apr 09, 2008
6.0B Earns Additional STC Approval
The Chelton Flight Systems Organization Designation
Authorization (ODA) recently approved the amendment to Supplemental
Type Certificate (STC) SR02230AK-D, allowing software version 6.0B
to be run on Chelton’s Synthetic Vision EFIS displays in
Eurocopter models AS350 and AS355. 6.0B was TSO'd in December 2007
and is DO-178B Level-A certified.
Over 40 significant benefits are available for end-users,
including:
- ADS-B datalink display functions, including TIS-B (traffic) and
FIS-B (flight information, including weather)
- WSI Weather. Supported products include NEXRAD Weather Radar,
Echo Tops, Graphical METARs, Textual METARs, Textual TAFs,
Lightning, SIGMETs/AIRMETs, TFRs, and Winds/Temps aloft
- Holding Patterns may be created at any fix or waypoint; entries
are calculated automatically
- Nearest ILS Approaches. One touch activates an ILS approach,
sets the inbound OBS course, and sends the ILS frequency to a
remotely-tuned NAV radio
- Enhanced FMS Capability including vertical navigation (VNAV)
and waypoint offsets
- Vertical Deviation Indicator for RNAV Approaches and enroute
VNAV capability
- Expanded Hover Vector for Helicopters displayed with large
radar altitude scale on MFD
- Autopilot Mode Source Annunciation for use with existing legacy
analog autopilots
- Shaded Relief Terrain Depiction on MFD resembling a satellite
image
- TCAS-II interface and resolution advisory symbology
- Basic ADI Mode for transition and training
- FMS-Style Navigation Log for easy preview of procedures
"We’re proud to have achieved
this milestone with the Eurocopter models. Software 6.0B truly
represents state-of-the-art functionality and will make the
AS350/355 flight management experience safer and more intuitive,"
said Chelton General Manager Jim Shirey.
In addition to STC SR02230AK-D, 6.0B is also available for new
EFIS installations or as an upgrade to existing EFIS displays under
STC SA02203AK Part 23 AML (400+ fixed wing aircraft models). 6.0B
will also be available for EFIS installations with Mod 1 memory
module upgrade as the software is added under the STC approval.
Software 6.0B supports the architecture requirements for Part-25
airplanes and IFR helicopters, opening the door for these approvals
in the second half of 2008.
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