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Kitchener Aero Avionics (KAAV) – one of Canada’s premiere avionics and special missions modifiers – has announced another supplementary type certificate (STC) “first” with the completion of a glass cockpit upgrade for the Eurocopter EC120 helicopter.
The heart of this mod is the Garmin G500H Flight Display system with Helicopter Synthetic Vision (HSVT), an Altitude Heading Reference System (AHRS) and Air Data. Also STC’d in the EC120 were the Garmin GDL-69/69A XM Weather DataLink, an Avidyne TAS-605 Traffic Awareness System, and a Honeywell KRA-405B Radar Altimeter system. All of these additional systems are controlled by and displayed on the G-500H.
Of particular interest to Special Missions customers including electronic news gathering and aerial law enforcement, external video from a video camera or FLIR system can also be displayed on the G-500H MFD.
In announcing this new STC, Barry Aylward, president of KAAV stated: “Our team has done a great job on this mod and our customer is extremely pleased with the result. The G500H is an absolutely stunning addition to the EC120 cockpit, and dramatically improves situational awareness and overall safety. This STC has been eagerly anticipated by Garmin, and by EC120 operators worldwide. FAA and EASA STC validations are in process, and once they are in place this STC can be marketed by Garmin dealers worldwide.”
Jim Alpiser, Garmin’s director of aviation aftermarket sales, said: “We are thrilled with the addition of the EC120 to our growing list of G500H airframe certifications. The increased safety and reliability offered by the G500H will be attractive to EC120 owners and operators all over the world.”
For additional information about KAAV or this STC, visit them on the web at www.kitcheneraero.com. Or feel welcome to call Barry Aylward at 1-800-928-4669 (Canada).
