Turbine helicopter manufacturers and pilots around the world are paring up the L3Harris ESI-500 Electronic Standby Instrument System, regarded for its synthetic vision display, with the Lynx NGT-9000 multimode transponder for ADS-B In/Out and L3Harris’ Lightweight Data Recorder to extract flight data for maintenance and quality assurance.
“Having the Lynx solution offers pilots dual ADS-B In capabilities for both 1090 MHz and 978 MHz for in-air operations, and having a flight data recorder gives them the ability to analyze every flight to enhance training and flight operations,” said Alan Crawford, president of L3Harris Commercial Aviation Solutions. “This mix of products provides enhanced safety for helicopter pilots.”
Source: aopaAvionics solutions enhance situational awareness for helicopter pilots