Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., has announced the availability of the G5000H integrated flight deck upgrade for the existing fleet of Sikorsky S-70 and UH-60A/L Black Hawk helicopters through Global Aviation Solutions (GAS). The G5000H modernizes the cockpit, offers key safety enhancements, improves situational awareness and fulfils global airspace modernization initiatives.
Additionally, the G5000H upgrade offers greater reliability, provides added cost-savings that solves avionics obsolescence and expands the operational capability of these versatile helicopters.
“Alongside Global Aviation Solutions, we’re excited to bring the G5000H upgrade to the existing fleet of UH-60A/L and S-70 helicopters,” said Carl Wolf, Garmin vice president of aviation sales and marketing. “With modern technologies such as HSVT [helicopter synthetic vision technology], HTAWS [helicopter terrain awareness and warning system] and more, operators behind the G5000H will experience a significant reduction in pilot workload, optimal alerting capabilities, as well as an improved level of situational awareness throughout all phases of flight.
“This modernization program also brings next generation avionics capability and expanded utility to these helicopters, providing pilots with the best information available while in-flight. It’s simply a terrific upgrade for these versatile, combat-proven helicopters.”
The G5000H installation in the Sikorsky S-70 and UH-60A/L Black Hawk helicopters incorporate four 12-inch high-resolution widescreen displays and two touchscreen controllers that serve as the pilot interface to the integrated flight deck. Two primary flight displays (PFD) and two multi-function displays (MFD) support multi-pane capability, allowing pilots to simultaneously view flight information alongside maps, checklists, weather and more.
Charts can be viewed across all four displays and are geo-referenced, including Garmin FliteCharts terminal approach procedures or optional Garmin ChartView powered by Jeppesen, as well as geo-referenced SafeTaxi airport diagrams.
Available with this G5000H upgrade, HSVT seamlessly blends and displays a 3D depiction of terrain, obstacles, traffic and the runway environment so the image on the display replicates what the pilot would see outside the cockpit on a clear day. HSVT merges with HTAWS to provide alert coloring and voice alerts to warn pilots of potential ground hazards by displaying obstacles and terrain that may pose a threat.
The G5000H integrated flight deck is a state-of-the-art avionics suite that is equipped to meet and exceed global airspace modernization initiatives, while also offering a lower cost of ownership. With the G5000H upgrade, these helicopters receive a fully integrated Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) rule-compliant automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) Out solution.
Additionally, Garmin Connext services are available as an option and include access to worldwide weather, voice calling and text messaging within the G5000H.
