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How Primus Epic Upgrade Makes Your AW139 Even Better
How Primus Epic Upgrade Makes Your AW139 Even Better
The Phase 8 delivers a wide range of benefits for AW139 operators.
- Better Operational Efficiency
The intuitive flight director, flight path symbol and collective power cue guidance on the primary flight display improves operational efficiency. Pilots can quickly build custom routes and approaches to any landing site using pilot-defined waypoints and altitude/speed constraints – a significant operational advantage.
- Clearer View in All Conditions
Honeywell’s industry first, track-based Synthetic Vision System (SVS) is available all the way down to hover and is approved for 9-degree steep approaches. It improves situational awareness and provides a clear-day view in even the most demanding terrain and weather conditions.
- Unmatched Threat Awareness
The patented track-centered SVS mode delivers superior terrain and obstacle threat awareness in all phases of flight. Automatic and smooth transitions between track- and heading-based SVS modes ensure optimal visibility during dynamic maneuvers, high crab angles and slow speeds.
- Better Passenger Experience
The Epic 2.0 Phase 8 upgrade ensures smoother transitions into off-airport landing areas – improving comfort for executive, EMS, SAR, and oil and gas passengers where ride quality is critical.
- More Efficient Search and Rescue
Adjustable search pattern parameters enable quicker target detection, reducing reruns and significantly increasing SAR mission efficiency over land and water.
- Improved Navigation
High-resolution INAV terrain rendering and a full pitch scale view makes it easier for pilots to identify terrain features. Upgraded map interaction functions – including zoom, pan, center and declutter – make navigation more intuitive and efficient. Pilots can set up stabilized flight paths into all landing areas, even those not associated with a database landing surface.
- Better High-Speed Data Access
The wireless data loader enables high-speed data access and wireless flight plan transfers from personal devices to the helicopter – a significant advantage over competing systems.
For more information on the Primus Epic 2.0 Phase 8 software upgrade, visit us online or contact your Honeywell representative.
