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CMC's EFB Now Standard Option on Dassault Bizjets; Gets STC on Global Express Dassault is making CMC Electronics' EFB (electronic flight bag) a standard option on its 2000DX, 2000EX, 900DX and 900EX business jet models. The first Dassault deliveries with the installed EFB began in March. CMC's class 2 PilotView EFB has a display/processor unit that uses a wireless connection, which CMC says is easy to install in a variety of cockpits where space is at a premium. It has an 8.4" AMLCD (active matrix liquid crystal display) that features a "film-on-glass" touch-sensitive screen that a pilot can use in lieu of line-select keys, and an integrated keyboard that can be used, if desired, when accessing or navigating through the system's software applications. Other special attributes of PilotView include the ability to immediately view what is on the other pilot's display through the touch of a single key, and a one-touch video key that enables the pilot to toggle between an EFB application and video images from video surveillance systems, if installed. (The FAA defines Class 2 EFBs as portable electronic devices, which may be used to display flight critical information such as approach plates.)
Fundamentally, PilotView provides en route charts, approach charts, a moving map display and graphical real-time weather information, along with up to date aircraft documentation and flight planning information. The system is qualified to RTCA DO-160D standards and has no moving parts, which gives it exceptional operational integrity in all phases of flight, according to CMC. ABC Completions Gets STC for PilotView on Global Express In 2005 ABC Completions of Montreal received a STC (supplemental type certificate) for a PilotView installation on a Bombardier Global Express. As part of the installation, ABC Completions created a custom made telescopic articulating mount, which places the EFB in an optimum operating position for the pilot, while ensuring safe flight control usage. 05-05-2006. Click here to go back to the headlines |
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