SKYDISPLAY has received FAA STC certification for its SKYDISPLAY Head Up Display (HUD) for general aviation.
SKYDISPLAY aligns flight information with the pilot’s outside view and provides head up guidance cues based on the information contained in the aircraft’s primary flight instruments.
“SKYDISPLAY raises the proficiency of all pilots in all conditions and phases of flight given the reduction in pilot workload and significant enhancement to situational awareness,” company officials said in announcing the certification. “Simply stated, HUDs make flying safer. Critical flight information from the aircraft’s digital flight deck is displayed head-up.”
An option for the SKYDISPLAY HUD system is the addition of an Enhanced Vision System (EVS) capability. HUD EVS systems allow pilots to make it easier to fly around weather, turn night into day, and aid in “seeing” through smoke and light fog all while keeping eyes outside, company officials explain.
The HUD EVS system was developed with the assistance of Astronics, maker of the MAX-VIZ thermal imaging systems. The system was installed by Aero Brigham of Decatur, Texas, on AeroBrigham-designed mounts for the HUD and EVS, into four Air Tractor AT802F Fire Boss aircraft owned and operated by a contract firefighting fleet, company officials said.
More than 20 aircraft have committed to pre-certification positions to have SKYDISPLAY installed, company officials report. These aircraft operate under Part 23 rules for piston, turbo-prop and light jet aircraft and include Cirrus, Cessna, Beechcraft, Phenom, TBM, Piper, Air Tractor/Fire Boss, and more. The avionics integrated with these aircraft include flight decks from Aspen Avionics, Garmin, and Honeywell with other integrations planned in the future.
The SKYDISPLAY HUD system has two major components: A HUD projector and an aircraft interface device (AID) that is used to read the ARINC 429 and serial data busses on these aircraft.
For more information, go to SKYDISPLAY.com, contact [email protected] or call 303-364-7400.