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Air Logistics adding EGPWS to its Gulf helos
Following last year’s NTSB recommendation that turbine-powered helicopters carry terrain awareness and warning systems (TAWS), Air Logistics has decided to

Following last year’s NTSB recommendation that turbine-powered helicopters carry terrain awareness and warning systems (TAWS), Air Logistics has decided to upgrade its newer medium and heavy twin-engine helicopters operating in the Gulf of Mexico with Honeywell’s enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS).

Air Logistics operates 12 Sikorsky S-76C+s in the Gulf Coast region in support of oil exploration there. While several of these newer airframes came pre-wired to accept the systems, Patrick Graves, Air Logistics’ director of Gulf of Mexico operations, said he expects the others to require up to four days of downtime each for rewiring and installation of the components.