Maintenance and Modifications
Hot section: First avidyne EX600 MFD Installed in a Helicopter
Vista Aviation of Pacoima, Calif., has completed the first helicopter installation of the Avidyne EX600 multifunction display (MFD).

Vista Aviation of Pacoima, Calif., has completed the first helicopter installation of the Avidyne EX600 multifunction display (MFD). The installation was completed in a Eurocopter AStar AS350B and approved under an FAA Form 337. “We have installed quite a few Avidyne MFDs and we were excited about being the first dealer to install an EX600 into a helicopter,” said Bill DeBarmore, Vista Aviation’s avionics manager.

“The customer wanted the EX600 specifically because of its easy user interface and one-touch panning capability, which reduces pilot workload. The installation went smoothly, and the customer was delighted with how it turned out.”