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EBACE 2011: Honeywell Primus Apex Upgrade Comes to Pilatus PC-12NG

Honeywell’s latest version of its Primus Apex integrated flight deck–Build 7–offers new functions and options for operators, which the company demonstrated

By James Wynbrandt • Contributor - Business Aviation

May 18, 2011

Honeywell’s latest version of its Primus Apex integrated flight deck–Build 7–offers new functions and options for operators, which the company demonstrated at EBACE in a flight on a Pilatus PC-12NG, one of the aircraft models featuring the avionics suite. The Primus Apex is a derivative of the Primus Epic fight deck that Morristown, New Jersey-based Honeywell developed for large cabin business jets, optimized for single-pilot operations.

“We spent a lot of time working on simplifying this, and reducing the number of [required] button pushes,” Victor Valente, Honeywell’s vice president, Business & General Aviation for Europe, Africa, Middle East & India, said before the flight.

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