Rotorcraft
FAA Approves New Glass in MD 530F
Deliveries are under way to civil, military customers.

MD Helicopters has received FAA approval of its new all-glass cockpit for the MD 530F (type certificate 369FF) as a production and type design option. The new cockpit features the Howell Instruments Electronic Engine Instruments and Crew Alert System (EICAS), Garmin G500H TXi electronic flight instruments (EFIS) with touchscreen GDU 700P PFD/MFD and Garmin GTN 650 touchscreen navcom/GPS, and an optional L3 ESI 500 electronic standby instrument.