Avionics
FAA, EASA OK Dassault 8X EFVS Down to 100 Feet
The new approval allows pilots to fly instrument approaches to as low as 100 feet when flying with Dassault's FalconEye combined vision system.
FalconEye combines enhanced vision system (EVS) and synthetic vision system (SVS) imagery on the HUD, but the area surrounding the runway is always displayed in EVS, in an SVS clear zone. (Photo: Dassault Aviation)
FalconEye combines enhanced vision system (EVS) and synthetic vision system (SVS) imagery on the HUD, but the area surrounding the runway is always displayed in EVS, in an SVS clear zone. (Photo: Dassault Aviation)

Both the FAA and EASA have approved Dassault’s Falcon 8X FalconEye combined vision system for operational credit for approaches down to 100 feet agl. The FalconEye head-up display (HUD) in the Falcon 2000LX and 900LX should receive the new enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) 100-foot operational approval by year-end, the company said.