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Genesys Aerosystems is adding more capabilities in Part 25 flight deck products, with a recent selection to provide a fully integrated avionics suite with autopilot for the Indonesian Aerospace CN-235. For this platform, the Genesys flight deck will feature four Genesys IDU-680 EFIS displays, dual GPS receivers, dual air data, attitude and heading reference systems, radios, and the remote-mount S-Tec 5000R autopilot.

 


The digital autopilot is level A-certified and provides pitch, roll, and trim control; indicated airspeed hold; flight director; altitude preselect with automatic (all-axis) trim control; envelope protection; and Vnav though an interface with the IDU-680 FMS.

 


In addition to PFD and MFD information, the IDU-680 also offers the Genesys open architecture system integration symbology (Oasis), which “allows flexibility to display engine information, CAS messages, and special-mission equipment interfaces in formats that meet the requirements of the customer.”

 


The Genesys S-Tec 5000 autopilot, available in panel- and remote-mount configurations, is being certified for the CN-235, as well as the CN-212, and it is already approved on the DO-228. “More retrofit opportunities are expected in 2019,” according to the company.

 


The S-Tec 3100 for the Part 23 market is certified in more than 100 aircraft makes and models, and Genesys expects another 25 STC approvals by the end of this year.

 


Mineral Wells, Texas-based Genesys (Booth 3287) was formed from the combination of autopilot manufacturer S-Tec, founded in 1978, and Chelton Flight Systems, which purchased Sierra Flight Systems in 1997. Sierra Flight Systems pioneered the development of electronic flight instrument systems (EFIS) with synthetic vision, the WAAS GPS navigator, and highway-in-the-sky symbology for Part 23 aircraft.

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