Avionics
Universal Avionics Claims i-FMS Tests A Success
The test regime showed the system's compatibility with RNAV, RNP, and VNAV platforms
pilots in Bell 212 testing Universal Avionic's i-FMS system
Universal Avionics claims success in the first round of testing of its new interactive Flight Management System software. The company hopes to enable its users to access NextGen navigation features without requiring any extra attention from air traffic control.

Universal Avionics has completed initial flight testing of its software-based interactive flight management system (i-FMS) in Austria on a government-owned Bell 212 helicopter. The tests are part of a joint effort with Universal parent company Elbit, testing the i-FMS as an add-on to the helicopter’s mission computers.

The company expects the tests to validate NextGen capabilities using global navigation satellite system features. They include the use of RNAV (area navigation), RNP (required navigation performance), and VNAV (vertical navigation) for all phases of flight when flying in civilian airspace and without special air traffic control handling, according to Universal.

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