Avionics
Enstrom Certifying Genesys Autopilot in 480B
The three-axis autopilot features automatic recovery to near-level flight attitude
Genesys Aerosystems GRC 3000 with GS Button
Genesys Aerosystems GRC 3000 with GS Button.

Genesys Aerosystems and Enstrom Helicopter are developing a three-axis VFR autopilot for the Enstrom 480B, with certification and availability are expected by year-end. The Genesys autopilot has already been installed in a 480B for testing and to advance the certification program.

A lightweight, attitude-based autopilot, the Genesys system includes heading, navigation, approach, vertical speed, indicated airspeed, and altitude hold modes. The autopilot is also a stability augmentation system, capable of returning the helicopter to a neutral attitude when easing forces applied to the cyclic control or “simply letting go of the cyclic should the pilot become incapacitated, spatially disoriented, or lose visual references,” according to Genesys.