Avionics
Honeywell Demos Details of Anthem Avionics Suite
An opportunity to fly the new avionics revealed some interesting developments
Honeywell's Anthem avionics-equipped Pilatus PC-12 airplane
© Matt Thurber/AIN

Honeywell chose the EAA AirVenture show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in July, to welcome visitors to see its Pilatus PC-12 equipped with the new Anthem avionics suite. This was the first time Honeywell showed the system to the public in an airplane where the original avionics were almost completely replaced by the Anthem system.

Just before the show began, Honeywell invited me to go on a flight in the PC-12 to try out the Anthem avionics. This was the first time I’d flown in an aircraft with Anthem; my previous Anthem experience had been in Honeywell’s engineering simulator. And while I normally like to fly the airplane myself, in this case, it made more sense to spend the time in the air with the avionics and not worry about managing the airplane.