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MD 500E Glass Cockpit Gets FAA Nod

The new "slimline" advanced glass cockpit for MD 500E Helicopter features Garmin avionics and has been granted FAA approval for installation.

By Mark Huber • Contributor

July 14, 2022

MD Helicopters has received FAA approval to install its new “slimline” advanced glass cockpit in the MD 500E single. The installation is now standard on all new-production MD 500Es and provides four inches of additional visibility on both sides of the instrument panel when compared to the traditional configuration. “We have put considerable effort into listening to our customers these past two years—increasing visibility and field of view, and modernization of the cockpit was a common request,” said Jason Lindauer, MD Helicopters v-p for business development and aftermarket.

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