Tom Harper Introduces Some of the All-New EX600 MFD Capabilities

At the 2010 Heli-Expo, the Avidyne Corporation announced all-new helicopter-specific interfaces for their EX600 Multi-Function Display (MFD).  For helicopter owners and operators, the EX600 MFD will be available as a display replacement for the CRT-based RDR-1400 radar systems found on most helicopters; more specifically, the EX600 is approved as a display replacement for the Telephonics’ RDR-1400-Series Color Weather and Search & Rescue Radar System.  

In addition, Avidyne has added significant new MFD functionality including the Honeywell MK XXI and MK XXII Helicopter Terrain Awareness and Warning System (HTAWS).  The EX600 has also achieved the DO-160E vibration qualification requirement necessary for helicopter operations.

The all-new EX600 Multi-Function Display (MFD), Avidyne’s next stage in the radar-replacement MFD market for general aviation aircraft and helicopters, was first announced AOPA’s 2009 Summit.  After launching the first stand-alone Flight Situation Display in 1996, Avidyne continued to push innovation and product improvement with the FlightMax and EX500 series MFDs; as stated by Patrick Herguth, Avidyne’s Chief Operating Officer, “the EX600 raises the bar again with its larger display, and with the addition of Map Panning, a highly-requested feature that makes it the most user-friendly MFD available.”

A follow-up to the EX500, the EX600 MFD offers an upgraded 5.8inch diagonal (an increase from the EX500’s 5.5inch diagonal) and 640x480 pixel display (an increase from the EX500’s 616x350 pixel display). In addition, the EX600 includes an all-new Map Panning feature that allows pilots to easily pan and zoom to any location on the moving map. The EX600 also incorporates an exclusive QuickPan™ feature, allowing pilots to quickly toggle between their present position and a panned-to position with a single button push. Avidyne hopes that the two features will dramatically improve a pilots ability to access and display critical flight data. All EX600s will come with CMax approach charts, worldwide airport diagrams, and European VFR chart support.

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