Mon, Feb 14, 2011
Fully Integrated System Improves Situational Awareness, Company
Says
The FAA has certified Dassault Falcon's Enhanced Vision System
(EVS) for the Falcon 7X. This follows certification received from
EASA in July, 2010.
Dassault’s EVS provides an image on the Head-Up Display
(HUD) and flight deck displays that enables the pilots to see the
terrain and airport environment in low visibility situations such
as in fog, haze, snow or at night. It incorporates LCD HUD
technology and offers a high quality, brighter video presentation
with a unique two-mode setting that optimizes the video for either
an approach configuration (to enhance approach and runway lights),
or a general purpose configuration. It also takes advantage of
special IR video processing developed specifically to minimize
visual artifacts and distortion.
“Incorporating technology that enhances safety and
situational awareness is a prime goal in the continuing development
of all our programs,” said John Rosanvallon, President and
CEO of Dassault Falcon. “This additional certification is
further affirmation that we are achieving this goal. Our fully
integrated EVS offers advanced features not available on any other
system, and has already generated a great deal of interest among
the Falcon family,” Rosanvallon added.
EVS significantly improves situational awareness, not only
during take-off, approach and landing, but also during ground
maneuvering. In addition to enhanced situational awareness, the
Falcon 7X EVS system provides operational credit towards reduced
minima in low visibility landing conditions from the published IFR
minima down to a minimum of 100 feet above the threshold elevation.
This provides minima equivalent to Cat II minimums even on Cat I
standard instrument approaches and on non-precision approaches.
A one day pilot training course, consisting of ground
instruction and full flight simulator training (including at least
six approaches) is required for operators using EVS.
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