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Cobham Synthetic Vision Cockpit Approved By FAA

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Thursday, June 4th, 2009

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Cobham last week said its synthetic vision glass cockpit has been approved for single-pilot IFR operation of the Bell 412 helicopter by the Federal Aviation Administration with the granting of a supplemental type certificate to Arrow Aviation. "The Bell 412 is already a capable aircraft, and the addition of the Cobham EFIS [electronic flight instrument system] make it even more so, bringing it into the 21st Century in terms of pilot interface and enhanced safety," David Guidry, Arrow Aviation general…

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