Honeywell Delivers Valuable Helicopter Technologies
Sky Connect also delivers access to real-time flight data, such as the status of fuel or the aircraft systems (for maintenance, for example), as well as limit alarms. Thanks to Sky Connect’s GPS-based recording system, time-stamped position, altitude, groundspeed and ground tracking information is expected to offer fleet managers significantly improved on-time performance. Flight operations can also be tracked on a map using any standard web browser.
The need for automated helicopter messaging is driven by operator demands to communicate in real time, often difficult in single-pilot helicopter operations such as the crowded Gulf coast region. Sky Connect tracks VFR flights with two-way data anywhere on the planet, while ADS-B is limited to outbound messaging more appropriate for ATC services.
Texting functionality primarily focuses on pre-formatted messages using Sky Connect, although free-form texts are possible through an in-panel message management unit (MMU). A sample message might include “Departing RBD at 1535,” with the time filled in from the on-board clock, and the GPS location grabbed automatically from the flight plan.
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