Sikorsky has announced the certification of new avionics software that adds capabilities to the cockpit of the S-76D helicopter and reduces the workload for its pilots. The V400 avionics software makes flying the S-76D simple enough that the FAA has signed off on single-pilot operations for pilots flying under IFR rules with the new software.
The new software adds Sirius XM weather overlays, ADS-B, and LPV approach capabilities, which allow pilots to fly precision approaches into an increasing list of airports that don’t have ILS capabilities, to the Thales TopDeck integrated avionics system.
