The FAA and EASA have signed off on Gulfstream‘s new cockpit upgrade for GIV, GIV-SP, GV, G300 and G400 airplanes. Called PlaneDeck, the new upgrade provides pilots with geo-referenced electronic charts and maps, in-flight XM weather and video displays for the six-screen Honeywell system.
Pilots should notice better clarity as the previous cathode ray-tube DU-880 screens are updated with Honeywell’s Primus Elite DU-885 liquid crystal display units. PlaneDeck also includes the addition of two cursor control devices to help the pilots manipulate the system more efficiently.
