Petroleum Helicopters Intl snakker med Houston Center

NextGen ATC allerede i funksjon i Gulf of Mexico.
Sikorsky i samarbeid med PHI og Houston Center har nå gående et funksjonerende ADS-B system i gulfen. Dersom ikke Norge hadde valgt å gå omveien om M-ADS, så hadde vi vært verdensledende innen dette området.

Oppgraderinger S-92A fra Sikorsky`s egen brosjyre:
• Reliability improvements to the rotor deicing system that have resulted in exceptional availability of aircraft equipped with the system this season

• Enhanced active vibration control system for greater customer comfort
• A cockpit noise reduction kit for greater pilot comfort
• A new two-piece oil filter bowl assembly that reduces wear and tear and is easier to maintain
• Next generation metal-chip detectors that require less maintenance and cleaning
• Improved Air Stair Door with increased weight-carrying capacity

Newly available capability enhancements include:

• Search and Rescue Automatic Flight Control System that allows the aircraft to fly a pre-programmed coupled approach and reduces pilot workload in the search and rescue environment
• Load-sensing cargo hook that automatically updates aircraft weight and balance readings
• Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) capability for Gulf of Mexico region operators (co-developed with PHI) that improves safetyand on-time performance