When most people hear the term "autopilot," the mental image that follows is that of two pilots sitting in a cockpit, sipping coffee while the plane does all the work. Helicopters might seem more ...

Garmin has released an IFR-designed GFC 600H flight control system for helicopters, now featuring four-axis capability through the addition of collective control and a stability augmentation system.

Heli Austria will later this year become the first European rotorcraft operator to use Thales’s StableLight retrofit four-axis autopilot system for light helicopters. Installation of the equipment ...

Flight control system for the H130 is expected to be available in the second quarter Garmin's GFC 600H Helicopter Flight Control System is pending STC approval for Airbus H130 helicopters.

Avionics manufacturer Thales is using a modified Airbus Helicopters H125 to test and develop new mission systems. Leased from MRO provider StandardAero, the light-single allows Thales to trial new ...