Bombardier is now offering an advanced avionics upgrade (AAU) for the Vision flight deck installed on in-service Global 5000/5500s and 6000/6500s, bringing those jets to the same configuration as factory-new Global 5500s and 6500s. The software upgrade, which is available from Bombardier service centers, was first applied to a Global 6000.
The AAU software “allows for installation” of Bombardier’s combined vision system (CVS) in Collins Aerospace-based Vision flight decks of in-service Globals. CVS integrates synthetic and enhanced vision system imagery in a single view. Other features with the AAU include improved message logic for the engine indicating and crew alert system; integrated flight information system; SiriusXM Weather enhancements; and electronic flight instrument system improvements for the head-up display, primary flight display, and synthetic vision system.
Optional add-ons with the AAU include ADS-B In cockpit display of traffic information, airport moving map/synthetic vision taxi mode, and weather radar with vertical weather and predictive windshear options. Some of the optional updates will require new hardware.
“The primary objective of this upgrade, and our long-term collaboration with Bombardier, is to proactively provide information to the flight deck that improves safety and confidence in decision making,” said Marc Ayala, senior director of sales, business, and regional avionics at Collins Aerospace.