Owners and operators of Hawker 800 twinjets equipped with Honeywell SPZ 8000 autopilots now have an upgrade path to a Universal Avionics InSight integrated flight deck. Southeast Aerospace has amended its original supplemental type certificate (STC) for Hawker 800s with Collins autopilots by adding the SPZ 8000-equipped variants.
InSight adds three large displays and touchscreen controllers, as well as dual Universal UNS 1FW flight management systems with WAAS LPV approaches, georeferenced radio tuning, and a Mid-Continent Instrument Standby Attitude Module backup display. It also eliminates more than 30 panel annunciators.
Several options are available with the upgrade, including a Bendix King RDR-2100 radar; PS Engineering PAC 45L audio system; Universal UL801 communications management unit for CPDLC capability; Latitude Technologies/Satcom Direct DL-150 Iridium datalink and FANS 1/A and ATN B1; Universal Kapture cockpit voice recorder; dual Garmin GTX 3000 transponders; and Honeywell Mk-VII EGPWS software.
“Our goal is to offer a modern, efficient, and highly reliable upgrade path for these aircraft,” said SEA Aircraft Modifications sales representative Luke Gomoll. “The Insight integrated flight deck upgrade, in conjunction with other modernizations like the Kapture CVR with RIPS and the PS Engineering PAC 45L audio system, empowers operators with the latest in avionics technology, significantly enhancing safety and operational efficiency.”