Whether it is emergency medical services (EMS), law enforcement, search and rescue (SAR), or any number of other demanding missions, the very nature of their typical flight environment means that helicopters must operate in close proximity to hazardous terrain and obstacles.

Takeoffs and landings in restricted areas and operation at low altitudes, often in limited visibility, put these flights at high risk of wire or tower strikes and controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) accidents.

Because of the high CFIT incident rates, the FAA has issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) that proposes mandating the use of the helicopter terrain awareness and warning system (H-TAWS) by helicopter EMS (H-EMS) operators.

Key Features & Benefits
*Delivers the highest level of terrain and obstacle awareness
*Ability to graphically depict terrain and known obstacles
*Provides pilots with advanced warning about hazards along their flight path and altitude.
*Fully TSO?d, Class A, Terrain Awareness And Warning System
*Incorporates Sandel?s HeliTAWS? technology
*TruAlert minimizes false alerts by combining pilot intent with the terrain and obstacle database
*Features the industry leading, three arc-second terrain display, gives pilots the best possible view of terrain and obstacles
*Provides both high resolution visual depiction of terrain and concise aural alerts and warnings
*No need to install external processor boxes when integrated into our large format displays, saving weight and space
*Open architecture facilitates future software upgrades
*H-TAWS information can be integrated with other Rockwell Collins helicopter safety solutions