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HeliSAS

Product catalog summary

Overview
The HeliSAS Autopilot and Stability Augmentation System by Genesys Aerosystems is designed for light and medium helicopters, offering significant safety and workload reduction benefits. It is lightweight, weighing less than 15 pounds, and is easy to install and expand. The system is STC'd for various helicopter models, with ongoing updates available on the Genesys Aerosystems website.

Key Features

Automatic Recovery: In limited visibility situations, releasing the cyclic allows the helicopter to recover to a near-level attitude automatically.
Stability Augmentation: Provides unmatched stability and ease of handling, reducing pilot workload and enhancing safety.
Configurations: Available in three configurations: Stability Augmentation System Only, Stability Augmentation System with Beep Trim, and Stability Augmentation System and Autopilot with Beep Trim.
Autopilot Functions: Includes altitude hold, heading hold, GPS course tracking, VOR tracking, ILS tracking, backcourse localizer, and VNAV approach with WAAS-capable GPS.

System Components

Digital Flight Control Computer: Functions as the SAS computer and provides attitude hold.
HeliSAS Control Panel: Offers full autopilot functions including heading select, altitude hold, and navigation tracking.
Attitude Gyro or ADAHRS: Provides accurate attitude control with state-of-the-art technology.
Pitch and Roll Servos: Control aircraft rotation and provide cyclic stick anchoring with artificial force gradient and re-centering.
Cyclic Control Buttons: Existing cyclic controls can be used, requiring a trim button and an autopilot/SAS release/engage button.

Benefits

Safety Enhancements: Significant stability improvement and automatic recovery to neutral attitude.
Cost and Weight Efficiency: Offers functions of heavy helicopter autopilots at a fraction of the cost and weight.

Contact Information
For more details, visit genesys-aerosystems.com or contact Genesys Aerosystems at 1-817-215-7600.

Catalog excerpts

HeiiSAS® | Autopilot & Stability Augmentation REDUCE PILOT WORKLOAD SAFER, MORE CONFIDENT COMMAND AUTO-RECOVER TO NEUTRAL ATTITUDE LESS THAN 15 POUNDS Autopilot and Stability Augmentation System for light and medium helicopters

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HeliSAS Autopilot and Stability Augmentation System Lightweight, easy to install, affordable, expandable The HeliSAS Autopilot and Stability Augmentation System from Genesys Aerosystems brings the tremendous safety and workload reduction advantages of stability augmentation— once reserved for military and transport category helicopters— to a wide range of light and medium helicopter models. Weighing less than 15 pounds, the HeliSAS sets a new standard for helicopter safety and productivity. It dramatically reduces pilot workload while providing precise control during all modes of flight, regardless...

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All three configurations provide important workload reduction and safety enhancements: GPS/VOR/ LOC/GS Autopilot Control Panel Flight Control Computer Roll Servo Significant stability improvement. Pilots with no helicopter experience have successfully hovered a HeliSAS-equipped helicopter with very little practice. Automatic recovery to near-level flight. If the helicopter is inadvertently flown to an extreme attitude, releasing the cyclic when the HeliSAS is engaged will automatically return the helicopter to a neutral attitude. Further, the HeliSAS Autopilot system provides many of the functions...

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Copyright © 2014 Genesys Aerosystems. All rights reserved. *Some functions depend on the avionics installation. Genesys Aerosystems HeliSAS® Autopilot and Stability Augmentation System System Overview • ystem consists of only S seven primary components: 1. igital Flight Control D Computer 2. eliSAS Control Panel H 1. igital Flight D Control Computer • unctions as SAS computer F • rovides attitude hold P function 2. HeliSAS Control Panel • nstalled with full autopilot, I provides the functions of: - DG: Heading Select H and hold 6. yclic Control Buttons C (purchased separately) - NAV: 1. OR intercept...

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