BELL TEXTRON: BASIX- PRO GLASS COCKPIT RETROFIT KIT CERTIFICATION

Bell Textron’s Basix-Pro Glass Retrofit Kit for Bell 412EP models has been certified by the FAA.

Benefits of the new glass cockpit retrofit kit include reduced pilot workload, increased precision, and improved situational awareness.

“As a part of Bell’s Customer Support and Service offerings, we are committed to developing and certifying new technologies for legacy platforms,” said Chris Schaefer, vice president, of Customer Experience, at Bell. “In an effort to increase reliability, situational awareness, and decreased pilot workload, the BasiX-Pro Kit delivers the latest integrated flight deck, high-resolution displays as well as engine data and flight operation recording. With the BasiX-Pro Kit, 412EPs now can be upgraded to 4-axis autopilot further reducing pilot workload.”

The Bell BasiX-Pro Glass Cockpit Retrofit Kit uses the current Bell production displays from Astronautics and Garmin avionics by upgrading analogue instruments to a full glass cockpit featuring the latest technology used in the SUBARU Bell 412EPX and Bell 429 aircraft.

Bell will offer the Bell-owned BasiX- Pro retrofit kit through Aeronautical Accessories with retrofits being performed at Bell’s global completion centers of excellence – Piney Flats, TN, Miami, FL, Singapore, Bell Australia, and Prague.