Professional Pilot, January 2016

Avidyne Honeywell Aerospace 94 PROFESSIONAL PILOT January 2016 Honeywell divisions Division Honeywell BendixKing Operator responses 324 52 35 responses needed for ranking Product reliability 857 829 Speed in AOG service 824 746 Cost of parts 621 664 Manuals or CDs 748 737 Tech reps 790 715 Support from manufacturer 781 765 Overall 770 743 For this 2016 Avionics Manufacturers Product Support Survey Pro Pilot for the 2nd year analyzed 2 divisions under Honeywell Honeywell and BendixKing There were 376 evaluations for this breakdown Between the 2 Honeywell divisions Honeywell had the better overall score of 770 as compared to BendixKing which tallied 743 overall Avidyne FlightMax EX5000 installed in our Cheyenne III is a capable and reliable unit The display is very clear and this MFD provides us with great situational awareness It does all that we ask of it About 3 years ago we had a new antenna installed which improved performance and since then weve had no problems at all Allan Martens ATP CFII Cheyenne III Chief Pilot SD Aviation Aberdeen SD For our Turbo Commander 690A we have the Avidyne EX500 MFD coupled with Garmin G600 GTN750 GTN650 This combination provides us with excellent all weather nav capabilities for our missions And weve had continuous reliability so that our flight activities have been relatively maintenance free Clarity of presentation great situational awareness and ease of use from this equipment allows us to have accurate and professional IFR operations William Barrett ATP Turbo Commander 690A Chief Pilot Orr Air Abbotsford BC Canada On the flightdeck of our King Air 90 we have an Avidyne EX600 Multi Function Display Its the main display on our panel providing us with wide ranging capabilities and being easy to use Many flight hours of use have proven its dependability Any questions we have had in function availability or programming have been quickly answered by the Avidyne support team Paul Hedman ATP King Air 90 Captain TL Flyg AB Mora Sweden Honeywell has provided fantastic service for the corporate aviation industry for many years And were very pleased with the Primus 1000 system that we operate aboard our Citation X When the time comes to upgrade we plan to stay with the Honeywell brand Samuel Senter ATP Citation X Learjet 75 Pilot General Parts Intl Elkin NC In my opinion the Honeywell Primus Elite upgrade gives operators of older Citation X aircraft a remarkable increase in cockpit capability with inclusion of Jeppesen charts XM weather improved MFD map capabilities and options to comply with future requirements in airspace use and with ATC For other operators who are considering the Primus Elite upgrade I can say it improves our situational awareness and I strongly recommend it Flavio Estiphan ATP Citation X Chief Pilot SB Estiphan ME São Paulo SP Brazil Primus Epic PlaneView systems installed in both our G650 and G550 are state of the art Honeywells avionics systems in our Gulfstream cockpits are extremely reliable and intuitive in use For me its an absolute pleasure to fly these jets because both aircraft and avionics are the best Ken Norman ATP Gulfstream G650 G550 CEO Chief Pilot Little Aviation Attwood Victoria Australia Still quite pleased with the Honeywell Primus 1000 system we have in the cockpit of the Learjet 45 we operate Although its now rather old technology it continues to be very reliable and I prefer it to many of the newer avionics suites We also have the Primus Apex system installed in our Pilatus PC12NG It works well and I feel that the EVS IR enhanced vision system installed in this aircraft is an excellent innovation Chris Kinghorn ATP CFII Learjet 45 Pilatus PC12NG Pilot Fireblade Aviation Lyttelton Gauteng South Africa Our FMZ2000 has been a very reliable FMS Honeywell avionics aboard our Hawker 800SP give us the guidance we need even though our equipment has been in service for many years Although our cockpit displays are not fancy I can boast that weve had a safe track record of takeoffs and landings with all assigned missions accomplished Our pilots keep current and stay alert Honeywell panel gear in our Hawker has been reliable and has provided sufficient navigational information without over saturating flightcrew members with superfluous details David Kobus ATP Hawker 800SP Chief Pilot CP Air Kensington CT Avidyne Manager of Customer Support Administration Mike Clifford can be reached at 321 751 8445 or by e mail using mclifford@ avidyne com Customers have a special website of MyAvidyne com that presents the many services available for Avidyne operators B GA Dir Customer and Product Support Paul David can be reached by phone at 480 592 4089 He can also be contacted by e mail using paul david@ honeywell com Or contact Honeywells Complete Customer Care team 24 7 at 800 601 3099 and Aerospace Technical Support Center 855 808 6500 US Canada 602 365 6500 International AeroTechSupport@ honeywell com Honeywell