Nav Canada selects Rockwell Collins Head Up Guidance System

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (May 23, 2007) - Rockwell Collins' Head-up Guidance System (HGS^®) has been selected by Nav Canada for installation on two of its flight inspection aircraft.

NAV CANADA, the private sector company that owns and operates the Air Navigation System in Canada will be using the HGS for Runway Instrument Landing System (ILS) and enroute navigation checks.  The company also expects to perform research flying for evaluation of developmental technologies through the course of its daily activities.

"This contract is significant because it represents the first commercial application for the use of HGS for precision flying in a data collection mode," said John Desmond, vice president, Head-up Guidance Systems for Rockwell Collins. "HGS will provide Nav Canada with precision flying capability in all environments, allowing their pilots to acquire and verify ILS data while maintaining better aircraft operational awareness." 

"Much of their flying is close to the ground in and around terminal airspace. The HGS will provide significant situational awareness benefits in energy management, traffic avoidance and terrain avoidance in areas of irregular terrain," he noted. 

The HGS-2100 displays critical flight information in the pilot's forward field of view. Aircraft flight path and acceleration symbols and command guidance appear overlaying the outside scene allowing precision hand-flown approaches, enhancing situational awareness and improving aircraft energy management. Additional features include the display of runway remaining and unusual attitude recovery symbology.

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