The HeliSAS® Helicopter Autopilot and Stability Augmentation System provides the safety and workload reduction benefits of stability augmentation that were once reserved for military and transport category helicopters. With over 1,000 sold, the patented HeliSAS technology has saved the lives of helicopter pilots and passengers. (Patent number 7,108,232)
This helicopter SAS and autopilot:
A two-axis autopilot (three-axis option available on the Bell 505)
Providing both Lateral and Vertical functions
HDG, VOR, LOC, GPS, GS, SPD*, VRT, and ALT
Course intercept capability
HDG to NAV
Weighs less than 15 pounds
Dramatic reduction in pilot workload
Safer, more confident command...even under demanding conditions
Auto-recover to a neutral attitude in situations where the pilot may lose visual reference (SAS)
Pilots with no helicopter experience have successfully hovered a HeliSAS-equipped helicopter with very little practice.