Nighthawk Flight Systems, Inc., has further solidified its Nighthawk Guardian System’s groundbreaking capabilities through an agreement with Aircraft Performance Group (APG). The move enables the Guardian System to deliver detailed, interactive, and up-to-date navigational information, providing superior situation awareness and enhanced flight safety.
The Guardian System is a new large-format glass cockpit avionics system. In addition to being lightweight, customizable, and easily expandable, the Guardian System provides unmatched high-resolution real-world 3D synthetic vision, enhanced with APG’s comprehensive FAA DO-200B certified ChartData and supplemental worldwide navigation data.
“Aircraft Performance Group is a nimble and innovative supplier with a full ecosystem of capability that works with our unparalleled graphic display for enhanced situational awareness,” said David Lanning, Nighthawk Flight Systems, Inc. chief technical officer. “We recognized that to be successful, we had to partner with similarly innovative companies. APG is very responsive, which will allow us to more effectively service our customers by growing and expanding Guardian’s capabilities quickly.”
“We’re extremely excited to work with Nighthawk and their stunning new Guardian System,” said Gene Albright, senior vice president of operations and head of navigational data. “Their real-world 3D synthetic vision system brings situational awareness to a new level and the flexibility and modularity of the system means exceptional long-term value to users.”
The agreement provides Nighthawk users APG’s up-to-date navigation and ChartData databases, including global georeferenced approach plates and airport diagrams, navaids, obstacles, radio frequencies, and more. The data is then integrated into Guardian’s system, overlaid onto the high-resolution synthetic vision to provide pilots with stunning 3D full-color 360° situation awareness, regardless of outside conditions. Pilots can also switch to an approach plate view alongside the primary flight display, where a georeferenced aircraft icon is overlaid to illustrate the aircraft’s position.