Genesys Aerosystems, a Moog company and provider of integrated avionics systems, has received an FAA STC for installation of its S-TEC 3100 digital autopilot on the Britten-Norman Islander aircraft. Genesys will also follow the FAA STC with an application for UK CAA approval.

Working in collaboration with Britten-Norman, the S-TEC 3100 autopilot will be offered on both forward-fit factory OEM aircraft as well as existing retrofit aircraft fleets. The STC includes the following Islander aircraft models: BN-2A-2, BN-2A-6, BN-2A-8, BN-2A-20, BN-2A-26, BN-2B-20, BN-2B-26 and BN-2T.

The three-axis S-TEC 3100 autopilot replaces the previously certified Genesys S-TEC 55X two-axis autopilot on Islander aircraft. This update provides next generation digital performance upgrades and operational capability improvements.

Jamie Luster, director of sales and marketing for Genesys Aerosystems, says: “We look forward to continuing our collaboration with Britten-Norman to provide improved operational capabilities and user experience of Islander aircraft operators.”

The S-TEC 3100 brings enhanced features such as automatic trim, envelope protection and alerting, one button straight and level recovery, indicated airspeed hold and altitude pre-select (requires baro input). The S-TEC 3100 comes standard with traditional autopilot modes like lateral (GPS, VOR, LOC, HDG, LPV, FMS) and vertical (GPS, LPV, GS, VS, ALT) navigation. With the mixed cockpit aftermarket, the S-TEC 3100 also supports many third party EFIS displays as well as integrating its own internal ADHRS should an EFIS not be installed.