“Honeywell has been working on very cool technology it calls combined vision, which blends an enhanced vision picture (an infrared look at what’s actually out there) into the center of synthetic vision (a computer-generated view of what the system knows is out there, including terrain and runway environment) on the primary flight display. With combined vision, the pilot uses HUD-style symbology as viewed on the PFD to fly down to minimums.”
Flying Magazine
“You can now see the runway upon approach, regardless of the visibility conditions—like it's a clear sunny day,” said Larisa Parks, Honeywell Vice President of Crew Interface Products. “By using the infrared camera image to see runway approach lights in poor weather, pilots would be permitted to reduce the landing minimum from an altitude of 200 feet visibility of the runway environment down to 100 feet,” Parks said.
Chicago Tribune
“Now I have the runway environment through my infrared video. I have what I need at this point to continue down to 100 feet above the runway. We still don't have the runway in sight through the windshield."
Ron Weight in Chicago Tribune
“The longer I can proceed in the weather before I see the runway to land, the more cases I’m going to be able to land and get you where you want to be, when you want to be there…as you get more and more aircraft equipped with the technology, and the technology is accepted and used, then every airplane can normally go down to 100 feet, and in bad weather that’s a huge benefit.”
Jary Engels, Honeywell chief test pilot, on CBS SmartPlanet
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