ThrustSense® Autothrottle for Pilatus PC-12

PC-12NG ThrustSense Standby
PC-12 Legacy ThrustSense Standby
Existing throttle quadrant houses actuator assembly
ThrustSense vs. FADEC

The IS&S Autothrottle (A/T), ThrustSense®, is a full regime autothrottle, from takeoff to landing phases of flight including go around, in addition the system incorporates engine and speed exceedance protection. Think FADEC functionality with low and high speed protection for the PC-12. ThrustSense is an elegant solution that improves safety, performance, is high value, light weight, installs with minimal downtime and is a mature and proven System. The engine exceedance protection will pay for the system with one hot section inspection and repair.

When operating in ThrustSense’s manual mode the pilot maintains unhindered control of the aircraft’s thrust with the throttles.  ThrustSense activates to protect against over-torque, over-temperature, excessive airspeed or under speed stall and then returns to monitoring mode.  Electronically adjustable detents covering entire flight envelope can be programmed to emulate NextGen aircraft operation.

ThrustSense ensures stabilized approaches by accurately controlling speeds in the descent.  During situations of high pilot workload, ThrustSense prevents the airplane from getting dangerously slow or fast and protects against over-torque and over-temp enhancing the safety and capability of your PC-12.

Control of the revolutionary autothrottle is housed in an easy to install Flight Instrument Standby that provides standby functionality on a high resolution LCD display. The optimized design for retrofit allows for no structural modifications to the existing throttle quadrant.

Features:

  • FADEC like functionality & protection
  • Over/Under Speed Protection
  • LifeGuard™ Engine Protection
  • Hybrid mode allows pilots to fly manually with engine protection engaged
  • Electronically adjustable detents covering PC-12 flight envelope
  • Electronically adjustable throttle brake
  • Vs, Vmo Limit Protection
  • Turbulence Penetration Auto Speed
  • RNP Speed Management

Benefits:

  • Reduced Pilot Workload
  • Increased Situational Awareness
  • Stabilized Approaches
  • Minimal Force Required to Over-ride Power Lever
  • High Value System
  • Installation – minimum modifications to existing flight deck

Contact:

Larry Riddle at 610.646.0340 or lriddle@innovative-ss.com