AWO.A.HUD.101 CS AWO.A.HUD.101 Applicability and terminology

- (a) A headup display (HUD) is a display system that presents flight information into the pilot's forward external field of view. - (b) A head-up display (HUD) guidance landing system (HUDLS) is a total airborne system which generates and shows head-up guidance to the pilot during the approach and landing (and roll-out, if applicable) or a go-around. It includes all the sensors, computers, power supplies, indications and controls. - (c) A display will be considered to be equivalent to a HUD provided it can be shown to comply with the following: - (1) The display shall be presented head-up and shall not require transition of visual attention to the head-down display (HDD) in order to view the displayed primary flight information. - (2) The display shall be conformal with the pilot's external view. - (3) The display shall enable simultaneous viewing of aircraft flight symbology, imagery (if applicable) and the external view. - (4) The display shall have characteristics and dynamics that are suitable for the manual control of the aircraft. - (5) The display of imagery, information and symbology shall be clearly visible to the pilot flying in their normal position with the line of vision looking forward along the flight path.

[Issue: CS-AWO/2]