Originally Posted by
gulliBell
@megan. You are correct. AFCS was a customer option with early model S76A.
Well, sort of. Sikorsky intended to make their own AFCS, which was to be Phase 3, but it never happened and we had Phase 1/2 SCAS only. Those customers who opted for the Phase 3 AFCS got their money back (I think) and the SPZ 7000 was certified instead.
So for the early formative S76 years there was only a SCAS, with two pilot requirement, yet it worked very well and showed what a stable IFR platform the S76 is.