Avionics News February 2015 - 66

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Pro Star Aviation

GLOBAL AVIATION TECHNOLOGIES of Wichita, Kansas, announced
the addition of Global Aviation Maintenance, a wholly owned subsidiary of
GAT, which provides maintenance support for the aviation community.
According to the company, GAM currently provides maintenance support
for the Hawker 4000, Premier 1/1A, Learjet 20 Series, 30 Series, 40 Series,
55, and 60 Series aircraft. This level of support includes, but is not limited
to, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, scheduled inspections, aircraft modifications and pre-buy inspections.
GAM also launched a product support group that provides troubleshooting assistance, fault history database analysis, pre-buy assistance and a
technical support package for Hawker 4000 series operators.
For more information, visit globalaviationtechnologies.com. q

PRO STAR AVIATION received
approval for the upgrade of a BendixKing
CAS 67A TCAS II Change 7.0 system to
CAS 67B TCAS II Change 7.1 under AML
STC ST00347BO. The AML STC covers
many U.S. business aircraft from the following manufacturers: Boeing, Bombardier,
Cessna, Dassault Falcon, Gulfstream,
Hawker Beech, Learjet, Lockheed and
Saberliner. The STC complies with the
pending mandate requiring all aircraft operating in European airspace with a TCAS II
system installed be equipped with Change
7.1 in accordance with MOPS change 7.1
no later than Dec. 1, 2015.
According to the company, the 7.1
upgrade is applicable to existing TCAS
II 7.0 TPU0067A's with part numbers
066-01146-1111 and 066-01146-1211. It
is completely software based, meaning
there is no change to the form and fit of
the existing system. The change corrects
two safety issues inherent within the current TCAS II 7.0 system with regards
to the adjust vertical speed RA and the
RA monitoring compliance during coordinated encounters. Aircraft without the
7.1 upgrade will not be allowed to fly into
European airspace after Dec. 1, 2015.
Pro Star's AML STC is available for
purchase directly to any BendixKing
authorized dealer or operator. There
are three options for upgrading the
TPU0067A TCAS II Processor; an
upgrade and return, an exchange of a
serviceable unit, and an exchange of an
unserviceable unit.
For more information, visit prostaraviation.com. q

FreeFlight Systems
FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS announced that Hawker Beechcraft ServicesTampa has successfully integrated an ADS-B compliant suite of FreeFlight
avionics components that includes dual FDL-1090-TX extended squitter
transponders; a 1201 WAAS/GPS receiver unit; and an FDL-978-RX universal access transmitter that enables operators to display weather and traffic
conditions to portable iPad devices for the King Air 200 aircraft.
Hawker Beechcraft Services-Tampa received ADS-B Out compliance
approval for the King Air 200 avionics package via FAA field approval application of FreeFlight Systems' existing STC for the King Air C90A aircraft.
According to the company, the field approval process is applicable to
ADS-B systems that have previously been approved under a type certificate
amendment or under an STC, and is an important tool for enabling the thousands of ADS-B installations that will need to be completed before the Jan.
1, 2020, ADS-B mandate.
"The field approval process allows the general aviation community to take
advantage of the heavy lifting we have done to obtain broad STC approvals
for our ADS-B products," explained TIM TAYLOR, president of FreeFlight
Systems. "The process reduces costs for end users by taking advantage of
the skills already available in the installation community. Our STC takes care
of the complexity of the ADS-B system performance - the installer uses his
skills to ensure a safe and compliant installation."
For more information, visit freeflightsystems.com. q

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