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face module is the first complete integrated iPad Class
2 EFB solution. Data formats available for streaming via
flyTab include ARINC 429, RS-232, RS-422, RS-485 and
discrete data. Using the AIS converter platform, additional
interfaces can be easily added and certified. Potential iPad
EFB uses for this data include aeronautical charting, ownship position, chart centering, FMS/GPS information (position, altitude, groundspeed, track, origin, flight plan and
destination, time), real-time weather, ACARS messaging
and customer-specific programs. A software development
kit is available, allowing customers to customize existing
applications or develop their own specific tools.
To learn more, visit www.shadin.com.

Staco Systems
Bruce Gray, president of Staco Systems, highlighted his
company’s latest innovative products and competencies
during the AEA Convention. Gray briefed attendees on his
company’s new solutions for rugged, custom-designed cockpit components, including its new wear-resistant illuminated
cockpit display panel.
Noting that the underlying technology of backlit display
panels hasn’t changed much in recent decades, Gray’s presentation focused on worn, illegible panel labeling as well as
the challenges of incorporating color and sunlight-readable
displays in such products. The solution, according to the company, is Staco Systems’ new, patented polymer called infused
cell cast acrylic, which eliminates exterior paint and associated abrasion/wear problems.
As Gray related, the resulting product can withstand some
100 pounds of pressure, bending but not breaking. The
technology also allows the use of color for panel labeling and
includes a full, lifetime warranty against any surface wear or
damage. The new material has been incorporated into all of
the company’s switches and keyboards, and it is now available for light-plate and cockpit-display panels.
Staco Systems, originally known as Staco Switch, began
operations in 1958, with an initial focus on lighted pushbutton display switches. Today, the company’s product line
also includes rugged keyboards and keypads, and electronic
controllers, as well as its new, high-tech panel assemblies.
Its certifications and standards include ISO 9001, FAA parts
manufacturing approval, RTCA DO-160 and numerous military specifications. The company is headquartered in Irvine,
Calif., and maintains an international sales office in Australia.
To learn more, visit www.stacosystems.com.

Universal Avionics Systems Corp.
Andy Seaton, director of product support for Universal
Avionics Systems Corp., introduced the company’s
Universal Tool Kit, a set of three software and warrantyenhancement tools, during the AEA Convention. The
new products include Flight Review, a software-based
analysis tool providing easy access and review of past
flights and approaches using Universal’s FMS equipment; Firefly 3.0, a cockpit voice and flight data recorder
support application and the FlightAssure Extended
Warranty Program.
Universal called its Flight Review software “a valuable
analysis tool providing easy access and review of past
flights and approaches.” The product blends FMS action
sequences with 3-D rendering of the flight plan over
Google Earth for a virtual view from the pilot’s seat of
any previously recorded flight. Event markers, recorded
by the FMS during flight, and bookmarks, created in
FlightReview, allow search and playback of specific
events during a flight. The software can be used for
demonstrations, training and/or FOQA analysis.
The Firefly 3.0 software provides ground support
for the CVR-120A, FDR-25 and CVFDR-145 recorder
series. Available functions include installation checkout,
maintenance and system troubleshooting, plus periodic
data and voice downloads. The application provides
extended system diagnostics and full or partial data
retrieval from a flight data or cockpit voice recorder, plus
CVR audio retrieval and playback using a Windowsbased laptop computer and an Ethernet cable.
Universal said its FlightAssure program works to
remove uncertainty and guesswork from a customer’s
avionics installation, minimizing maintenance, downtime
and overall cost. The program extends the avionics’
existing protection plan and includes key benefits like
a fixed price with an annual, fully transferable contract,
available loaner units, component repairs including nofault-found removals and 24/7 AOG emergency service.
To learn more, visit www.uasc.com. q

Universal’s Flight Review is a software-based analysis tool that provides
easy access and review of past flights and approaches.

Staco Systems’ wear-resistant illuminated cockpit display panel

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014

From the Publisher
Interested in AEA Membership?
AEA Staff/Board of Directors
New Avionics Products for 2013
What's Up With Backup Instruments?
Going Glass
Before & After
Aircraft as Antenna Farm
Cockpit Innovations
Understanding Autopilot Upgrades
ADS-B Circa 2013
Portable Powerhouses, GPS and VHF
Minimal Panels
NextGen Status Report
Repair Stations
Manufacturers/Distributors
Affiliates/Index
AEA Member Company Index
Advertiser Index
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