B/CA Show News - NBAA 2007 Day 1 - (Page 10) AVIONICS N BA A 2007 ACSS Anti-Incursion Tool Taps GPS Using ADS-B, Will be Tested by UPS An avionics software tool designed to help preclude runway incursion incidents will be highlighted here by Aviation Communication & Surveillance Systems, a joint venture of Europe’s Thales and L-3 Communications. ACSS’s SafeRoute Surface Area Movement Management software shows pilots their “own ship” position plus the location and identification of other aircraft on the airport surface that are broadcasting their GPS position using ADS-B (automatic dependent surveillance broadcast). The SAMM software will be used initially on UPS freighters at the company’s WorldPort hub in Louisville, Ky., but ACSS also plans to market SafeRoute to safety conscious business jet operators, according to company president Kris Ganase. The software was demonstrated in June at Louisville on a UPS 757. The display shows aircraft taking off and landing and taxiing at Louisville, where UPS is equipping its entire fleet of 757s, 767s and 747-400s for ADS-B operation. Seeing aircraft moving on the entire airport surface on one cockpit display might be termed an eye opener. The FAA is developing a notice of proposed rulemaking now to mandate that aircraft (including business aircraft) broadcast their ADS-B position (the deadline is yet to be determined). Since business aviation is often out in front on most avionics developments, it seems likely some business jet operators will follow the UPS lead with SafeRoute as the U.S. moves from dependence on radar for surveillance to an ADS-B dominated system relying on satellite positioning. It has taken UPS several decades of dedicated work with several phases of ADS-B developments to reach this stage thanks to the efforts of Capt. Karen Lee (UPS director of operations) and technical pilot Bob Hilb. Now business aviation can reap the benefits. —David Hughes Universal’s ‘W’ Series WAAS-FMS Approved Universal Avionics (Booth 2806) is announcing at the convention that the FAA has certified its WAAS family of FMS systems. Universal’s “W” FMS series will enable customers operating aircraft from Pilatus PC-12s to Boeing 747s to take advantage of Space Based Augmentation System WAAS/LPV approach capabilities, along with WAAS accuracies, and reliability. This marks the very first WAAS-FMS system TSO’d and capable for installation on Part 23 & 25 aircraft, enabling GPS to be used as a primary means of navigation. BJAC EFB Goes Global BJAC Services (Booth 545) has installed its first BJAC PilotsEdge Electronic Flight Bag, by Goodrich on a Bombardier Global Express. It is a Class 3 EFB, built to commercial airline avionics standards, tested to DO-160, capable of running many different Type A and B software applications on a Windows XP platform. It also features ARINC 429 and MIL-1553 communications integrated into the computer module for reading pertinent data from the aircraft and uploading to the EFB applications, and an integrated video server capable of accepting up to eight video inputs. Emergency battery backup and wireless LAN access are also available as options. Chelton Synthetic Vision OK’d for Bell 427 The FAA has granted Keystone Helicopter (Booth 4367) an STC permitting installation of a Chelton Flight Systems' 3-D graphic technology Synthetic Vision EFIS in Bell 427s. The system includes GPS with WAAS (wide area augmentation system), a moving map with displayed terrain, and an optional display of weather and traffic. Chelton says the system also fulfills the FAA's TAWS (terrain awareness warning system) mandate for fixed-wing turbine aircraft, including H-TAWS (helicopter terrain awareness and warning system), and is compatible with NVG (night vision goggle) equipment. Collins Head-Up System for Challenger 605 Bombardier has selected the Rockwell Collins HGS-6605 Head-Up Guidance system as an option for the Challenger 605, adding this aircraft to the list of Bombardier models using HGS systems from the Cedar Rapids, IA-based avionics company. Rockwell Collins' head-up displays are already in use on the Challenger 604, the CRJ and Q-series turboprops. The HGS-6605 active-matrix LCD system offers a bright image and very wide field of view, says Dennis W. Helgeson, vice president and general manager of business and regional systems at Rockwell Collins. Landmark's Epic GIII Installation Landmark Aviation (Booth 5365) has completed installation of a Honeywell Primus Epic Control Display System/Retrofit on a Gulfstream III. Completed at Landmark's Springfield, IL MRO facility, the upgrade included Honeywell's Mark VII Class A TAWS with RAAS. “Landmark is pleased to deliver another aircraft in our Epic CDS/R program that offers flight crews advanced technology through Honeywell's integrated avionics suit,” said Gary Bosemer, avionics marketing director. “The Primus Epic system was integrated into the Gulfstream III while retaining the legacy FMS and Pro Line II navigation and communication equipment.” Garmin Units Sport ADS-B Datalink Garmin has upgraded its GTX 330 and GTX 33 transponders, which are in widespread use on general aviation aircraft, with ADS-B extended squitter capability on 1090 MHz. The 1090 MHz link is one of two the FAA plans to use with its new ground-based network of ADS-B receivers with the other being UAT. The optional upgrade to the transponders will include a Mode S Traffic Information Services (TIS) link. The transponders will also be able to display nearby air traffic in the cockpit on the GNS 430W, GNS 530W and GMX 200 displays. Garmin is at Booth 7619. SafeRoute starts with a yellow warning, which turns red if a pilot ignores it. 10 September 25, 2007 www.aviationweek.com/shownews http://www.aviationweek.com/shownews
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