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Intercontinental Jet Service Corp.
ijetservice.com * Tulsa, Oklahoma

Number of Employees: 45
Installers/technicians involved
in the project?
*
Joseph Hensley
(avionics manager)
*
Sean Impey (lead technician)
*
Aaron Taylor (technician)
Aircraft type: Beech King Air 200
What was the project's objective?
Upgrade the Pro Line 21 avionics
suite with ADS-B, synthetic vision and
graphical weather/maps capability.
When was the project started?
May 2, 2019
When was the project completed?
June 26, 2019

What makes this
installation unique?
This installation was our first
experience with a B200 equipped with
the Pro Line 21 suite.
Did you encounter any problems
while working on the project?
Relatively minor problems were
encountered during this installation. For
the technical complexity of the install,
it was fairly trouble free. Software load
order is crucial. The GPS almanac
update happened right before powering
up the system and delayed us a week.
How did you resolve
these problems?
Careful examination of the software
load procedures and STCs showed
where certain elements needed to

When receiving information via FIS-B, pilots are
reminded to consider latency-of-information issues that
can average about 20 minutes for NEXRAD imagery. The
following is from the FAA's website describing ADS-B In:
"FIS-B information, including weather information,
NOTAMs, and TFR areas, are intended only for advisory use for the sole purpose of assisting in long- and
near-term planning and decision-making. The system
lacks sufficient resolution and updating capability
necessary for tactical aerial maneuvering around localized weather phenomena. In particular, in extreme
scenarios, the oldest weather radar data on the display
can be up to 15 to 20 minutes older than the display's

be loaded before others to
successfully integrate the
systems.
What did you learn
from this project?
All involved became intimately
more familiar with Pro Line 21 and
its architecture.
What was the
customer's response?
The chief pilot was thrilled with
the addition of synthetic vision.
The enhanced graphical weather
and charts give him increased
situational awareness. He is
currently pursuing upgrades to
the rest of the fleet.

Any additional comments?
The ability for us to upgrade an
already sophisticated integrated
flight system is an asset to all of
our customers seeking enhanced
situational awareness and a better
age indication for that weather
data. Also,
FIS-B
flyingradar
experience.
Intercontinental
information must not be used
in
lieu
of
a
standard
Jet Service Corp. is a Mitsubishi
preflight briefing.
service center and an authorized
"The ceiling for FIS-B is 24,000 feet (FL240); howPiaggio service center. IJSC
ever, it is expected that users can receive the FIS-B
has capabilities of handling
service above that altitude. Some FIS-B products will
major inspections, structural
only include data up to or near FL240; however, winds
avionics
and temps aloft will extendand
up to
FL390."upgrades, and
specializes
in the
turbo
prop aircraft
Since the FAA started FIS-B
broadcasts,
processing
and
legacy
jet
aircraft.
q
system has improved and some avionics process updates
more quickly. The result: shorter latency cycles for some
systems and software combinations - but still not short
enough to match real-time live weather radar. q

A Beech King Air 200 Pro Line 21 enhancement with synthetic vision, XM weather and charts.
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