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the crew. To help with that, we have developed several
tools to facilitate better learning and enhance the learning
environment.
" All our tools are EASA compliant, where applicable,
and we are updating our tools if necessary due to changes
in the regulation. We strive to deliver the best tools
available for classroom training, and we are constantly
in the process of developing new tools and updating
existing training tools. "
Agner told AEA Convention attendees, " We create
simple simulations of complex situations, where
(trainees) can learn about the real world without the cost
of consequences. Active learning is the link between the
classroom and the real world. MAYDAY is the concept
that's the key to active learning. It will display the time,
the cost and the risk of your decisions and corroborate
with human factors impact and introduce best practices. "
For more information, visit aeroteam.dk.
Aircraft Lighting International
Aircraft Lighting International has been providing
solutions for GA and business aircraft since 1998, and
" in those early years, it was a little bit difficult to get
those LEDs onto aircraft, " Shervin Rezaie told AEA
Convention attendees. " But these days, everybody wants
LEDs, and that's for a good reason. We all have them
in our homes, in our cars,
and the benefits of LED
solutions are amplified in
aviation.
" First off, you got no
Aircraft Lighting International's
replacement LEDs are
interchangeable with existing 12 mm
fluorescent lamps using an adapter.
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glass, so you're eliminating
the breakage issue, and
you have solid-state
construction that leads to a
more durable product, with
a longer lifespan and, most
importantly, greater light
output. Aircraft Lighting
International specializes in
self-ballasted LED systems
that allow you to bypass
the high-voltage and often
dangerous ballasts. "
Discussing his company's
flagship product, he said,
" We're getting rid of those
bi-pin fluorescent tubes, and bypassing them, having all
the same benefits of our existing self-ballasted LEDs,
with one extra benefit, which is the built-in dimming. So
you can keep your existing controls and, just through the
use of an adapter, upgrade your entire aircraft to LED. "
Rezaie played a video for attendees, demonstrating the
new LED light source's plug-and-play capability: Unplug
the fluorescent tubes' ballast and plug in the adapter.
Dimming and other features were immediately available.
According to the company, all of Aircraft Lighting
International's replacement LEDs are 100%
interchangeable with existing 12 mm fluorescent lamps
and require no rewiring, no new lamp holders, no new
connectors, no new dimmers and no new controllers.
For more information, visit aircraftlighting.com.
Airtext
As its name implies, Airtext is in the business of
providing communications links to an airborne aircraft,
allowing passengers and crew to stay connected
electronically with business, friends and family contacts
" without the high cost of a traditional internet option, "
according to the company's website.
Jonathan Pinson, general manager at Airtext, told
AEA Convention attendees, " Our primary product is the
Airtext+, that
allows up to 16
simultaneous
users to use
the system and
connect via
iOS or Android
apps. It uses
the worldwide
Iridium network;
it works
Airtext+
everywhere in the world. The box is about a pound and is
about the size of a paperback book.
" It allows everyone on board to email, talk, text, send
WhatsApp messages and access moving-map data. It's
great as an internet alternative for people who don't want
the large usage fees or installation expenses. It's great
for smaller Part 23 aircraft, and recently, we've had a
lot of Part 25s, who may have an internet-based system
domestically but can't see spending the money " for a
worldwide satellite-based solution.
Pinson told attendees Airtext is continuing to do well,
with 60% growth year over year. " We've had a lot of
dealers tell us that if the interior's out or (there's) an
existing Iridium antenna, they can (install) the box in
http://aircraftlighting.com http://aeroteam.dk
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