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communication, obtaining digital ATIS and text-based
weather information products and high-resolution weather
graphics, when used with compatible displays .
To learn more, visit www .uasc .com .

Universal Avionics' UniLink
UL-800/801 Communications
Management Unit

Universal Avionics Systems Corp.
Robert Randall introduced Universal's Software Control
Number 31 .0 for the UniLink UL-800/801 Communications
Management Unit during the AEA Convention . He told
attendees Universal's latest software release will provide its UniLink customers the necessary controllerpilot datalink communications message sets to meet
EUROCONTROL's Link 2000+ requirements, which are
set to go into effect Feb . 5, 2015 .
The new software release also seeks to simplify messaging when using different regional systems . Thanks
to incompatibilities between FANS 1/A messaging and
Link 2000+ airspace, SCN 31 .0 also features FANS/ATN
CPDLC message harmonization . Universal said SCN 31 .0
meets operators' need for consistency in operation and
human factors for all FANS CPDLC and ATN CPDLC messaging in both continental Europe and oceanic airspace .
The company's UL-800/801 CMU is designed to
provide superior digital communications between crew
and ATC using the aircraft's VHF Data Radio VDR,
SatCom or airborne telephone equipment . Even before
SCN 31 .0, support for ACARS messaging using VHF
Data Link (VDL) Mode 2 was included in the two CMUs,
meeting current and future European requirements . The
UL-800/801's latest software release implements TSOC160A compliance, ensuring operational flexibility in North
America, in oceanic airspace, and over Europe .
With introduction of SCN 31 .0, Universal is offering
three basic versions of its UL-800/801 hardware, Randall
said . These include the standard UL-800, the UL-801,
which incorporates a VDR transceiver, and the choice of
either the UL-800 or the -801 with Link 2000+ capability .
Operators with existing UL-800/801s may upgrade their
equipment to SCN 31 .0, or it can be requested aboard
units destined for new installations . Universal's UniLink
CMUs offer datalink opportunities flight planning, ATC

Velocity Aerospace
Velocity Aerospace is the new name for the familiar
maintenance and repair services previously offered by
JDC Company, DCL Avionics and Triumph Instruments
and Avionics . Among the services historically offered
by what is now the Velocity Aerospace brand are costeffective repair options for defective Collins TCAS antennas . Prior to Velocity's development and writing of its
own repair specification, the only option available for a
defective Collins TCAS antenna was outright replacement .
Instead, Velocity's program allows repair and overhaul of
these antennas, which has proven successful over time,
saving customers substantial costs .
The company's Jeanne Meade told AEA Convention
attendees that Velocity has developed a new repair service for the Collins FDU-70 flux detector used in slaved
heading systems aboard many business and transport aircraft . The new capability means Velocity's offered services
include complete overhaul and repair of the FDU-70 and
its associated systems, as well as sales and exchange .
Meade also said it is close to announcing approval
to overhaul and repair position sensors found on many
Learjet airplanes . The position sensors are used in aileron trim, rudder trim, elevator trim, wing flap and nosewheel position-sensing, with up to six per aircraft . Prior
to Velocity's developing program, there was no repair or
overhaul capability for these components . The company
said its expected capabilities also will include sales and
exchange of these components . In addition to these two
new programs, Velocity said its MRO business offers
related services for more than 40,000 aircraft and avionics
system components .
To learn more, visit www .velocityaerospace .com . q

Velocity has developed a new repair service for the Collins
FDU-70 flux detector.

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