FLYHT installs data system on Hawkers FLYHT Aerospace Solutions (Booth No. 2893) is installing its automated flight information reporting system AFIRS 228 on Hawker 750 through 900XP
models operating in Europe. Fractional ownership provider NetJets Europe will be the first to benefit from the new supplemental type certificate (STC).
EASA has granted the Calgary, Canada-based firm an “activation STC,” as a followon to a “provisions-only STC.” The provisions systems, already installed on 10 of NetJets Europe’s Hawkers, include the tray, wiring and antenna. NetJets Europe has ordered 30 AFIRS 228 complete kits. “It has taken us two and a half
years to reach this point,” said FLYHT president and CEO Bill Tempany. The equipment allows operators to monitor and manage aircraft operations in real time. If an aircraft encounters an emergency, FLYHT’s data streaming mode, FLYHTStream, triggers and automatically streams vital data, normally secured in the flight recorders, to designated
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sites on the ground in real time. The communications system provides the crew with voice and data services, using Iridium’s global satellite network. Services available through the AFIRS 228 include flight following, engine trending, live flight operational quality assurance (FOQA), exceedance reporting and fuel management. In addition, AFIRS 228 records the time the airplane leaves the FBO, takes off, etc. AFIRS 228 offers two Iridium channels. One transceiver provides global voice and data communications. The second provides redundant data messaging, should the voice channel be busy. Two wired or eight cordless handsets can be added in the cabin to ease communication. o
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Relax, It’s West Star. We understand. When you’re charged with managing your company’s multi-million dollar aviation asset, major maintenance or modification can be a scary prospect. Questions swirl in your head like “Will it be completed on time, as promised? Will there be more squawks when I leave than when I arrived? And will the final invoice be as estimated?” Only an MRO like West Star Aviation, that applies an unrelenting pursuit of quality and unmatched service can
eliminate these worries. Trained and experienced on your specific make and model of aircraft, you can be sure that all work performed at West Star will not only be up to their stringent standards, but will meet or exceed your expectations each and every time. So, next time you are faced with a maintenance, modification or overhaul decision, give us a call. Relax. It’s West Star.
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Polycast UV-SC is the latest addition that Spartech has made to its growing product line of structural transparencies targeting the aircraft, mass transit, automobile and architectural markets. Polycast embodies the technology to produce cast acrylic sheet in a variety of colors that block significant amounts of ultraviolet (UV) light and the near-infrared solar energy’s heat radiation while maintaining high visible light transmission. Spartech (Booth No. 2895), based in Stamford, Conn., claims that Polycast UV-SC is “the most practical and cost-effective optical grade monolithic glazing product in the marketplace.” The product, which is made of UV-blocking and solar heatcontrol, cell-cast acrylic, is said to be ideal for windshields, cabin, door and side windows, skylights, eyebrows and chin bubbles on fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, in all aviation segments. The aircraft-quality acrylic material is suitable for thermoforming and can be supplied in a variety of color shades, from near-colorless to standard colors traditionally used for aircraft, including night vision-compatible colors. It has a U.S. patent pending. Polycast material provides full UV protection for pilots and cooler, more comfortable interiors. o