Avionics News

When Garmin’s Emergency Autoland got world attention in 2019, thoughts immediately turned to retrofitting the system in existing planes. Six years later and still limited to turbines, Emergency Autoland and Garmin Autothrottle has become a growing OEM standard on the Piper M600 and M700 turboprop singles, current-gen Cirrus Vision Jets where it’s called Safe Return, on the Daher TBM940 where it’s called HomeSafe, and on the HondaJet Elite II. There’s solid momentum. At the NBAA Convention last October, Textron announced that Emergency Autoland would be standard in the new third-gen Citation M2, CJ3 and CJ4 light jets. Learn more about Autoland retrofits from Larry Anglisano in Avionics News at https://lnkd.in/gQeyE_fb. #avionics

The phrase “Build it and they will come,” from the 1989 movie “Field of Dreams” about a baseball field, poses a key question for air taxi developers: Will real passengers and cargo arrive in the next decade to create a new market? Returns from billions of dollars in investments on innovative air vehicles depend on the answer. Check out the full story by aviation journalist David Hughes at https://lnkd.in/gk2ehjic

FAA and Safety Experts Grapple with Artificial Intelligence by David Hughes: https://lnkd.in/g65dzFWi Artificial intelligence is entering the civil aviation arena, presenting significant safety implications for an untested technology that will impact aerospace design, production, maintenance, record-keeping, and asset management. In its July 2024 release of the “Roadmap for Artificial Intelligence Safety Assurance,” the Federal Aviation Administration outlines various applications of AI. In response to questions, the agency stated that this roadmap will guide its efforts to learn how to use AI safely in aircraft and related systems. #avionics

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The St. Louis area aviation community has created a Regional Aerospace and Aviation Task Force to help meet the growing need for trained technicians. Catch the entire story by journalist Dale Smith in Avionics News at https://lnkd.in/gT7re3FZ. #avionics #aviation #workforcedevelopment

Among the many items that contribute to operating overhead is hangar-keeper’s insurance. Don’t let the name fool you. Just because you rent your hangar workspace from an FBO or another third-party landlord not connected to your operation, it’s financial suicide in the making by not having the right insurance in place should something happen to a customer’s airplane or a pedestrian who is injured in your operations. Full story by Larry Anglisano at https://lnkd.in/g9g5hHNk.

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At Pitt Meadows Airport in British Columbia, Canada, and Skagit Regional Airport in Burlington, Washington, Turbolyft’s aircraft maintenance engineers customize and equip special mission rotorcraft. Whether it’s helping operators fight fires, conduct aerial surveys, inspect pipelines and powerlines, report news from the air or chase bad guys, they’re bringing the industry’s latest technology and equipment to bear on Airbus Helicopters’ AS350, AS355 and HI30 airframes. Check out our AEA member profile on Turbolyft Aerospace Corporation written by Christine Knauer at https://lnkd.in/emSh4xhz #avionics

The growing popularity of in-flight entertainment and cabin management systems is closely tied to the steady increases in business jet range. The longer the flight, the more the passengers want to be entertained. Of course, manufacturers were quick to offer a plethora of options, ranging from multidisc CD players to moving maps to hard drives full of movies. Then, as satellite connectivity gained in popularity, so did streaming live news, sports, and movies. Check out "Innovative Advantage: Simplifying the IFE Conundrum" by Dale Smith at https://lnkd.in/g6GCykn7. #avionics #technology

The annual Avionics News Technical Training Exam is now available for avionics technicians and AEA members. Individuals who pass the exam receive credit toward their repair station training program requirements, IA renewal, AMT awards, and the AEA Avionics Training Excellence Award. Access to the test takes place for AEA members through the AERO platform, which allows exams to be graded in real time, certificates to be downloaded instantly, and a record to be retained for each participant. Don’t have all 12 issues of Avionics News from the past year? No problem. They are all available in the digital archives right at your fingertips. Take the test at avionicsnews.net. #AEA #avionics #training