"Excellence through Experience"
Bringing 20th Century Aircraft into the 21st Century.
Avionics Systems and Equipment Integration
FAA Certifications
Project and Maintenance Supervision
On Site Representation
Avionics AOG Technical Support
No Job Too Small; No Plane Too Old
Fred Hill, FAA-DER - On Staff: . .
-Consultant FAA Systems & Equipment Designated Engineering Representative
-35 Years Aviation Electronics Experience
Dave Morales, Marketing and Business Development - On Staff: . .
- 26 years experience in Avionics and aircraft systems.
- OEM and Aftermarket Sales and Marketing to Airlines, Operators, Completion Centers.
Ralph Ricks, Owner: . . habla espanol ..
- Field Support Engineer Specialist
- 26 years full time in Transport Category Avionics
- Heavily involved with new avionics equipment certifications at OEM and airlines
- 1992 Airline Avionics Institute Volare Award for Outstanding Customer Support
- Patent for "Simplified Distance Display Integration.."
- Patent for "System and Method for Integrating LNAV and VNAV with Autopilots for Existing Aircraft"
- - Required for flight above FL 290 in EU
* FM Immunity for VHF Navigation Receivers
- - Required in EU
*BRNAV - - Required in EU
* DFDR, Digital Flight Data Recorder
- - FAR 121.344; 18 Parameters+, depending on age and equipage
* RVSM, Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum
- - FAA map at http://www.faa.gov/ats/ato/status_ww.htm
* Mode S Transponder Flight ID and Enhanced Surveillance
- - March 2003 in EU
* TCAS II, Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System
- - FAR 121.356: Required for all aircraft entering US airspace, and much of Rest of World.
* ACAS, Airborne Collision Avoidance System; upgrade to TCAS II Processor
- - Required in EU
* TAWS, Terrain Avoidance and Warning System
- - FAR 121.354: required by March 29, 2005; new 121 aircraft are now equipped.
* Windshear Detection and Warning System
- - FAR 121.358: required on all N-registered aircraft operated in the US.
NOTE: This list is preliminary. We welcome revisions and additions.
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