Avionics News April 2013 - 98

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SPORTY’S PILOT SHOP announced that Jonathan Evans of Bedford, Texas,
is the winner of its Alaska Seaplane Adventure Sweepstakes. Evans will travel to
Moose Pass, Alaska, to earn his single-engine sea rating with Alaska Float Ratings
in a PA-18 Super Cub.
“We can’t help but be a bit jealous of our winner,” said MICHAEL WOLF, Sporty’s
president and CEO. “Jonathan will spend five days flying around remote mountain
lakes, tight canyons and spectacular glaciers. I just may have to accompany him to
make sure everything goes smoothly.”
Any customer who placed an order with Sporty’s Pilot Shop between Aug. 1, 2012,
and Feb. 8, 2013, was automatically entered into the Alaska Seaplane Adventure
Sweepstakes.
The complete package includes round-trip airfare to Anchorage for the winner
and a companion, 10 hours of flight time and three hours of ground instruction, plus
examiner’s fee and four-night accommodation in a picturesque cabin on the lake.
“It’s a $5,000 value,” Wolf said. “But the experience will be priceless. We’re
delighted to offer this unique opportunity in partnership with Alaska Float Ratings.”
For more information on Sporty’s Sweepstakes, visit sportys.com/sweepstakes.
This year, Sporty’s will award a Legend Cub as part of its annual New Aircraft
Sweepstakes. The winner of the Legend Cub will be announced live during Sporty’s
Fly-In on Saturday, May 18, 2013. q

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Becker Avionics
The Utah Highway Patrol/Department
of Public Safety Aero Bureau, selected
the BECKER AVIONICS DVCS6100
digital airborne audio control system
for its newly ordered AS350 B3e multimission helicopter.
The aircraft will initially deliver in May
2013, followed by the completion phase at
Hanger One Avionics’ facility in Carlsbad,
Calif.
During that time, the aircraft will be
outfitted with a law enforcement mission
package, including the popular DVCS6100
digital ICS.
The new Eurocopter AS350 B3e aircraft
is one of the first of its type to be used by
a law enforcement agency in the U.S. The
aircraft joins two other AS30 B2 AStar’s
already in operation with Utah DPS.
The Becker DVCS6100 was chosen
by the DPS Aero Bureau due to its
unique ability to effectively manage
and control all audio sources in the
aircraft. Becker’s digital multichannel
audio and intercom system, with its
software-configurable profiles, provides
the flexibility to specifically customize
the system to meet the demanding
operational requirements of airborne Law
Enforcement organizations.
“In the past year, at least a dozen
agencies have decided to go digital and
have selected our DVCS6100 for their
airborne audio management system,
either in a new aircraft installation or as a
retrofit solution with existing aircraft,” said
BRETT GARDNER of Becker Avionics.
For more information, contact Becker
Avionics at 954-450-3137 or visit
www.beckerusa.com. q
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