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Universal Avionics Systems Corp.
UNIVERSAL AVIONICS SYSTEMS CORP. Chief Executive Officer PAUL
DEHERRERA recently became a volunteer pilot for the Experimental Aircraft

Association's Young Eagles Program.
DeHerrera has already flown students from the Tucson, Arizona, area in his
Cessna 172N, providing more than six Young Eagles their first flight experience.
"All it took was a brief conversation with Sean D. Tucker; his energy and
enthusiasm inspired me to get involved in the Young Eagles Program," DeHerrera
said. "As a young man, I was motivated to learn to fly by a Cessna salesman who let
me sit in a new Cessna 150. I look forward to sharing more flights and sparking this
same interest in aviation with our youth. It has already been an incredibly rewarding
experience."
The EAA Young Eagles Program was launched in 1992 to give interested young
people, ages 8-17, an opportunity to fly in a general aviation airplane. The program
supports a positive impact on the future of aviation and the lives of the world's youth.
*	 In	other	news...
Universal Avionics announced that its authorized dealer, Mid-Canada Mod Center,
achieved the first Transport Canada Civil Aviation Future Air Navigation System
certification with the UniLink UL-801 Communications Management Unit. The STC
was issued for MC2's FANS installation on a Falcon 50EX.
For more information, visit www.uasc.com. q

Universal Avionics Systems Corp.'s
Paul DeHerrera is a volunteer pilot for
the EAA's Young Eagles Program.

Genesys Aerosystems
GENESYS AEROSYSTEMS announced its HeliSAS
Helicopter Stability Augmentation System and Autopilot is
available for ordering for retrofit installation in Robinson
R44 series helicopters.
According to the company, the compact, lightweight
HeliSAS system is designed to reduce pilot workload
while providing precise control during all modes of flight,
regardless of wind conditions or shifts in weight. The
attitude stabilization and force feel features enhance
handling characteristics and mitigate inadvertent cyclic
control inputs that could result in dangerous attitudes. The
HeliSAS system's two-axis autopilot allows for heading and
NAV hold as well as vertical speed and altitude hold.
"HeliSAS was initially designed for the Robinson

platform, and we are excited about extending the HeliSAS
safety benefits to the Robinson community," said JAMIE
LUSTER, director of sales and marketing.
In addition to the R44 series, the HeliSAS system
is certified for installation on Bell 206B, 206L and 407
helicopters, as well as Eurocopter EC130 and AS350
aircraft.
In other news...
Genesys Aerosystems surpassed 1,500 FAA and
international STCs for its S-TEC line of autopilot systems,
covering nearly every make and model of general aviation
airplanes and helicopters and about half of all U.S.
autopilot certifications issued.
For more information, visit www.genesys-aerosystems.com. q

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