Avionics News January 2015 - 65

FreeFlight Systems

Astronics

FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS introduced the FTX-200 1090ES Transponder with integrated GPS system for Part 25 business aircraft. According to the company, the TCAS
I-compatible system is an alternative to expensive avionics upgrades for NextGen
ADS-B Out compliance.
The FTX-200 is for business jet operators who do not require diversity mode but
need an easily installed and high-performance ADS-B compliance solution using their
existing avionics systems. The system includes an approved ADS-B transponder
and an integrated 15-channel WAAS GPS/SBAS sensor as the rule-compliant highintegrity position source. It also enables integration with TCAS I systems.
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FreeFlight Systems also unveiled the FRX-250 system for Part 25 aircraft, integrating an ADS-B In FIS-B weather data receiver and a certified GPS/GNSS ADS-B
position source in a compact unit. According to the company, when paired with an
approved ADS-B transponder, the FRX-250 is a way to add NextGen compliance to
Part 25 aircraft.
The FRX-250 combines the FreeFlight Systems certified RANGR ADS-B In
receiver and its 1203C WAAS/GPS sensors currently installed in business and
commercial transport aircraft worldwide. In U.S. airspace, the ADS-B In receiver
enables FIS-B subscription-free NEXRAD and textual weather data for use on
existing aircraft displays or wirelessly via FreeFlight's FWF-125 Serial to Wi-Fi for
personal electronic device display.
As a position source approved for all ICAO jurisdictions, the integrated 15-channel
GPS/GNSS sensor is the foundation for a range of advanced capabilities for CPDLC,
TAWS/FMS and RNP 0.3 operations. It also is part of a fully rule-compliant ADS-B Out
system when paired with a compatible ARINC 743A certified transponder.
For more information, visit freeflightsystems.com. q

ASTRONICS unveiled a highresolution Max-Viz 1400 Enhanced
Vision System for fixed- and rotorwing general aviation platforms that
enhances safety in obscured visibility
during day or night operations.
The Company expects FAA type
certification and STC programs
to begin in early 2015, and the
equipment will be certified to DO160
standards.
For more information, visit
astronics.com. q

FreeFlight Systems FTX-200

FreeFlight Systems FRX-250

DAC International
DAC INTERNATIONAL, a
Greenwich AeroGroup company,
named KAREL VAN MEEKEREN
European director of marketing and
sales.
The company also named
JENNIFER SULLIVAN East Coast
regional sales manager.
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In other news...
DAC International received
EASA approval and supplemental
type certificate approval on its
UNS-1Lw Flight Management
System. The UNS-1Lw FMS and
LP/LPV monitor provides capability
for point-to-point navigation, as
well as all ARINC 424 leg types
including RF, SIDs, STARs,
holding patterns and instrument
approaches.
For more information, visit
dacint.com. q

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