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Advancd Helicopter Services
ADVANCED HELICOPTER
SERVICES announced an agree-

Garmin's
ESP-X on the
G3X Touch
display

GARMIN made several announcements in the last month.

First, it announced the availability of Electronic Stability and Protection
(ESP-X) technology for aircraft using Garmin's G3X autopilot servos.
According to the company, this electronic monitoring and stability augmentation system works to assist the pilot in maintaining the aircraft in a stable flight
condition. Available for the first time in this market, ESP-X functions independently of Garmin's G3X autopilot system and works in the background to provide an extra envelope of protection to help avoid inadvertent flight attitudes
and provide airspeed protection while the pilot is hand-flying the aircraft.
Garmin also announced the availability of the GI 205 stand-alone radar
altimeter display, which is included in a comprehensive bundle. Owners and
operators are offered an all-in-one solution to satisfy the April 24, 2017, Part
135 helicopter operating requirements set forth by the FAA last year. This
radar altimeter package includes the all-digital GRA 55 radar altimeter sensor, GI 205 radar altimeter indicator and two antennas.
In addition, Garmin said that initial orders of the GDL 84, the latest addition
to Garmin's lineup of certified ADS-B solutions, began shipping Feb. 10.
The company also noted that Gulfstream selected the GTX 3000 Mode S
Extended Squitter transponder and GDL 88 ADS-B datalink for the G2000
business jet.
Finally, the company unveiled Garmin Vantage, a family of existing ADS-B
solutions, serving a diverse number of aircraft and their operators, including
experimental, general aviation, helicopter, business and transport category
aircraft.
For more information, visit garmin.com. q

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ment with Turbomeca Mexico to
support Mexico, Central America
and the northern region of South
America with Level I, II and III
turbine-engine maintenance services.
According to the company, AHS
expanded its main facility at the
Watts-Woodland Airport, northwest
of Sacramento, California, to offer
the highest level of service and
support to this new service area.
AHS also recently opened a
helicopter maintenance and support facility in Provo, Utah, which
will provide regional support.
AHS's facilities in California and
Utah are both authorized service
centers for Airbus Helicopters,
AgustaWestland, Robinson and
Enstrom helicopters, as well as
being FAA Part 145 repair stations.
For more information, visit
advancedhelicopterservices.com. q

Maxcraft Avionics
MAXCRAFT AVIONICS

received FAA STC SR03498NY
(TCCA STC SH14-36) for installation of the Latitude Technologies
IONode Flight Data Monitor on
Sikorsky S-76 Series helicopters.
For more information, visit
maxcraft.ca. q

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