Avionics News April 2015 - 91

Universal Avionics Systems Corp.

UNIVERSAL AVIONICS SYSTEMS CORP. was selected by Piedmont

Airlines Inc., headquartered in Salisbury, Maryland, to provide GPS-based flight
management systems for retrofit to the Dash 8 series 100 fleet.
This contract is in addition to a previous award to provide multifunction displays for this same fleet.
"This award for the Dash 8 represents a lot of hard work on the part of
Piedmont's leadership team and one of our top authorized dealers, Field
Aviation of Toronto," said NORM MATHEIS, regional sales manager in Canada
for Universal Avionics. "It also demonstrates efforts on our part to maintain
our position as the premier supplier of advanced flight deck technologies for
the Bombardier Q-Series/Dash 8 regional turboprop. Solely VOR/DME-based
navigation can't be part of the equation anymore for a U.S. regional airline. In
standardizing for the Q-Series, Piedmont will benefit from Universal Avionics'
FMS innovations while realizing operational efficiencies through investment in
technology."
According to Universal Avionics, Piedmont has been a long-term operator of
Universal Avionics FMS in its Q300 fleet. The new FMS will support operations
with all procedural leg types in accordance with ARINC 424. This sophisticated
capability allows flying the most complex procedures such as a heading to altitude, precision arc, procedure turn, holding pattern and more - all the necessary maneuvers required to accurately fly SIDs, STARs and approaches.
* In other news...
Universal Avionics completed its first round of DAU testing for the InSight
Integrated Flight Deck. The company also said that rotorcraft environmental testing
for Universal Avionics AHS-525 AHRS is near completion, and that the Universal
Avionics SBAS-FMS now offers a major step toward ADS-B compliance.
For more information, visit uasc.com. q

Becker Avionics
BECKER AVIONICS said its
DVCS6100 Digital Audio system and Polycon wireless communication system was chosen
by the California Highway
Patrol Office of Air Operations
for integration into its recent
purchase of new fleet-replacement helicopters and fixed-wing
aircraft.
Initial aircraft deliveries of
CHP's new AS350 B3 helicopters started late last year, and
the first GippsAero GA8 Airvan
delivery recently took place.
Both new aircraft fleets are
expected to be delivered within
three years.
Since market introduction,
more than 1,500 DVCS systems have been delivered to
commercial and military customers worldwide.
* In other news...
Becker Avionics introduced a
new ADS-B based tracking and
surveillance system for flight
and ground operations. The
system is called ATLASS, short
for ADS-B Traffic Localization
and Surveillance System.
According to the company, ATLASS is a stand-alone
ADS-B traffic monitoring system
that provides a recognized air
and ground situational awareness picture.
For more information, visit
becker-avionics.com. q

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