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PS Engineering
Gary Picou, PS Engineering's vice president, introduced the company's PAC45, the latest in its comprehensive line of audio panels. The PAC45 is designed for
the special-mission market and features MultiTalker, a
patented technology developed by the Wright Patterson
Air Force Base and exclusively licensed to PS Engineering. The technology allows crew members to locate up
to six communication radios spatially in their headset. By
leveraging what is sometimes referred to as the "cocktail
party effect" - the human brain's ability to directionally
distinguish unimportant conversations from critical ones
- the audio-processing technology allows crew members
to orient audio from those six individual radios in any one
of nine unique positions within a stereo headset.
With a design focusing on special-mission audio
requirements, the PAC45 addresses those operators'
unique needs with features like enabling up to three
control heads (pilot, co-pilot, mission observers/specialists) with single hub, Bluetooth connectivity for telephone
and music streaming, full-duplex satellite telephone
capability, volume controls for all switched receivers,
CVR output and ICS call functions. The new unit also
provides unlimited dealer-configured bezel legends, four
unswitched inputs, night-vision goggle compatibility and
PS Engineering's patented IntelliVOX intercom squelch.
The PAC45 is pin-compatible with the NAT AMS
series of special-mission audio controllers, allowing
relatively easy upgrades to legacy systems. For MultiTalker operation, the only additional wiring required is
to accommodate the stereo audio where only monaural
capability was installed. Since the PAC45 is all-digital,
connections to supported control heads require few
wires. No external computers are required to configure
the PAC45; it's all done from the front panel, according
to the company.
PS Engineering expects initial deliveries of the
PAC45 to begin in mid-2017. It will be FAA-certified to
the most recent standards.
For more information, visit ps-engineering.com.

PS Engineering's PAC45

Robotic Skies
As commercial unmanned aircraft systems become
more capable and are integrated into the airspace
system, one question their popularity poses is who
will maintain them and their systems. Brad Hayden,
president and CEO of
Robotic Skies, believes
his company has the
answer: a brokered
network of FAA Part
145-approved repair
stations located across
nearly every region of
the world and optimized
to provide certification,
maintenance and
repair for the emerging
commercial UAS fleet.
Drawing on only the best maintenance organizations
currently maintaining manned aircraft, Robotic Skies
is offering a comprehensive, turnkey field service
program it said is designed to keep UAS flying safely
and affordably.
At this year's edition of the AEA Convention,
Hayden briefed attendees on a new partnership
his company has with uAvionix Corp. to perform
installation and field maintenance work for its line
of avionics products designed for commercial drone
aircraft, which uAvionix said are "the world's smallest,
lightest and most affordable ADS-B transceivers,
transponders and GPS receivers." As part of the
partnership agreement, Robotic Skies will provide
sales, installation and ongoing field support for
uAvionix customers through its global network of
service centers.
Among the products covered by the agreement
are uAvionix's recently announced FYXNAV GPS
position source, an FAA TSO C199-approved device,
which includes a receiver and antenna, and which
the company noted provides high-integrity GPS
inputs to drone autopilot navigation systems and
ADS-B equipment. Additionally, uAvionix offers the
Ping2020 (978 UAT) and Ping1090 (1090ES) ADS-B
transceivers, which the company claimed are the
smallest and lightest available.
"Companies like uAvionix and Robotic Skies
represent the future of the unmanned aerospace
industry," Hayden said. "We are excited to count
uAvionix as a manufacturing partner, and look
forward to servicing their customers now, and as the
unmanned market develops."
For more information, visit roboticskies.com.

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