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gers to place and receive voice calls aboard business aircraft easily . The fully-certified Aircell Smartphone is Bluetoothcompatible for hands-free operation, includes an integrated audio jack for wired headsets and earbuds and offers interchangeable wireless or wired operation . The system is backward compatible with all Aircell Axxess communications systems currently in production and available as a drop-in replacement for current Aircell Axxess flush-mount handsets . Aircell also announced that the company is adding voice capabilities to its Gogo Biz service . The Aircell Smartphone will be fully compatible with the new Gogo Biz Voice service via the ATG 4000 and ATG 5000 systems . To learn more, visit www .aircell .com or call 303-301-3200 . Aspen Avionics Aspen Avionics of Albuquerque, N .M ., and Avidyne Corp . announced collaborative plans, enabling the Evolution EFD1000 primary flight display as the attitude source, mode annunciator and flight director command display for Avidyne’s new DFC90 digital autopilot . The integration package will be released later this year . Aspen introduced a series of enhancements that broaden the compatibility and expand the functionality of the Evolution flight display system . Among other enhancements, Aspen’s most recent product updates include Aspen’s Evolution EFD1000 approval for the Evolution system to emulate the Collins PN-101 HSI system, providing lateral and vertical deviation, heading and course datum inputs to compatible autopilots . Aspen also announced improved integration with Cobham’s S-TEC autopilots . The companies are working together to enable the Aspen EFD1000 to directly interface with the S-TEC 55X and 60-series autopilot computers for altitude pre-select, autopilot mode, and flight director functionality . According to Aspen, now all aircraft registered in Brazil that fall under Aspen’s AML have an approval path to install or expand Aspen’s glass cockpit products . The Brazilian STC has expanded to include the EFD1000 multi-function flight display, the EFD500 MFD, the EFD1000C3 Pro primary flight display and the EA100 attitude-based autopilot adapter for the most current approved model list of more than 900 aircraft, including larger Class III aircraft . Previously, the Brazilian STC only applied to the EFD1000 PFDs . To learn more, visit www .aspenavionics .com or call 888992-7736 or 505-856-5034 . Avidyne Corp. Avidyne of Lincoln, Mass ., announced the company’s partnership with Aspen Avionics to develop an interface
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between the Avidyne DFC90 autopilot and the Aspen Evolution EFD1000 . The new interface expands the retrofit market for Avidyne’s DFC90 autopilot while expanding the interface capability for Aspen’s EFD displays . The DFC90, Avidyne’s all-digital, attitude-based flight control system, provides the standard vertical and lateral modes of operation typically found in a turbine-class autopilot system, including flight director, altitude hold, airspeed hold, vertical speed hold, heading and navigation . Aspen Evolution displays are currently compatible with Avidyne’s TAS600 traffic advisory systems . The DFC90 is certified with Avidyne’s Entegra integrated flight deck displays in Cirrus aircraft . To learn more, visit www .avidyne .com or call 781-402-7400 . Buller Enterprises Buller Enterprises of Bismarck, N .D ., introduced its newest computer-aided router, the Panel Pro 5925 . The new system expands the capabilities of the 5624a model by adding a fully software-controlled Z-axis, allowing controlled 3-D operations such as countersinking, chamfering and inletting . The Panel Pro 5925 also features a heavyduty dual X-axis drive, 59-inch by 25-inch cutting area, production quality 3 .5 hp variable speed router, and AvCAM operating software with Auto Tool Path technology . The AvCAM software autoBuller Enterprises’ Panel Pro 5925 matically applies tool paths to DXF CAD files . Options available for the Panel Pro 5925 include the EG1 rotary engraver, the scribing diamond engraver, the Measure Pro touch probe to reverse engineer existing panels and the King Air spacer kit to mount panels with rolled edges while cutting . Edmo Distributors and Aero Express distribute the Panel Pro 5925 . To learn more, visit www .bullerent .com or call 701-2557640 . Cirris Systems Corp. Cirris Systems of Salt Lake City, Utah, unveiled additional pre-programmed connector libraries for its Pin-Sight system, a tool that helps assure correct pinning of electrical connectors . The company added the entire line of Sub-D and Micro-D connectors, bringing the number of total connectors now in the library to more than 15,000 . Pin-Sight’s high-res CCD camera guides the operator through the assembly process by electronically super-imposing, on a video monitor, a target circle around the correct
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