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graphics display, using three software-defined buttons, or
soft keys . The PMA 450 also comes with a digital recorder
- allowing the pilot to play back ATC clearances, for
example - and a marker beacon receiver is optional .
In addition to its built-in IntelliAudio capability, the
PMA 450 sports a front-panel-mounted USB port, which
provides recharging for a pilot or passenger's personal
electronic device . This feature recognizes the popularity of
smartphones and tablets for running a moving-map application, for flight planning and for other in-cockpit uses .
By placing a USB connector on the device's front panel,
PS Engineering is eliminating the time, effort and cost
necessary to install a dedicated power supply connection,
ensuring a PED's utility in the aircraft .
Scheuer told attendees he expects the first PMA 450
units to ship by the end of June .
To learn more, visit www .ps-engineering .com .
Rockwell Collins
Julia Schmitt introduced AEA Convention attendees to
two of her company's newest products . She unveiled a
new, optional, personal tablet mount for the company's
Venue HD cabin management and entertainment system,
which allows passengers to securely mount, charge and
more easily operate Apple iPads and Samsung Galaxy
Tabs . According to the company, the new tablet mount
seamlessly integrates with the aircraft's cabin management system, providing a more ergonomic way to use
personal electronic devices in the airplane cabin, whether
as a media source or - with Rockwell Collins apps - to
control the cabin environment and the company's Airshow
Moving Map with real-time flight information . For cabins
equipped with the company's Venue wireless audio/video
on-demand capability or its Skybox streaming service,
passengers with tablets can access digital content already
on board .
Earlier, the company introduced Airshow 500, which
it labeled the first 3-D moving map system for light business jets . The new product comes fully loaded with highly

Rockwell Collin's
Venue tablet arm

detailed worldwide maps and other standard features,
including passenger-selectable languages . The new offering also features a broad range of GUI-based user-setting
options, more than any previous Airshow product, which
are adjustable anytime, anywhere . Rockwell Collins said
its Airshow 500 is a "thoroughly modernized, lighter-weight
drop-in replacement" for its Airshow 400, 410 and Airshow
Network (without information ticker), and provides onaircraft control of a wide variety of options . It's compatible
with legacy monitors as well as newer widescreen displays with digital inputs .
Airshow 500 also is compatible with Rockwell Collins'
Airshow interactive app for the Apple iPad . Through an
onboard wireless access point connected to the Airshow
500, passengers can view a display of the outside world
from any direction the iPad is pointed, plus interactive
information including a user-controlled information ticker .
To learn more, visit www .rockwellcollins .com .
Sandia Aerospace
When considering a
new glass-panel installation, many customers
may be discouraged by
the lack of options for
standby instrumentation:
Why install more steam
gauges when everything else is on a flatpanel display? Sandia
Aerospace's newest
product, the SAI 340
Sandia's SAI 340 Quattro
Quattro, is designed to
answer that question by
providing a cost-effective replacement for steam-gauge
standby instruments in EFIS-equipped aircraft . The
Quattro displays indicated airspeed, barometric altitude,
roll and pitch, and provides slip indication .
According to the company, Sandia's SAI 340 Quattro
displays air transport-quality graphics in an easy-toread EFIS presentation . The unit is powered by a small,
rechargeable lithium battery that guarantees 30 minutes of
operation and can operate for up to two hours . Other features of the Quattro include pilot-entered barometric correction, automatic and manual backlight control, internal
battery-charge status, and a panel-tilt configuration . The
SAI 340 Quattro is designed to fit a standard 3-inch instrument hole mounting, and requires only DC power and
connections to the aircraft's pitot and static systems .
The SAI 340 Quattro 4-in-1 standby indicator is
approved under six different TSOs, including TSO-C2d
(Type B), TSO-C3e, TSO-C4c, TSO-C10b (Type I), TSOC113a and TSO-C201 (A5 HX T7) . It also meets RTCA
DO-347, DO 178C (Level C) and DO 160G standards . It
will retail for $3,595 . The company expects the new product will be available in the third quarter of 2014 .
To learn more, visit www .sandia .aero .
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