Avionics News December 2012 - 65

Sporty’s Pilot Shop
SPORTY’S offers the EZPlotter as one of the easiest plotters available. To use the EZPlotter, simply place it on top of the departure airport on a sectional chart and move the arm to the destination. The plotter will display the distance and course to your destination with no calculations required. Measuring 11 inches by 4.75 inches, the EZPlotter is virtually indestructible so you can toss it in your flight bag with no worry, according to the company. “Plotters should make preflight planning easier,” said JOHN ZIMMERMAN, Sporty’s vice president. “That’s why we designed the EZPlotter to give pilots the information they need — fast.” ● In other news... HAL SHEVERS, Sporty’s founder and chairman, received the Edward J. Parish Pacesetter Award, presented by

Hal and Sandy Shevers (left) receive the Edward J. Parrish Pacesetter Award from Phil Boyer, former AOPA president.

the Clermont County, Ohio, Chamber of Commerce in November. The award is named in honor of long-time former Chamber president Ed Parish and is presented annually to honor a businessperson living or

working in Clermont County who has genuine concern for the welfare of Clermont County and its residents and who has exhibited outstanding qualities of character, citizenship and leadership. “Although it’s great to be recognized,” Shevers said, “I must say that everything happening at Sporty’s is a team effort. None of our activities would be possible without our dedicated employees who care about Clermont County as much as I do.” During the award presentation, Shevers and Sporty’s were cited for contributions to the community in maintaining the airport, providing steady employment opportunities and supporting the University of Cincinnati’s Clermont Campus. For more information, contact Sporty’s Pilot Shop at 1-800-SPORTYS or visit www.sportys.com. q

StandardAero
STANDARDAERO announced it has signed an agreement with ACSS to offer its line of advanced automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast products for business jets. Installing ADS-B-capable products are part of the FAA’s NextGen initiative. “ADS-B is a cornerstone technology of the FAA’s NextGen airspace redesign project,” said JEREMY THOMAS, avionics product director, StandardAero.

“Our customers want to take advantage of the safety and operational efficiencies of ADS-B and NextGen. We’re working with ACSS to bring its certified and performing systems into business jet platforms.” ACSS’s ADS-B applications for business jets include surface area movement management and CDTI assisted visual separation. In addition to the ADS-B products from ACSS, StandardAero is offering

its customers a chance to upgrade their TCAS II products from ACSS to Change 7.1 software. The European Aviation Safety Agency issued a mandate requiring that the traffic alert and collision avoidance systems on aircraft operating in European airspace be upgraded to Change 7.1 software by no later than Dec. 1, 2015, to retrofit existing aircraft. For more information, contact StandardAero at www.standardaero.com. q

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