Avionics News December 2013 - 67

Gulfstream
* In other news...
The Gulfstream G650
FlightSafety International
recently completed the
announced a new chapter
fastest westbound, aroundin their training partnership
the-world flight for a
to address the importance
non-supersonic aircraft.
of proper aircraft ground
The ultra-long-range,
handling and servicing
ultra-largecabin company
during transient operations.
flagship circled the globe
For a limited time, the
in 41 hours, 7 minutes,
FlightSafety eLearning
establishing a world record
course, G350/G450/
in the C-1.l aircraft class.
G500/G550/G650 Ground
The record was officially
Handling and Servicing, will
certified by the National
The Gulfstream flight crew for the G650's around-the-world record includes
be available to fixed based
Aeronautic Association
(from left) Tom Horne, Bud Ball, Eric Parker, Ross Oetjen and John McGrath.
operator personnel at no
and the Fédération
charge to reinforce how ground handlers should move and
Aéronautique Internationale in September.
service Gulfstream aircraft. This collaborative initiative targets
The G650, the fastest certified civilian aircraft, recorded an
FBOs that provide support for large-cabin Gulfstream aircraft.
average speed of 568.5 miles per hour (915 kilometers per
The course covers all facets of handling and servicing,
hour) on the journey, claiming 22 city-pair speed records in the
including parking, aircraft safety walkaround, fueling, towing
process. The G650 now has a total of 38 records since setting
and mooring, water servicing, lavatory servicing, window
its first (Burbank, Calif., to Savannah) in January 2011.
cleaning, and snow and ice removal. Best practices developed
For more information, contact Gulfstream at
and used are explained and demonstrated in detail.
www.gulfstream.com. q
GULFSTREAM

AEROSPACE CORP. and

Aspen Avionics
ASPEN AVIONICS' EA100 autopilot adapter is now
approved for the Century 21, 31, 41, 2000 and 4000
autopilot systems. The EA100 is approved to replace the
Century 52D266, 52D267 and 52C attitude indicators.
EA100 replacement of Century attitude indicators used with
autopilot models IIB, III and IV are expected to be approved
in the near future.
According to the company, the EA100 provides a digitalto-analog data conversion between the Evolution 1000 and
an aircraft's attitude-based autopilot system. The adapter
enables the Evolution Flight Display's attitude heading and

reference system to provide accurate and reliable attitude
information directly to the autopilot.
Additionally, the EA100 has the capability to immediately
disengage the autopilot if an AHRS fault is detected.
This feature provides unprecedented levels of safety
improvement over legacy systems where an autopilot would
continue to respond to attitude commands from the gyro -
even if that gyro's performance had become degraded or
otherwise inoperative.
For more information, contact Aspen Avionics at 505856-5034 or visit www.aspenavionics.com. q

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