AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2018 - 47

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NEWS FROM HAI
ROTORCRAFT PILOT, MECHANIC
SHORTFALLS QUANTIFIED
Who's forecasting the supply of
future helicopter pilots and mechanics?
"There's a large focus around the world
on the pilot shortage issue-there's very
little talk on the mechanic shortages,"
said Beth Bjerke of the University of
North Dakota. And there's been little
attention specifically on the rotorcraft
segment, she added.
KOPTER ANNOUNCES SH09 ORDERS
Marenco Swisshelicopter announced
that it is rebranding its fast-growing
business. The company said the name
change to Kopter marks a new chapter
in the company's history, as it progresses
through its flight test program and
transitions from an engineering company
to a manufacturing company. Its SH09
single-engine helicopter offers a large
cabin/cargo volume, excellent hot and
high performance, and modular configuration.
AIRBUS HELICOPTERS ANNOUNCES
TEXAS TRAINING CENTER
Airbus Helicopters announced that it will
join forces with Thales and Helisim to
construct a new, state-of-the-art helicopter pilot and maintenance crew training
center in Texas. The Airbus Helicopters
training center in North America will be
located at the headquarters of Airbus
Helicopters Inc. in Grand Prairie.
FLIGHTSAFETY EXPANDS HELICOPTER
TRAINING
FlightSafety International announced
that a simulator for the Sikorsky S-76B
has entered service at its Lafayette,
Louisiana, learning center. The company
also said it is offering a new series of
Sikorsky S-70A courses at its West Palm
Beach, Florida, center that are designed
to provide a path for FAA type certification and recurrent training in the S-70A
Black Hawk.
BELL SHORTENS NAME
Bell Helicopter is no more. The Textron
company and global aircraft manufacturer has begun a rebranding, and now will
go by simply Bell. The new brand strategy and modernized logo are rooted in
the company's focus on innovation and
customer experience.

A 'new era' of avionics systems
Dynon earns STC for Skyview HDX installation
DYNON AVIONICS has taken a step in the
market for certified-aircraft avionics on
receipt of its first supplemental type certificate for its flagship SkyView HDX
instrumentation system, with an approved
model list covering many Cessna 172s.
The STC for the installation of a full
suite of Dynon avionics is priced at $2,000
for the Cessna 172, and "ushers in a new era
of truly affordable, safety-enhancing integrated avionics systems for type certificated
aircraft," the Woodinville, Washington, company said. The avionics suite itself runs
about $16,000, the same price for certified
and Experimental aircraft.
The installation allows pilots "to
remove the vast majority of their legacy
instrumentation, including their vacuum
pump," and provides complete primary
flight instrumentation, including synthetic
vision and angle of attack, and engine monitoring with CHTs, EGTs, fuel flow, fuel
computer, and lean assist. Dynon's fully
integrated two-axis autopilot, offering
IFR-approach capability when SkyView
integrates with a compatible navigator,
was also approved. The approved installation includes a Mode S Transponder with
2020-compliant Automatic Dependent
Surveillance-Broadcast Out, navigation

and mapping with flight planning ADS-B
traffic and weather display, and electronic
flight bag features. Backup primary flight
instruments are provided by a Dynon
EFIS-D10A.
"Dynon is excited to show pilots of
type-certificated aircraft what they've
been missing," said Dynon President
Robert Hamilton. "Our safety-enhancing avionics systems have been available
to Experimental and Light Sport aircraft
for over 15 years, but this is the first time
that pilots of type-certificated aircraft will
have a truly affordable way to upgrade their
whole panel."
The initial model approvals include
the Cessna 172F, 172G, 172H, 172I, 172K,
172L, 172M, 172N, 172P, 172Q, 172R, and
172S models, and allows flight in IFR and
VFR. Dynon will seek additional approvals
for single- and twin-engine aircraft in the
coming months.
The first installations will be available in the coming weeks via U.S. Sport
Aircraft and Thrust Flight in Texas; Merrill
Field Instruments in Alaska; and a Dynonaffiliated facility in the Pacific Northwest.
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