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NEW ELECTRONIC FLIGHT INSTRUMENT SYSTEM DISPLAYS STANDARD PUBLISHED
SAE AS6296, "Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS)
Displays," was issued by the A-4 EFIS Working Group in March.
This standard specifies minimum performance standards for
Electronic Flight Information System (EFIS) displays that are
head-down and intended for use in the flight deck by the flight
crew in all Title 14 CFR Part 23, 25, 27, and 29 aircraft.
This document is expected to be used by multiple regulatory
agencies as the basic requirement for a technical standard order
for EFIS displays.
Historically, FAA Technical Standard Orders (TSOs) and
associated industry Minimum Operational Performance
Specifications (MOPS) were developed to address sensor and
indicator requirements for single functions, such as airspeed,
altitude, or fuel flow. In contrast, modern Electronic Flight
Instrument System (EFIS) displays normally present indications
for multiple functions, but do not normally include the sensor.
Until AS6296, a MOPS did not exist to address the operational/
functional requirements for such an EFIS display.
"There were many different perspectives from the folks in
industry that really helped shape the document," said EFIS
Working Group Co-chair Jeff Williams. "For example, the
document had to take into consideration that it would apply to

Cockpit display of the future? ODICIS wraparound touchscreen.
(Richard Gardner) From an article previously published by SAE Mobility
Engineering Magazine, March 2016, titled "Touch and Go."

standby instruments as well as large area displays. We pulled
requirements from numerous Technical Standard Orders and
their associated MOPS, but those were for complete systems,
including the sensors. So pulling out just the display aspects (and
associated controls, if provided) was a challenge."

AS9100 SERIES STANDARDS REVISIONS FORTHCOMING
The SAE G-14 Americas Aerospace Quality Standards
Committee (AAQSC) has announced target publication dates
for revisions to the SAE standards AS9100, AS9101, AS 9110,
and AS 9120, all published in cooperation with the International
Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG).
* AS9100, Quality Management Systems - Requirements for
Aviation, Space and Defense Organizations, is targeted for
publication in October 2016

* AS9110, Quality Management Systems - Requirements
for Aviation Maintenance Organizations, is targeted for
publication in November 2016
* AS9120 Quality Management Systems - Requirements for
Aviation, Space and Defense Distributors, , is targeted for
publication in December 2016
This series of standards will be published concurrently across the
Americas, Asia-Pacific, and European sectors.

* AS9101, Quality Management Systems Audit Requirements
for Aviation, Space, and Defense Organizations, is targeted
for publication in November 2016

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING COMMITTEE READIES FOUR NEW STANDARDS
The SAE AMS Additive Manufacturing (AM) Committee is
currently developing four documents:
* AMS7000: Additive Manufacture of Aerospace Parts from Nibase Superalloy 625 via the Laser Powder Bed Process
* AMS7001: Ni Base 625 Super Alloy Powder for Use in Laser
Powder Bed Additive Manufacturing Machines
* AMS7002: Process Requirements for Production of
Powder Feedstock for Use in Laser Powder Bed Additive
Manufacturing of Aerospace Parts

* AMS7003: Laser Powder Bed Fusion Process
AMS7003 is expected to be ready for ballot in August, while
AMS7001 and AMS7002 are planned to be ready for ballot
in October.
The committee was formed in 2015 and currently has more than
180 members and six subcommittees. The committee will meet
again in August in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and in October in
Rock Hill, South Carolina.

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