Professional Pilot, January 2016

ADS B Regional mandates Date required Equipage United States 2020 all Including WAAS receiver Europe June 8 2016 new aircraft 84 PROFESSIONAL PILOT January 2016 June 7 2020 retrofits Including WAAS receiver Australia 2013 FL290 and above Canada 2009 Hudson Bay FL350 FL400 2020 all Hong Kong Singapore and Vietnam 2013 FL290 and above Specified airways FANS 1 A required dates Airspace Altitudes no exceptions Feb 2013 Phase 1 Required 2 center tracks FL360 FL390 Feb 2015 Phase 2 All NAT organized tracks FL360 FL390 Dec 2017 Phase 2B All ICAO North Atlantic region FL350 FL390 Jan 2020 Phase 2C All ICAO North Atlantic region FL290 and above aircraft began in Q4 2015 Textron Aviation hopes to certify Pro Line Fusion in the Beech King Air C90GTx during the first half of 2016 Getting your avionics upgrades done with a good MRO As demonstrated there are a number of companies offering avionics retrofits upgrades and modifications to business aviation aircraft Often these companies will perform the work in house while some rely on a network of dealers to install these kits Several well established MROs can help guide the operator through these projects According to Jet Aviation senior VP and GM Chuck Krugh Jet Aviation St Louis is an MRO and completions center within sight of downtown St Louis that traces its origin back to the founding of Midcoast Aviation in 1971 at CPS St Louis Downtown Airport IL We service refurbish or complete nearly 500 aircraft a year and have to date delivered 232 completions since beginning that line of business in earnest in 1997 While we can service any kind of aircraft up to the narrow body Boeing Business Jet and Embraer Lineage we specialize in Globals Challengers Gulfstreams Hawkers and Falcons According to Krugh Jet Aviation St Louis continues to lead the industry in avionics recently receiving MROs play a big role in any avionics upgrade program These mx houses have the engineering resources and expertise to keep mod programs on schedule and on budget Photo shows Jet Aviation St Louis tech upgrading Embraer Legacy 650 cockpit FAA approval of an STC for installation of our FANS 1 A upgrade for the Bombardier Challenger 604 We have teamed with Rockwell Collins to develop the STC for the FANS 1 A package that includes ADS C and CPDLC Conclusion NextGen is here For operators of business aviation aircraft upgrading avionics systems to NextGen standards will provide an opportunity to access shorter routing and optimal altitudes which will directly reduce fuel burn In each case these avionics retrofit and modification programs are full of beneficial features and provide advantages such as increased situational awareness and safety as added bonuses From an economic perspective equipping an aircraft with a new avionics suite will likely reduce operating costs and increase the resale value so that this makes exploring these upgrades a very smart choice Stuart Lau is an FDM systems manager at SkyTrac Systems He leads the IHST HFDM Working Group and acts as an IHST liaison to the Global HFDM Steering Group He is also a pilot for a large international airline and a safety and accident investigation committee member Lau has been associated with Pro Pilot since 1996