Professional Pilot, September 2016

58 PROFESSIONAL PILOT September 2016 The most popular searchlight in LE and EMS is the Spectrolab SX16 Their newest offering the Nightsun XP IR LED combines the power of a traditional bulb with a ring of LEDs for NVG use resulting in a lighter reduced power spotlight Business Dvlp Mgr Luis Castro L and Repair Svc Coord Eddie Bello R exhibited the new model The newest product from UTC Aerospace is the TASE500 HD a multispectral imaging system incorporates HD and IR cameras in a 4 axis gyro stabilized gimbal along with optional laser illuminator and range finder Prog Mgr Andrew Gross showed its capabilities The Bell 429 is a multimission light twin currently in use by the NYPD the Delaware State Police and several international LE and EMS operators L3 Communications designs and manufactures EO and IR sensors for LE and military use Their WESCAM MX10 and MX15 series are popular with police operators for the ability to mount on fixed and rotary wing aircraft Aero Dynamix offers complete Night Vision Imaging Systems NVIS from NVG goggles to cockpit retrofits for civil and military aircraft Explaining their products were Jerry Livezey from sales and marketing L and Mgr Stu Parker R Leonardo Helicopters brought the AW009 light single a new iteration of the PZL SW4 It will be powered by the Rolls Royce M250 C20R C30P engines and is expected to compete with the Airbus H120 and the upcoming Bell 505 Jet Ranger X FAA certification is planned for later this year with first deliveries in the summer of 2017 Evolution Aviation Helmet sells a large selection of helicopter headgear including models with customized paint sizing and communications Highlighted at the show was an Evolution example with built in Lightspeed headset Shown are L R Mark Keller Allan Schrader with Lightspeed and Alex Abbot Concorde has manufactured both OEM and aftermarket batteries for every aviation sector including LE and military for 37 years Its difficult to find an aircraft for which they havent made a power source Tech OEM Mgr Bob Burkel represented them at the conference Dir Mkting Kristen King Holmes L and AC Config Coord Amy McMullen R discussed products and support available from Metro Aviation a leader in helicopter completions and program management for LE and EMS operators Becker Avionics is a top choice of digital audio systems for LE operators of fixed and rotarywing aircraft Dir of Sales David Oglesbee L and Consultant V Lee Benson R with some of their latest models including ADS B options Ron Hagan from MD Helicopter LE sales stands by the Gwinnett Cty GA police dept MD530F This particular model recently completed the factory 500E to 530F conversion program Savannah Chatham Metro PD and the Chatham Cty Mosquito Ctrl jointly operate 2 MD500Es and this MD520N The NOTAR model is popular for its quieter noise signature due to the replacement of the tail rotor with a combination of a ducted fan and Coanda effect airflow over the enlarged tail boom This particular model was the 7th example produced ever and was previously flown for 15 years by the Phoenix Police Dept It currently has over 12000 hours on the airframe and is still going strong Garmin offers a variety of GPS products for the law enforcement market whether fixed or rotary wing both OEM and aftermarket installation Bernhard Maier from ESG Aerosystems L watches a synthetic vision demo by Military Govt Business Dvlp Mgr Rick Warren