The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) is underlining the importance for aircraft owners to begin making “informed decisions about how to comply with emerging and existing regulatory mandates immediately by selecting the right equipment for their aircraft’s typical mission.” While it’s vital to plan your aircraft’s upgrades to meet upcoming mandates, it’s also essential to factor in operational capability improvements. Learn more about GAMA’s advice in doing so.

Latitude Technologies Corporation has completed successful system testing and STC inclusion for the company’s DL150 Satellite Data Unit (SDU) with Universal Avionics Authorized Dealer, Chicago Jet Group. The DL150 SDU provides the satellite connectivity for a FANS 1/A+ CPDLC system, allowing capture and retransmission of SatCom messages. This offers another affordable solution for owners retrofitting their aircraft to meet the FANS and Safety Services mandate deadlines. Read more for a full list of compatible SatComs for the UniLink UL-800/801 Communications Management Unit (CMU).

The FAA has announced that Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS–B) Out failure annunciations in the flight deck are required for Part 23 and Part 25 aircraft. The latest Universal Avionics Flight Management System (FMS) Software, Version SCN 1001.2/1101.2/1101.2M, includes messaging to alert crews of a failure of the ADS-B Out or transponder system. With this functionality built into the SCN, the upgrade relieves the need to install an additional failure annunciator in the instrument panel.

In Navigation Database Cycle 1709 (released in August 2017), Localizer Performance (LP) approaches were added to the navigation data for all SBAS-FMS UNS-1()w subscriptions. The addition of these approaches apply to FMS Software Version SCN 1002.X/1102.X, which supports LP approach and minima.

During the NBAA-BACE 2017 Convention in Las Vegas earlier this month, we rolled out two new show incentive programs. To take advantage of these special offers, orders for both programs must be placed on or before December 31, 2017.