Tucson, Arizona – November 8, 2005 - Universal Avionics announced its Vision-1 Synthetic Vision System Egocentric 3-D View has received STC (Supplemental Type Certificate) & TSO approval from the FAA on November 8, 2005. The Egocentric 3-D View allows the pilot to see the terrain ahead under any weather condition and is designed for PFD and EADI applications. The system maintains the standard foreground symbology with traditional flight director cues and replaces the blue/brown background with imagery depicting the terrain view in real time for the direction the aircraft is heading, complete with pitch and roll. FAA STC Type Inspection Authorization Flight tests were successfully conducted operating from Long Beach airport with the Los Angles California FAA office on October 31, 2005.

FAA STC # SA01839 LA was issued for display of both Egocentric 3-D View on their PFD-890R and display of Exocentric 3-D View on their ND-890R. Universal’s existing STC was amended under SA01346LA to enable & allow the Egocentric 3-D View of Vision-1 on Universal’s EADI-550 display as well as the previously certified Exocentric 3-D View on the MFD-640.

The Universal Avionics Synthetic Vision System Egocentric 3-D View is the most realistic rendering of terrain available. This technology brings in a new era of situational awareness and safety.

Universal Avionics was the first to certify a Synthetic Vision System with their Exocentric 3-D View in June 2002. The Exocentric View provides a 3-D perspective of your aircraft from behind and to the left with respect to the flight plan and surrounding terrain.