Sun, Feb 12, 2012
MSP Aero Obtains FAA Supplemental Type Certificate For
Appareo’s Vision 1000 On AW109/AW119 Helicopters
The FAA has recently granted a Supplemental Type Certificate to
MSP Aero for the Appareo Vision 1000 Flight Data Monitoring (FDM)
device on AgustaWestland AW109/119 series rotorcraft. The Vision
1000 is a part of Appareo Systems’ ALERTS family of FDM
products. ALERTS – Aircraft Logging and Event Recording for
Training and Safety – is a comprehensive FDM system designed
for light and legacy aircraft. ALERTS include both hardware devices
like the Vision 1000 and a powerful suite of software and web-based
applications that allow aircraft operators of any size to
experience the significant safety and training benefits of a
comprehensive Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA)
program.
“MSP Aero is pleased to partner with Appareo to bring the
Vision 1000 to Augusta AW109/119 helicopters,” said Jon Ness,
director of business development for MSP Aero. “Using the
ALERTS system propels aircraft operators to the next level of
safety excellence. With Appareo’s FDM technology and our
extensive avionics experience, we’re very well positioned to
pursue additional STCs for the Vision 1000 in other aircraft,
making this great product for safety available to even more
operators.”
The Vision 1000 is a compact, lightweight device that is mounted
on the ceiling of the aircraft; it captures detailed flight data,
video cockpit imagery and ambient audio with optional intercom
system integration. Weighing less than half a pound and requiring
only power and ground from the aircraft, the Vision 1000 is easily
installed in both fixed and rotor-wing aircraft. All data is stored
on a crash-hardened internal memory module as well as a removable
SDHC memory card for easy access.
Once downloaded from the SD card, flight data is automatically
transferred to Appareo’s ALERTS servers where it is analyzed
against the operator’s standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Any flights with events falling outside the SOPs are flagged for
later review and all flight data is stored for historical trending
with AS Web Analyzer, the web-based component of the ALERTS system.
The AS Web Analyzer offers operators a powerful set of tools to
identify dangerous trends before they result in an incident and to
quantify fleet performance over time.
“Appareo is glad to be working with MSP Aero on their
efforts to certify the Vision 1000 in these AgustaWestland aircraft
and other aircraft in the future,” said Jeff Johnson,
Appareo’s vice president of business development.
“Their work in pursuing this STC has illustrated their strong
commitment to safety and their position as a leader in FDM.
We’re also excited that the Vision 1000 will now be an easy
choice for operators of these popular helicopters.”
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