Wed, Jul 21, 2004
Responding To FAA Mandate
When the FAA's Terrain Awareness
Warning Systems (TAWS) mandate goes into effect in March 2005,
Mid-Continent plans to be part of the compliance solution for Class
A, B and C operators. "This mandate affects us because it affects
our customers," said Bill Barnes, Design Engineer. "Our customers
fly aircraft from piston singles to business jets and helicopters.
Mid-Continent is able to provide annunciation products for a
majority of these applications. We want to raise awareness so they
can avoid the last minute rush they had with the ELT mandate in
2003 which forced people to ground their aircraft because they
missed the deadline."
One of many versions available, the company's MD41-1208 Terrain
Awareness Control Unit (TACU) is designed to place annunciation and
mode selection for the Honeywell KGP-560 GPWS Terrain Awareness
Warning System (TAWS) within the pilot's direct field-of-view.
"Pilots want to keep the most critical instruments right in front
of them. Our reliability is well known and we are approved by the
leading names in the industry, Honeywell, Goodrich/L3 and Sandel,"
said Barnes.
The MD41 Terrain Awareness Control Units (TACU) provide more
options than ever before, while fulfilling the mandate's
requirements. The unit provides primary or secondary annunciations
from TAWS or EGPWS (Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System) as
well as tactile feedback to the pilot through internally-lighted
push buttons.
All annunciators are LED to provide years of service life and
reliability. Automatic photocell dimming is standard and
annunciators have remote test capability.
All units meet the RTCA/DO-160D environmental specifications
(certified to 55,000 feet), and were recently upgraded from Parts
Manufacturers Approved (PMA) certification to Technical Standard
Order (TSO) certification. Engineered to be easily mounted in the
instrument panel, the TACU MD 41 Series is designed to work with
Honeywell, Goodrich/L3 and Sandel systems and includes versions
with 28, 14 and 5-volt lighting options, and vertical or horizontal
mounting configurations. A quality Mil-Spec mating connector and
installation manual are included with each unit.
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