New STC Extends Life of Aging Aircraft With NextGen Technology, Protects Investment

AMI Aviation Services, LLC recently completed a supplemental type certificate (STC) for the Garmin G950 NXi next generation integrated flight deck, with optional APS 65 autopilot integration, in the Beechcraft 1900D. The G950 NXi system is nearly identical to the King Air G1000 NXi System but works instead with the existing autopilot (if installed). The new NXi equipment incorporates dual core modern processing power and features new and brighter LED backlighted displays that initialize within seconds after start-up, providing flight crews with immediate access to frequencies, flight plan data and more.

This new STC allows Beech 1900D operators common flight deck training and operations for autopilot and non-autopilot equipped 1900D aircraft. “Our goal is to continue to invest in this solution as a long term 1900D avionics modernization program that will ‘zero time’ the obsolete and aging factory avionics and wiring,” said Dave Doucette, President of AMI Aviation. “It’s accomplished by adding the newest Garmin NXi equipment and feature rich software, along with new options such as wireless cockpit connectivity and removal of the problematic wing mounted inverters.”

This upgrade eliminates 225 pounds of weight and removes the end-of-life factory installed EFIS 84 system, legacy navigation and communication radios, as well as other analog instrumentation. The program installs a modern, proven and affordable fully integrated three-display Garmin G950 System with all new shelves and nearly 5,000 feet of new wiring. The G950 System significantly reduces maintenance costs and provides a completely new level of situational awareness, enhanced capabilities, adaptability to new technology and increased dispatch reliability.

AMI Aviation Services parent company, AeroMech Incorporated, issued the amended supplemental type certification via its FAA Organizational Designation Authorization (ODA). The installation for the G950 retrofit will take place at its Orlando Sanford International Airport facility (KSFB). In addition, AMI Aviation will distribute the STC to qualified Garmin dealers worldwide as part of a complete FAA PMA kit designed to minimize downtime.

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