More Info Available To Pilots

Duncan Aviation announced this week the successful certification and installation of the Rockwell Collins IDS-3000 and IFIS (Integrated Flight Information System) in an Astra 1125. The IDS-3000 and IFIS STC applies to Astra 1125 and 1125SP aircraft and meets operator requests for the safety of tomorrow's technology in the cockpit.

"We are very excited to offer the safety and technology of the IDS-3000 to the Astra market," says Steve Elofson, Duncan Aviation avionics modifications salesperson. "These operators have been asking for this technology for years and we are please to be the first to make the IDS-3000 available to them."

Duncan Aviation's facility in Lincoln, Nebraska performed the installation, and the STC was one of the first approved with a number from Duncan Aviation's newly granted DAS (Designated Authorization Station).

The IDS-3000 is part of the Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 family. The IDS-3000 integrated display system consists of three 8" x 10" AMLCD (Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Display) adaptive flight displays (two primary displays and an MFD.)

The IFIS facilitates the digital display of XM NEXRAD weather and Jeppesen approach and navigation charts on the "glass" display panels. The new displays enhance safety by reducing clutter in the cockpit and reducing crew fatigue by minimizing scan area. The high resolution IDS-3000 displays show critical and essential symbology like TAWS, TCAS, LRN and the technology required for CNS/ATM.

"IDS-3000 and IFIS offer operators a cost-effective means to enhance aircraft with large, informative displays that increase situational awareness and increase operational value," said Denny Helgeson, vice president and general manager of Business and Regional Systems for Rockwell Collins. "We're very pleased with Duncan Aviation's efforts to provide real-time information and advanced decision making tools to this segment of the market."

FMI: www.duncanaviation.com, www.rockwellcollins.com.