Wed, Oct 29, 2008
Also Available For Meggitt Magic-Equipped Cheyennes, Senecas,
Twin Commanders
S-TEC Corporation announced Tuesday it has received FAA approval
for its Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) upgrade for Alliant
integrated avionics equipped 90 and 200-series King Airs and Cessna
425 and 441 Conquest IIs. The company also has approvals to upgrade
select Meggitt Magic equipped Cessna 425 and 441 Conquest IIs, Twin
Commanders and Piper Cheyenne IIs, Seneca Vs, Mirages and
Meridians.
"We are extremely excited to be able to offer all the benefits
of WAAS to our customers who are flying with the Alliant integrated
avionics suite and the Meggitt Magic EFIS system," Greg Plantz,
Vice President Sales and Marketing, S-TEC/Chelton Flight Systems
said. "I know that pilots flying Alliant and Magic equipped
aircraft will be happy to take advantage of all the added safety
and operational benefits WAAS has to offer."
Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) was developed by the FAA to
provide the additional vertical and horizontal accuracy necessary
to enable an aircraft’s onboard Global Positioning System
(GPS) to be used as its primary means of navigation from take-off
through landing including Category 1 precision approaches.
The current WAAS GPS broadcast signals improves GPS signal
accuracy from 100 meters (329 feet) down to seven meters (23
feet).
"This added accuracy is extremely beneficial in all phases of
flight," Plantz said. "Most notably it will permit the
implementation of more precision approach services to airports that
currently do not offer them. This will allow pilots to operate into
less congested airports that are closer to their destinations. That
will save time and fuel."
Plantz said that because of the diversity of installations, some
WAAS upgrades would be simple software updates, while others will
require changes to some of the hardware on the aircraft. Because
the upgrade path is aircraft specific, S-TEC is encouraging each
owner to contact their nearest authorized S-TEC facility for
details on their WAAS upgrade.
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