Installation Was Performed At The Aircraft Owners Home
Base
Admittedly, its for the folks in
the back and not the ones up front flying the airplane. Still,
Banyan Air Service based at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport
recently completed an avionics installation on a Bombardier
Challenger (CL-604). The installation was done at the customer's
home base during a minimum maintenance inspection.
"We recently needed upgrades to our Challenger which included
EMS High Speed Data, DirectTV (TW300), and Blue Ray DVD with HD
monitors. The Banyan avionics group answered the call in record
time while providing the high quality install that is expected for
this type of aircraft. These experienced technicians take pride in
their work and have continued to furnish support as we learn and
fine tune these very capable systems," said Matt Olsen, Lead
Captain, CL-604.
Bill Augustine (seated), avionics engineer, and Brian Wilson,
director of avionics
The existing tail section was modified and outfitted with a
Radome to encompass two parabolic antennas, which was installed by
Anthony Bessellieu of Banyan's structural modifications team.
The EMS Aviation High Speed Data terminal was augmented with their
CNX-200 Router, Voice and Data services were provided by industry
leader Satcom Direct. The installation was supervised by
Banyan's Nick Swanepoel and engineered by Bill Augustine.
"Internet and email access is what the business traveler wants,
they have it in the workplace, in their homes, even in the local
coffee shop, and so why not have it when on board their aircraft.
The Direct TV system allows the passengers to watch their favorite
channels like CNN Headline News and ESPN" stated Brian Wilson,
Banyan's Director of Avionics. "Since downtime is critical and
movement of an aircraft like a CL-604 is expensive, the customer
was pleased with the flexibility we offered by doing the work in
their hangar."
In addition to High Speed Data and Direct TV, the Banyan
avionics team offers comprehensive avionics installations, repairs,
modifications, and is an authorized dealer for all major avionics
manufacturers. They have extensive installation experience
with flight deck upgrades, glass cockpits, cockpit voice recorders,
flight data recorders, electronic flight bags, enhanced ground
proximity warning systems, multifunction displays, satellite
communications, Iridium, and traffic alert collision avoidance
systems. Banyan's avionics department is certified as both an
FAA and EASA repair station and has also earned repair station
designations for Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela.