Tempe, Ariz.– June 11, 2012 – StandardAero has received FAA approval for a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for upgrading Mark V EGPWS computers with Honeywell’s Smart Runway™ and SmartLanding™ Runway Safety Package for Falcon 50, F50EX, and Falcon 900, and Falcon 900EX aircraft.
StandardAero completed the STCs via its Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) at the Springfield, Ill. facility and offers installation at any one of its four North American service centers with additional locations in Los Angeles, Augusta, Ga. and Houston, Texas.
Honeywell’s EGPWS, or Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System, uses aircraft inputs including position, attitude, airspeed and glideslope, along with an internal terrain / obstacle / runway database to predict a potential conflict between the aircraft’s flight path and terrain or an obstacle.
“The SmartRunway and SmartLanding functions provide alerts and advisories that increase a crew’s situational awareness during operation on and around airports,” said Jeremy Thomas, Avionics Product Director, StandardAero Business Aviation. “Smart Runway/Smart Landing is an evolution of the original Honeywell RAAS system, originally developed and released in 2003, that incorporates many improvements over the original RAAS providing even more protection against runway incursions and excursions. By developing the STC we are the first to install this new system on F50EX aircraft, we are offering to Falcon 50 and Falcon 900 owners. This provides operators the ability to increase their safety envelope during the critical takeoff and landing phases of flight.”
The SmartRunway function has alerts for Taxiway Landing, Taxiway Takeoff, Short Runway cautions, and Takeoff Flap Monitoring and the Smart Landing function provides visual and aural annunciations that supplement flight crew awareness of un-stabilized approaches, altimeter setting problems, landing long and select RAAS advisories.
StandardAero’s global certification services team provides a wide variety of services including CertSmart™ training, simple one-only STCs, complete engine retrofits or complex cabin entertainment systems. By using one of our ODAs we can increase the speed-to market and availability and provide great value to our customers. Additionally, StandardAero’s ODA has a long-standing reputation for ensuring the highest standards of safety and quality.
StandardAero is one of the world’s largest independent providers of services including engine and airframe maintenance, repair and overhaul, engine component repair, engineering services, interior completions and paint applications. StandardAero serves a diverse array of customers in business and general aviation, airline, military, helicopter, components, energy and VIP completions markets. A Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) company, StandardAero provides a global service network of 13 primary facilities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Singapore and Australia, along with an additional 50 sales and field service locations. The company celebrated its 100th year of industry leadership in 2011.
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd is a globally recognized aerospace company specializing in maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, aircraft completions and aircraft leasing. The Company is headquartered in Dubai and operates in four continents and employs over 4,000 people. More information can be found on the company’s web site at www.dubaiaerospace.com.