Calgary, Alberta-based Flyht (Booth No. C11546) provided an update at NBAA 2011 in Las Vegas on its next-generation automated flight information reporting system, the Afirs 228, which was tested in May on a Hawker 750. The test confirmed the system’s ability to automatically and continuously stream flight and 4D GPS position data, even during the sort of extreme maneuvers that would typically cause interruptions in satcom links. Now, the 228B–the first release in Flyht’s series of 228 products–is nearing completion of DO-160F environmental certification testing. “The equipment has performed perfectly to date,” according to CEO Bill Tempany.
The DO-160F testing is the last step before completion of supplemental type certificates (STCs). Flyht will complete STCs for the Hawker jet series, Bombardier CRJ 900 and Challenger 300, Boeing 737 NG, 757-200, 767 and 777 and other models. By early 2012, the company expects the Afirs 228 family to be fully certified to provide safety services, voice data, text and electronic-flight-bag integration.
