Rotorcraft
Powerline detection system FAA certified for Bell 206
Some three-and-a-half years ago, Safe Flight Instrument of White Plains, N.Y., received supplemental type certification for its Powerline Detection System

Some three-and-a-half years ago, Safe Flight Instrument of White Plains, N.Y., received supplemental type certification for its Powerline Detection System (PDS) on the company’s own Aerospatiale SA341G Gazelle. Since then the Safe Flight system has been certified and installed on Eurocopter AS 350s, EC 135s and AS 365s and Mil Mi-17s flying in Australia, Korea, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland and the U.S.
The Bell 206 JetRanger is the newest helicopter to join this group.

Earlier this year, AIN flew Safe Flight’s Bell 206B-3, which the company used to get the STC for the model. New to the PDS in the JetRanger is an amplifier and antenna coupler, which extends the detection range, according to the company.

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