Avionics
Sandel awaiting approval for its TAWS with integrated RMI
Sandel Avionics of Vista, Calif., this month anticipates receiving the initial TSO and STC approvals from the FAA certifying the company’s ST 3400, a self-

Sandel Avionics of Vista, Calif., this month anticipates receiving the initial TSO and STC approvals from the FAA certifying the company’s ST 3400, a self-contained terrain awareness and warning system (TAWS) with integrated radio magnetic indicator (RMI).

Under development for the past two and a half years, the ST 3400 TAWS/RMI breaks into the market as only the third ground-proximity warning device in a field that should grow far more crowded between now and March 29, 2005, the date selected by the FAA for mandatory installation of TAWS equipment in all U.S.-registered turbine-powered airplanes with six or more passenger seats. The other certified TAWS products available for sale today are Honeywell’s Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) and the Universal Avionics TAWS.