Aerial View Systems has been in business in Newport Beach, Calif., for 25 years developing increasingly sophisticated external cameras for business jets. The cameras not only provide passengers stunning scenes of the outside world on entertainment system monitors, but also enable pilots to view problems with flaps, landing gear, APUs and so forth, as well as to see taxiing aircraft that might not be viewable from the cockpit.
The company’s glareshield-mounted cameras also remain popular because they allow passengers to see the view pilots have through the windshield. Aerial View president Joe Brunner noted that the firm pioneered the zoomable tail camera.
Until recently, Aerial View’s primary product has been the two-part camera head and control unit, with cables connecting the head to the power supply and break-out box. The latest version delivers 470 lines of resolution and weighs about 4.25 pounds.
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