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StandardAero of Scottsdale, Arizona, has a new PowerCheck app that makes it easier to calculate engine performance based on Rolls-Royce power assurance charts for the M250 turboshaft engine. With the app, a pilot simply selects the airframe and powerplant from a dropdown menu and inputs basic parameter information. The app then calculates the engine’s performance margin, eliminating the need to manually plot parameters on paper graphs in airframe manuals.

 


Results can then be stored and tracked within the app, making it available to maintenance personnel. And the operator can share the saved data with StandardAero, where technicains will review it and provide proactive recommendations to the operator based on the indicated performance metrics.

 


StandardAero launched a computer-based platform to better facilitate power assurance checks in the 1990s. It began internal development of the mobile application in early 2017. Launch customers were selected to test the design and provide feedback.

 


The StandardAero PowerCheck mobile app is available at the Apple App Store and Google Play. A desktop version is also available at StandarAero's website. The company is exhibiting at Heli-Expo 2018 at Booth C6043.

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