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Mon, May 13, 2019

EASA Approves FLARM For Helicopters

Allows Easy Integration In Rotary-Wing Aircraft

The company behind the prevalent collision avoidance system for general aviation (GA), has announced that EASA has formally approved its technology for fixed installation in helicopters.

FLARM said in a news release that the newly published EASA certification memorandum (CM) extends generic FLARM installations from ELA2 aircraft (previously available as a standard change or an AML-based minor change) to all CS 23, CS 27 and CS 29 aircraft, including all rotorcraft. Helicopter operators previously had to apply for individual installation approvals from EASA or use PowerFLARM Portable.

“This is a huge advancement for GA safety in Europe,” said Daniel Hoffmann, general manager at FLARM Technology. “We have seen a massive increase in demand for FLARM from helicopter operators all around Europe in just the last two years. In Switzerland, almost all helicopters already have FLARM since a few years. In Germany and other European countries, many large operators, including the Federal Police, ADAC and DRF, have FLARM installed in their large helicopter fleets.”

The newly published CM will enable both operators and aircraft manufacturers to easily integrate FLARM. It is also one of the first times that EASA has ever applied the ‘net safety benefit’ approach in its certification activities.

“EASA has taken the over 100 million flight hours of FLARM into account,” said Hoffmann. “We have estimated that FLARM has saved over 50 lives in the last 15 years. At the same time, there have been no incidents where FLARM was a causal factor.”

The CM approves FLARM for both visual flight rules (VFR) and instrument flight rules (IFR) under VMC but does not give credit against ADS-B Out and TCAS requirements (applicable for aircraft above 12,500 pounds MTOM).

“This also opens the door for the whole certified avionics market,” said Hoffmann. “We are currently in discussions with several certified avionics manufacturers about both integration of FLARM as well as display compatibility with standalone FLARM systems.”

FLARM systems are available from several different manufacturers for many different aircraft types.

(Image provided with FLARM news release)

FMI: flarm.com

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