Thu, Sep 04, 2014
Six Autopilots Are The First To Be Certified
It has been a long time coming, and now the FAA has granted TSO Authorization to Cool City Avionics for its new family of helicopter autopilots. The TSO includes the HAP-100 2-axis autopilot, the HFC-100 2-axis autopilot with SCAS, the HAP-150 3-axis autopilot, the HFC-150 3-axis autopilot with SCAS, and the HFC-150-LE and HAP-150-LE that add an orbit mode specifically designed for law enforcement and electronic news gathering helicopters.
These new products are the first professional-grade certified autopilots that are affordable for installation in small to medium-sized helicopters, with introductory prices for the four systems ranging from $34,995 to $67,995, plus installation kit and installation.
“Our mission, since we began the development effort in 2004, has been to produce high-quality, certified, current-technology flight control systems that are affordable for use in virtually every small to medium-sized helicopter. In the past, only large helicopters had autopilots, primarily because of the high cost of the earlier systems,” said Jim Irwin, President/CEO. “After almost ten years of development, we are very proud to be the first company in the world to have our family of autopilots approved under the new FAA TSO-C198 and the RTCA DO-325 MOPS,” he added.
The STC for installation in the Robinson R44 is expected shortly and STC projects are already underway or planned for the Robinson R66, Airbus AS-350, Sikorsky S-61, Airbus EC-120 and EC-130, and the Bell 206 and 407 models. Derivative autopilots for airplanes are now in development for delivery in 2015.
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