Thu, Feb 02, 2012
New Datalink System Interfaces Between Pilot And ATC
Universal Avionics Systems Corporation has partnered with Air
Training International Ltd. (ATI) to provide Future Air Navigation
System (FANS) operational training for UniLink UL-800/801 Airborne
Datalink System. Universal Avionics has committed to provide
guidance for its customers during the FANS operational approval
process, and this unique collaboration with ATI will help operators
meet the necessary training requirements.
“To continue providing world-class support, we viewed
ATI’s flexibility to meet the training needs of our customers
as a great resource” said Dan Reida, Universal’s Vice
President of Sales, Marketing and Support. “With longstanding
experience in international procedures training, ATI’s
experts are skilled in providing a tailored curriculum that will be
of exceptional benefit to FANS operators,” he added.
Universal’s UniLink UL-80X Communication Management Unit
(CMU) is a new Airborne Datalink System providing operation and
control of digital communications between the pilot and Air Traffic
Control (ATC). The UL-80X affords datalink opportunities for
messaging, flight plan uploading, pre-departure and other
clearances, automatic position reporting, ETA updates, digital ATIS
and text weather information such as TAF, METAR, SIGMETS, winds
aloft, and TWIP. Developed in full compliance with DO-178B Level C
guidelines and FANS 1/A standards, the UL-80X is also provisioned
to comply with the European Link2000+ mandate (2015).
Upcoming mandates have prompted increased interest in
Universal’s UniLink UL-80X among operators in regions
affected. The mandate in the North Atlantic, requiring Controller
Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC) and Automatic Dependent
Surveillance-Contract (ADS-C) within specified areas brings the
need for international operators to receive academic and
operational use training for their FANS operational approval.
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