Agency Signs Off On Installation On All 4 & 6 Cylinder
Cessnas, Pipers
The Federal Aviation Administration recently granted approval to
New York-based Xerion Avionix LLC for installation of the AuRACLE
CRM series Engine Management Systems into all 4 & 6-cylinder
Cessna and Piper aircraft, including pressurized models.
The new Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) significantly
reshapes how pilots manage engine information, resulting in
significant improvements on in-flight fuel management and engine
operations.
"This approval provides the owners and pilots of Cessna and
Piper legacy aircraft to integrate a complete overview of
up-to-second engine data with a state-of-the-art fuel computer,
significantly reducing the pilot workload while increasing safety
and fuel management," said Xerion's Eric Hathaway. "Now Cessna and
Piper pilots can realize the substantial benefits of this advanced
technology to literally micromanage the aircraft's engine
performance and fuel consumption with a single, intuitive, digital
presentation, as hundreds of current Xerion customers already
have."
The FAA approval allows the AuRACLE to serve as primary
instrumentation, replacing the aircraft's legacy engine 'steam'
gages. Additionally, the system employs a unique Engine Interface
Unit installed on the engine-side of the firewall, reducing engine
instrumentation firewall penetrations to one single, more
streamlined cannon-style bulkhead connector. The AuRACLE operates
with both four and six cylinder engines.
The single 5.0 inch high-definition, sunlight readable color
screen can be configured to display any and all information
required by an individual aircraft, including RPM, MAP, FF, oil
temperature, oil pressure, CHT, EGT, percentage of horsepower,
voltage/amperage, vacuum pressure, OAT, TIT, carburetor
temperature, fuel pressure, induction air temperature, compressor
discharge temperature, tach time and GPS interface. That data,
combined with the AuRACLE SmartLean Intuitive Leaning Process and
fuel computer, gives general aviation pilots an entirely new level
of power management.
Xerion Avionix announced earlier this year it received FAA
STC/AML approval for all models of the Beechcraft Bonanza line of
aircraft. Future AML additions will include the Mooney, Grumman,
Rockwell, and Socata fleets. Xerion is currently working through
certification of the recently announced CRM2120, the first digital
engine management system upgrade for general aviation piston
twins.