Chuckles
SDD is the microair unit certified or homebuilt types only?
http://www.microair.com.au/admin/upl...cation01R1.pdf
Read the linked (again) document Chuck!
The GPS engine unit
The FFS1201 is a TSO C145a (Beta 1) approved product,
The TXPDR
10.0 SPECIFICATIONS
Compliance
ATSO
C1004 Class 1A pending (ADS-B)
1C74c Class 1A pending (mode 3A/C)
1C112 Class 2A pending (mode S)
C88a pending (altitude encoder)
RTCA
DO-144 (mode A/C)
DO-181c (mode S)
DO-260A (ADS-B)
DO-160E (environmental)
DO-178B level C (Software)
SAE
AS8003 (altitude encoder)
Re: installation and maintenance
For non-certified (amateur-built) aircraft, it is possible for the owner / operator who is responsible for the aircraft maintenance to do the physical installation.
For certified aircraft types, an avionics LAME (CAR-30 / Part 145 organisation) must be responsible for the installation. Microair Avionics estimates the installation to take one man one day to complete using the Microair Avionics harness.
In all installation cases, the installed system must be calibrated in accordance with applicable avionics maintenance requirements set down by CASA (eg FAR 43). The T2000ACS and T2000GPS can be calibrated in accordance with published maintenance requirements (FAR 43 – appendix E, & F), without the need to remove any items of equipment from their mountings. All required adjustments for calibration can be inputted from the T2000ACS front display.
STC <5700kg
7.1 STC
Microair Avionics as part of the ATSO approval process, is seeking an STC to cover the installation of the T2000ACS-S in all aircraft types <5700Kg.
Larger aircraft will require specific STC approvals for installation. These STC shall be the responsibility of the aircraft owner / operator.
For non-certified airframes such as ultralights will not require STC approval. Installation can be carried out by the builder of the airframe, or the person responsible for the maintenance of that airframe.
Now, for those that want the nice NAV ... plug a 430W or 530W into the T2000ACS-S .... voila .... 146a NAV, A,C,S,ADS-B TXPDR and CDTI 'IN' to a/the display
If a VFR owner wanted the good NAV and 'in' could it be packaged (similar to the above) to fit within 10K?? or does the subsidy need
some tweeking?
The only way to really know is to start trying out some of the combinations of gear, preferably before the 'mandate' decision is taken in Canberra!?
Thoughts
Edit to add:
It is logical to assume Microair will (at some point) certify a 146a unit similar to their 129a Navigator. Those two compact units driving a map (either PDA or installed), well isn't that the end state folks are looking for?
As far as audible 'traffic' alerts, anyone care to bet folding stuff that someone won't be flogging that too (bit like Binghi's TAS system
) before too long!
Binghi
Re: GPS and AsA not owning it ... mate what does that matter ... or are you suggesting that GPS use for IFR in lieu of DME (which happens now, and has done for some time) should be canned because AsA does not own the GPS constellation???
