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FAA and EASA Ratify New Agreement on TSOs

On September 15, the FAA signed agreements with two international regulatory partners, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Transport Canada (TCCA). The agreement with EASA is formally titled “Technical Implementation Procedures for Airworthiness and Environmental Certification.”

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Wysong Enterprises Celebrates its 50th HeliSAS Installation

I’ve blogged a lot about the success of Genesys’ HeliSAS, but now I’d like to talk about one of the valued partners that have helped the system get where it is. Everyone here at Genesys Aerosystems wants to give a big shout out of congratulations to the entire team at Wysong Enterprises for installing their 50th HeliSAS system.

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Now, A Word From our Sponsor...

I really try hard to keep the “selling” part of my job here at Genesys Aerosystems out of my blogs, but this is one instance where I really want to make sure that all of my readers – especially those of you who are aircraft owners – hear about this limited time Trade Up offer on our popular 55X autopilot.

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Autopilot Misbehaving? A Few Tips to Try

As the largest producer of autopilots in the world, we get a lot of calls from aircraft owners looking for troubleshooting help. And although your autopilot is one of the most sophisticated parts of your airplane the fixes are often surprisingly simple.

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“Helping hands” for VFR Helicopter Pilots

I have another blog in the works, and I think it's going to get a lot of attention. It's about the benefits an autopilot brings to VFR-only airplane pilots, and I expect to receive more than the normal amount of emails in response because, put simply, autopilots can be an even bigger benefit to VFR helicopter pilots.

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Heading to HAI Heli-Expo?

While I always enjoy going to HAI’s Heli-Expo event wherever it is, I am really looking forward to Louisville for a couple of reasons: First, Louisville is a pretty cool city. There are lots of wonderful restaurants and plenty of places to go for entertainment. It’s also home to the nation’s largest urban forest – just in case you want to get away for a while.

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The Best Reasons to Attend a Tradeshow

We’re gearing up to head out to the HAI Heli-Expo on Feb. 29, so I thought now would be the perfect time to talk tradeshows. More specifically – why tradeshows are great and what they can do for YOU, the attendee.

We all know what tradeshows mean for an exhibitor: Lots of exposure, loads of new customer leads, and maybe even a few contracts or purchase orders to show the boss.

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Special missions require special avionics

In one of my recent blogs I talked about the new-generation GROB G 120TP single-engine advanced trainer and G 520NG single-engine, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft. As you can guess, these two unique aircraft prompted a lot of discussions about the role avionics play in helping those and other multi-mission aircraft like the Textron AirLand Scorpion fulfill their diverse operational requirements.

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ADS-B and Autopilot Upgrades

So why am I: the Director of Sales and Marketing for Genesys Aerosystems – a company that makes autopilots and does not even have an ADS-B product – writing my blog about ADS-B?

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A Reminder that Aviation is a Pretty Cool Business...

I have to admit that sometimes when I get so tied up in doing the day-to-day I forget just how cool my job really is. I’m sure it happens to a lot of you too.

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