FAA Grants STC To Vector Aerospace For CVR, FDR Installation

Tue, Aug 12, 2014

The FAA has authorized the addition of the AS332L1 model to the FAA-certified cockpit voice and flight data recorder (CVFDR) supplemental type certificate (STC) held by Vector Aerospace subsidiary Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services-North America (HS-NA). This is an addition to the FAA STC approval Vector received last year on the CVFDR for AS332C and AS332L helicopter models.

We are very proud to add the AS332L1 to our CVFDR STC, states Elvis Moniz, vice president, operations in Langley, BC. This is a unique offering which provides Vector Aerospace with a competitive advantage in the market, and we are pleased to offer the CVFDR to AS332L1 operators across the globe. The CVFDR retrofit package features a light-weight, solid-state, low-power-consumption, state-of-the-art CVFDR with an underwater acoustic beacon and a six-year battery-life warranty with an optional integrated recorder independent power supply (RIPS) requiring no additional wiring. A digital flight-data acquisition unit is also integrated in the system, capable of accepting over 50 flight data parameters. The CVFDR system is rated at 50,000 hrs MTBF and meets Part 135 operating requirements.

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