AKV, Inc. has announced Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) supplemental type certificate approval for its ETM1000 on the Bell 206B and L series helicopters.
This approval had been previously FAA and European Aviation Safety Agency approved for the AS350 and Bell UH-1, 204, 205, 210 and 214 aircraft, with the new Bell 206B and L series being added via an approved model list (AML).
The ETM1000 exceedance and trend monitor is an engine data acquisition unit (EDAU) that provides legacy operators with a highly effective and affordable means to monitor and record all drive train parameters for exceedances as well as trending purposes. The ETM1000 is programmed with the Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RFM) operating limitations and includes panel mounted pushbutton annunciators that provide caution and warning indication to the pilot.
Configurable alert tones are provided to the pilot when operating in close proximity to takeoff and transient limits and in addition, configurable pre-caution parameters for each of the recordable signals that can provide earlier warnings if desired. The ETM1000 also has a dedicated power check pushbutton along with system health indication.
The ETM1000 is designed and priced as a turn-key kit, which includes the airframe wire harness, custom graphing/trending software and programming cables with no yearly contract fees. It is also compatible with third party systems such as the Latitude Technologies IONode ION100 lightweight FDR.
Future additions will include the Robinson R22, R44, R66 and MD line of helicopters.
