The Legalities of Cellular Communications from the Air
We sometimes get asked about the legality of using cellular technology from aircraft, particularly in the United States. This article discusses the history, the current regulations and the practicalities associated with it.
New DZMx Firmware Platform
DZMx firmware platform 4 (v4.x.x) is on-track to be implemented before the end of Q2 2020. This firmware platform supports a new CPU that will be capable of supporting the data requirements of the DZMx for many years to come.
AIS Capability for Flightcell DZMx
Flightcell has added yet another capability to the DZMx product platform to help aircraft rendezvous with ships at sea. The technology is called Automatic Identification System (AIS).
Flightcell DZMx helping the UK’s critically ill babies and children
The Children’s Air Ambulance (TCAA) is a national service which is changing the face of paediatric and neonatal aeromedical transfers through the high-speed transfer of critically ill babies and children from one hospital to another for specialist care.
Commercial ADS-B Networks
Around the world, the ADS-B mandate is becoming ever-clearer: if you’re flying anything larger than the smallest and simplest aircraft, you must install it.
Time for a Change of Times
It is often said that there are only two ingredients necessary for powered flight—airspeed and money. Anyone who has flown a powered aircraft—fixed- or rotary-winged—knows there are two others that are equally essential: timekeeping and documentation.
New Iridium PTT capable handheld
We recently received news that Land Mobile Radio (LMR) manufacturer Icom has produced a LMR style Iridium Push-To-Talk (PTT) radio. This will be familiar territory for first-responders and government agencies that already use LMR handheld radios.
Automated Rescue Procedures
The article featured in Rotor Magazines Spring 2019 issue, titled ‘Too Much Fun’, is a reminder of a how increasing the enjoyment factor of flying can result in tragedy. It is also a reminder of how technology and human monitoring can let the victims down while they lie in freezing conditions waiting to be rescued.
New DZMx Capabilities
Beyond its WiFi, Bluetooth® and HD audio support, the latest Platform 3 DZMx firmware is packing a real punch - releasing a host of new capabilities.
New DZMx Platform Takes Flight
The release of built in WiFi and Bluetooth for the Flightcell DZMx has meant an overhaul of the product's architecture, and with it, some exciting new capabilities.
Multi-rotor Aircraft - Fad or Future?
Ohio-based American Workhorse Group is a relative newcomer to the motor vehicle manufacturing business. It has been producing a range of commercial vehicles in the US since 1998 and new electrically powered commercial vehicles since 2015.
The Real Benefits of Onboard Connectivity
You’d have to look hard nowadays to find someone who isn’t regularly using WiFi or Bluetooth in everyday life—beyond the confines of a retirement home. Nevertheless, despite their prevalence everywhere else, they are still not yet commonplace for airborne operations.
Just Focus on the Flying
If you are involved with Helicopter Air Ambulances (HAA’s) in the USA there is a whole lot more to think about now. At the end of April an amendment to Part 135 (Subpart L—Helicopter Air Ambulance Equipment, Operations, and Training Requirements) came into force.
Welcoming WiFi and Bluetooth Onboard
At Heli-Expo we announced two highly desirable new features for the Flightcell DZMx. From July this year we will ship the first DZMx units with built in WiFi and Bluetooth capabilities. Both capabilities will be optional enhancements.
Maximising the Life of your Turbine Engine
Good data is all-important when it comes to maximising the life cycle of your aircraft's turbine engine. If full and correct cycle history is not documented adequately, life-limited rotables must be scrapped to guarantee safety—an extremely expensive shame in the case of parts that might otherwise have significant life left in them.
Automated Rescue Monitoring (A.R.M)
It's as simple as a press of a button but it has critical implications. Picture this scenario; something has gone terribly wrong in-flight, its happened in a split-second and you realise you have to make a forced landing.
Heli-Expo 2017
Heli-Expo is a stunning showcase of the rotorcaft industry with a host of aircraft on display, new aircraft launches and glimpses into the future of the industry. This year it’s predicted that over 20,000 people will go through the doors of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas.
ADS-B Tracking Implications
ADS-B is being rolled out worldwide and it's providing greater situational awareness, traffic avoidance and improved ATC clearances. And with it comes accurate high frequency tracking. So, does that mean your existing satellite or cellular tracking equipment may well be redundant?