News/Links for HeliSAS®
February 18, 2010 - (MINERAL WELLS, Texas) Cobham Avionics has announced a partnership with Metro Aviation, Shreveport, Louisiana, to obtain Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certification (STC) of Cobham’s HeliSAS Stability Augmentation System and Autopilot. Cobham and Metro will team to achieve STC approval for HeliSAS on the Eurocopter AS350 model series.... click to continue
February 11, 2010 - (MINERAL WELLS, Texas) Cobham Avionics has announced a partnership with Edwards & Associates, Bristol, Tennessee, to obtain Federal Aviation Administration…click to continue
January 25, 2010 - (MINERAL WELLS, Texas) In order to improve the safety and effectiveness of EMS helicopter missions, The National Transportation Safety Board has made four recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration…click to continue
January 4, 2010 - (MINERAL WELLS, Texas) Cobham’s HeliSAS® Stability Augmentation System and Autopilot has received Technical Standard Order (TSO) certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a major milestone that approves the manufacture of HeliSAS system components…click to continue
December 1, 2009 - (WASHINGTON, D.C.) The National Transportation Safety Board today issued 19 recommendations regarding Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS). These recommendations address various safety issues including use of autopilots like the HeliSAS…click to continue
November 23, 2009 - (MINERAL WELLS, Texas) Cobham’s HeliSAS two-axis helicopter stability and autopilot system has received its first Supplemental Type Certification (STC) from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for use in a Robinson model R44 aircraft.... click to continue
October 19, 2009 - (MINERAL WELLS, Texas) Cobham Avionics announces that HeliSAS certification activities have begun on the Bell 206B and 407 helicopter models. Cobham is partnering with Edwards & Associates, Piney Flats, TN, for HeliSAS installation and certification on the Bell rotorcraft.... click to continue
October 2, 2009 - (MINERAL WELLS, Texas) Jim Shirey has been appointed Product Line Manager, HeliSAS. He will be responsible for market development and day-to-day management of this revolutionary new Cobham product ... click to continue
June 16, 2009 - (MINERAL WELLS, Texas) HeliSAS®, Cobham’s breakthrough Stability Augmentation and Autopilot System, is projected to receive approval for operation by the Federal Aviation Administration... click to continue
June 6, 2009 - (MINERAL WELLS, Texas) The Cobham HeliSAS is a stability augmentation system (SAS) and two-axis autopilot that provides attitude stabilization and force feedback to the cyclic control for helicopters with hydraulic controls... click to continue