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manufacturer of parachutes and relat­ ed aerospace products, where he most recently was President. Before joining Airborne, Pedersen spent six years at Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., as Canadian Maritime Helicopter Project Program Manager, UH­60M Program Manager, and Director of Advanced Programs (R&D). Mr. Pedersen also held a leader­ ship position in the Mergers and Acquisitions group. Before joining Sikorsky, Pedersen from 1983 to 2000 served in a variety of roles at Boeing, including Director ­­ International Apache Programs, Director ­­ Ordnance Programs, Program Manager ­­ Advanced Programs and Flight Test Engineer. Pedersen received a BS, Aeronautical Engineering Technology, and an MBA from Arizona State University. 


Max-Viz EVS-1500 Gains EASA STC for Eurcopters


A Max­Viz enhanced vision system


(EVS) has received supplemental type certification (STC) from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for installation and operation in a number of Eurocopter twin­engine helicopter models. The EASA STC clears the Max­Viz EVS­


1500 real­time infrared enhanced vision system for use in all versions of the Eurocopter EC135. The system is already operational on an emergency medical services­configured EC135 owned by Hélicoptères De France, which serves customers at the Hospitals Alençon in Normandy, west of Paris.


Hélicoptères de France managing director Joel Vissac said, “We installed the Max­Viz enhanced vision system precisely to increase the safety margin for our crews and our customers. It also gives us a reliability advantage over competitors with less capability to fly critical emergency missions during peri­ ods of poor visibility.” Max­Viz president and CEO Elliott


Troutman said, “This significant devel­ opment represents growing accept­ ance of the Max­Viz Enhanced Vision System throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. We are pleased to be able to continue to offer increased safety margins for more helicopter operators throughout the region.” Rega (Swiss Air Rescue) operates 11


Agusta 109s fitted with the EVS. LPR (Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe), the Polish government agency responsible for medevac transports, has equipped its 23 EC135 helicopters with the Max­ Viz EVS­1500. 


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