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process on the RR30000412 starter using OEM or superior parts, and can issue a dual release FAA/EASA 8130 tag for the overhaul and other repairs performed on these units.
NAASCO Announces Starter Generation Overhaul Capabilities for the Robinson R66 Turbine Helicopter
Answering the call of hundreds of R66 distributors, repair stations, and operators around the world that are citing complaints about predatory pricing, quality, and turn times, NAASCO has spent thousands of man-hours developing an affordable option to the OEM. As a result, NAASCO has obtained FAA approval for its repair
From a production standpoint, NAASCO will provide a two-week turnaround time. For clients that require faster service, an express routine overhaul (3-day or less turn) is available for a modest adder. Next-day service will be provided in AOG situations.
According to Mike Leslie,
NAASCO’s president and CEO, “This is what our team does. Give us your sore thumbs and we will develop an affordable solution that lowers your operational costs while improving reliability. We understand
the challenges that helicopter operators face every day, and they should know that NAASCO will continue to drive product improvements for all types of starter generators, motors, relays, contacts, and other electro-mechanical components.”
NAASCO, the developer of the ETR- 25™ “Mercury Mod™” starter generator improvements that provide a 1,000-hour no-brush-change guarantee for use on Agusta, Bell,
Airbus-Eurocopter, MD,
Schweizer, Sikorsky and others, now offers the new R66 starter generator that follows in the steps of NAASCO’s long history of providing first-in-quality solutions.
requirements for operators in the energy, search and rescue, defense and security, and various utility sectors by ensuring they have access to the most technically advanced, versatile and safe HEC systems available on the market.”
“Even in advance of the CAAC approval, Boost Systems
had received requests for HEC general training for flight and operational crews, as well as training specific to the Boost Systems equipment in anticipation of a successful STC application, Yarnold says. “Boost Systems is now fully prepared to engage with customers throughout the Chinese market in responding to the expanding requirement for HEC systems and training throughout the country via Boost Systems’ in-country sales and distribution representatives.”
Boost Human External Cargo Systems Receives Approval of AS350, AS355 & Bell 407 HEC Systems For China
Boost Human External Cargo Systems (Boost Systems) has received supplemental type certification (STC# VST0947) for both its Airbus AS350-AS355 and Bell 407 HEC systems (including Personnel Carrying Device System, or ‘PCDS’) from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
Jeff Yarnold, vice president of Operations for Boost Systems, explains the vital importance of the CAAC approvals for the company’s HEC systems and PCDS for the Chinese marketplace.
“Over the past 18 months, Boost Systems has been working closely with several key players in the Chinese energy sector, providing our expertise in helping them better understand the unique equipment and HEC requirements associated with safe and successful operations with which they are involved. With the approval and introduction of our certified and STC’d HEC systems for the Airbus AS350, AS355 and Bell 407 helicopters, we can now fully address the equipment provisioning and training
“Boost Systems’ mission is to advance the safety, capacity, technology and availability of certified and compliant human external cargo equipment used by rescue and utility operators around the globe, augmented by industry-leading training programs,” says Derek Thomas, president of Boost Systems. “We remain committed to working with leading industry experts and helicopter operators to develop and deliver best-in-class HEC products to the global marketplace.”
Boost Systems offers HEC systems for the AS350, AS355, H125, Bell 206L, Bell 407, and MD500 helicopters. All systems are fully certified and compliant to the latest FAR 27.865 and FAA AC133- 1B HEC standards (including optional approved PCDS) and provide the highest level of safety and versatility available to the industry.
Additional helicopter HEC systems under development by Boost Systems and to be available in 2020 include Bell 212, Bell 412, and the EC-145/BK-117 helicopters.
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