Jeff’s experience on this team, I am confident that Duncan Aviation will continue to provide excellent services for business aircraft operators and be a great place to work for our team members. I look forward to a meaningful role as CEO that will continue to assist and guide the organization as needed while spending time at our various facilities and industry events. Duncan Aviation is truly a special place with a reputation that is unmatched in the industry. I don’t see that changing.” For more information about any of Duncan Aviation’s services, call +1 402.475.2611 or visit www.
DuncanAviation.aero.
NEW PARACHUTE STANDARD HELPS RECOVER SMALL PLANES A new ASTM International standard outlines minimum requirements for designing, manufacturing and installing emergency parachute systems that help recover a small plane’s airframe, potentially helping occupants survive, according to Jay Yeakle, a member of ASTM International’s general-aviation aircraft committee (F44) and who serves as an administrator at Cirrus Aircraft.
“Whole-aircraft parachute
recovery systems are an emerging safety device that is gaining use in general aviation,” says Yeakle. “The new standard provides design and certification requirements for any person or company to qualify these systems on GA aircraft.” Yeakle says that recovery-system designers and aircraft designers will be able to use the new standard (F3408) as a guide. “Certification agencies have had
to develop special conditions to certify these systems,” says Yeakle. “Having the new standard will provide companies a way to show compliance with existing rules, so
special conditions might not be necessary. This could help speed the certification process, saving time and resources for both the applicant and the certification agencies.” ASTM welcomes participation in the development of its standards. Become a member at
www.astm.org/ JOIN. The next meeting of ASTM International’s general aviation aircraft committee is April 27-30 in Prague, Czech Republic. To purchase standards, contact ASTM International customer relations at +
1.877.909.ASTM or
sales@astm.org.
SD DEVELOPS MODULAR
ANTENNA PORTFOLIO SD announces it has expanded its antenna portfolio with launch of SD Plane Simple.
SD, a business, military, and
government aviation solutions provider, expands its hardware portfolio with the launch of a new tail-mounted antenna series. The announcement, which heralds the launch of the SD Plane Simple™ antenna portfolio, positions SD as a single-source provider of end-to-end connectivity solutions for business jet and government operators worldwide. The new tail-mounted antenna system offers two variants for operation in Ku- or Ka-band frequencies. The Ku-band variant is expected to be available for STC in early 2021, followed by the Ka-band version later in the year. With only two line-replaceable units (LRUs) and a network agnostic design, the common form factor and wiring simplify the installation, which allows
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