Autopilote Trutrak Vizion approuvé pour Cessna

[jules]

J'ai appris que Trutrak vient de réussir à faire certifier son autopilote Vizion pour les Cessna 172 de F à R et pour les 177.

Je m'étais inscrit sur une liste de courriel par curiosité pour le produit et je viens de recevoir un message le confirmant signé du président de Trutrak. C'est le début de nouveaux équipements pour nos coucous certifiés. Récemment il y eu deux EFIS: Dynon EFIS D10a et le Garmin G5. Maintenant c'est le début des pilotes automatiques.

Trutrak seront à Sun n Fun avec des kit d'installation. Pour ceux qui y vont, faites nous rapport.
Je me demande à quel prix ils ont l'intention de le vendre.

Voici une copie du courriel que j'ai reçu:

Ok, so here we are…I’m leaving for SnF in the morning in the 172. It will be in the EAA booth for you to look over. We will either have people or signage directing you to our indoor booth, which is A-93.

STC has been awarded for C172 F – R models and C177. Come see us at the booth and learn more about this great autopilot!

See you all at the show!

For those that are planning to get your install kits at the show, they are loaded in the airplane and are flying down with me! If you want your kit drop shipped, we should be able to get that rolling on Tuesday along side the kit delivery at the show. We may have a tiny delay in being able to release the brackets on Tuesday, but we are working REALLY hard to get the technicality ironed out.

If you are going to be at the show and want to know those details, come talk to me. I can explain it then, but I can’t just yet.

In case you don’t know, we have been working with some AWESOME EAA and FAA folks on this project, actually there is a lot of support from groups like AOPA, AEA, and GAMA too. Without these great people, there would be no chance of this new affordable autopilot stuff. It is really important to me that you know it is a tremendous group effort to make all of this happen. Not to sound like a commercial, but make sure that you thank these people for their hard work in this project.

Enough for now.

More Tuesday if not before!

Safe travels and tailwinds!

Andrew Barker
President / CEO
TruTrak Flight Systems


Bernard

[Birdman]

J'ai hâte de voir combien ça coûte ! Combien d'axes il contrôle ?

Birdman

[jules]

J'ai hâte de voir combien ça coûte ! Combien d'axes il contrôle ?

Birdman

Je ne sais pas le coût. Le non certifié c'est environ $2000 us.

Pour un certifié, il y aura certainement le coût du STC. On ajoûte le coût du kit d'installation, j'ai cru comprendre $1000 us en special à Sun-n-Fun incluant le filage.

Ils pensent que l'installation peut se faire en 20 heures. À suivre!

C'est un 2 axes qui me semble bien complet. Peut-être que quelqu'un en a un d'installé sur un construction amateur peut commenter.

Bernard

[Crak]

Trio Avionics est dans la boucle aussi pour offir son "Pro Pilot" sur c172 et c182.

http://www.trioavionics.com/STC.htm

Effectivement la version certifiée va avoir un impacte sur le prix:
Please note that, because of FAA certification regulations, the STC autopilot will be a different configuration than the experimental product. It must be PMA approved by the FAA. Cost increases due to the certification process will necessarily increase the price of the certified product.

Crak

[jules]

J'ai été un peu vite sur la nouvelle.

Je viens de recevoir un autre courriel du président de Trutrak. C'est le kit d'installation qui est approuvé pour l'instant. selon ses dire, l'autopilote proprement dit devrait suivre bientôt.

Je me demande l'intérêt d'acheter un kit d’installation pour un autopilote que l'on ne peut pas installer!

[Crak]

TruTrak ne sera pas resté indépendant très longtemps...

Honeywell Buys Autopilot Maker TruTrak

Honeywell Aerospace announced this week at EAA’s AirVenture in Oshkosh that it has purchased privately owned autopilot designer and manufacturer TruTrak, which produces systems for experimental, light sport, and certified aircraft. It will become part of Honeywell’s BendixKing business, with TruTrak’s CEO and owner Andrew Barker, the company's first employee, joining the BendixKing executive team. Other TruTrak engineers will also migrate to the Honeywell subsidiary.

“Honeywell and BendixKing’s capabilities in the aerospace industry will accelerate the continued development of the products TruTrak has built from the ground up,” said Barker. “Their vision for autopilots aligns with ours, and personally I am very excited to join the BendixKing team and use the extensive resources now available to us to continue forging the future of autopilots.”

TruTrak was founded in 1999 by Jim Younkin and Chuck Bilbe and by March the following year had produced its first prototype units. Since then it has sold more than 15,000 autopilots.

“TruTrak is a natural fit with BendixKing, and this acquisition opens up an exciting new market to us,” explained Carl Esposito, president of Honeywell’s electronic systems division. “It provides great technology at affordable prices, which is central to BendixKing’s business. He added that the addition will attract new talent, foster collaboration, and help identify new ways to bring value to its customers.

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news ... er-trutrak