When the first Bell 429 air medical helicopter to be commercially delivered reaches the Mer
Cobham Audio Control Featured on Bell 429
When the first Bell 429 air medical helicopter to be commercially delivered reaches the Mercy One hospital-based EMS program in Des Moines, Iowa, next month it will have a Cobham Avionics digital audio-control system on board. The audio-control equipment–from the former Wulfsberg operation adjacent to Ernest A. Love Field airport in Prescott, Ariz.–was installed by the Air Methods products division in Colorado. Air Methods, which earned and owns the STC for the installation, operates the Mercy One air ambulance service. The Air Methods Bell 429 is on display here at Heli-Expo at the Bell helicopter booth (No. 132). Cobham Avionics is at Booth No. 4405.
Flight Data Monitoring Workshop on Monday
An introduction to Helicopter Flight Data Monitoring and an update on the International Helicopter Safety Team HFDM program will kick off a workshop that will run from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday in Room 330B. Other presentations will include an industry overview, HFDM information sharing, OEM perspective of HFDM programs, customers’ point-of-view of HFDM programs and operators’ experiences. Guest speakers will discuss simple steps to implement such a program and will share their experiences, resources and lessons learned. HFDM vendors and manufacturers will be available for questions and to provide information about their products.
