Matt Thurber, editor-in-chief at AIN Media Group, has been flying since 1975 and writing about aviation since 1978 and now has the best job in the world, running editorial operations for Aviation International News, Business Jet Traveler, and FutureFlight.aero. In addition to working as an A&amp;P mechanic on everything from Piper Cubs to turboprops, Matt taught flying at his father’s flight school in Plymouth, Mass., in the early 1980s, flew for an aircraft owner/pilot, and for two summer seasons hunted swordfish near the George’s Banks off the East Coast from a Piper Super Cub. An ATP certificated fixed-wing pilot and CFII and commercial helicopter pilot, Matt is type-rated in the Citation 500 and Gulfstream V/550. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Matt and his team cover the entire aviation scene including business aircraft, helicopters, avionics, safety, manufacturing, charter, fractionals, technology, air transport, advanced air mobility, defense, and other subjects of interest to AIN, BJT, and FutureFlight readers.

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Duncan Aviation is installing Archangel attitude and heading reference system (AHRS) upgrades for Pilatus PC-12s equipped with obsolete Litef LCR-92/92 AHRS. The MRO supported Archangel’s certification of the upgrade, which replaces units that Duncan said have limited support, rising repair costs, and costly upgrade paths.
The recently FAA-approved replacement AHR150A AHRS is available for installation at Duncan Aviation MRO and satellite facilities and at customer locations. The company can install the AHRS in less than a week, thanks to the Archangel adapter plates designed to fit the existing LCR-92/93 mounting locations. Archangel also developed adapter wiring harnesses that connect to the existing aircraft wiring.&nbsp;
Notably, the weight of the old and new AHRS is roughly the same. The solid-state Archangel AHR150A requires no periodic maintenance, its components are TSO-approved, and it features Level A software and a RVSM-capable air data system.
“We’ve relied on [Duncan Aviation’s] avionics and engineering expertise as we developed the supplemental type certificate for our new AHRS,” said Archangel v-p of business development Aria Bahawdory. “We are confident that our new AHRS will provide Pilatus owner/operators with a practical, dependable, affordable system to replace their obsolete inertial sensing systems.”

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