Aviation
Easiest FDM Compliance for US Forest Service Mandate 135.607

Easiest FDM Compliance for US Forest Service Mandate 135.607

Appareo offers the simplest and lowest-cost flight data monitoring solution to meet new US Forest Service (USFS) contract requirements. Part 135.607 requires every helicopter in USFS operations to be equipped with an approved flight data monitoring system (FDMS)...

How Appareo’s AIRS-400 can comply with ED-155

How Appareo’s AIRS-400 can comply with ED-155

Appareo’s AIRS-400 can do all of the data acquisition and recording to show compliance to a variety of ED-155 requirements by itself; however, to show full compliance to the standard, the camera needs to be hooked up to another module. We will further discuss why a...

Why Your Supplier Should Help You Write that RFP

Why Your Supplier Should Help You Write that RFP

Innovating is hard. Providing guidance to highly technical suppliers to create innovation for your vehicles is even harder -- but it doesn’t have to be. If you have strong supply chain relationships, your suppliers should be part of the solution in bringing your ideas...

Critical Questions to Ask a Potential New Electronics Supplier

Critical Questions to Ask a Potential New Electronics Supplier

Manufacturers are faced with many different technologies to be considered in the design, manufacture, and deployment of new vehicles. In many circumstances, it isn’t practical for one manufacturer’s engineering group to really understand how to best leverage these...

Does Your Supplier Own Your Data, or Do You?

Does Your Supplier Own Your Data, or Do You?

The world is getting more and more connected. I’m connected to my car, my kid’s watch, and my doorbell. If I was to buy a new piece of heavy equipment, I’d expect to be connected to that too. For equipment manufacturers considering their connected strategy, there are...