Airbus Eurocopter Life Flight Network, a not-for-profit air medical service, selected Macraft to perform some avionics upgrades on part of their fleet of aircraft. Life Flight serves the community by providing critical care transportation to ill or injured covering Oregon, Idaho, Washington and Montana. The first of five Airbus (Eurocopter) EC135 helicopters flew up to […]
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S76 Cockpit Voice & Flight Data Recorder The Sikorsky S76 is important for us here at Maxcraft. Over the course of twenty-five years in business, Maxcraft has completed more than fifty major avionic projects on commercially operated S76’s. With over seventy-five years of combined experience on the model, our AME’s consider the Sikorsky S76 a […]
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This recently purchased Bell 206B is owned by a new pilot training with our friends over at Chinook Helicopters. Following completion of said training, it is intended for private use. In its time here at Maxcraft, this 206 has received a most comprehensive avionic upgrade. In addition to the ever-desirable (and increasingly common) combination of […]
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Glass panel upgrades for Bell helicopters Here’s something you don’t see every day: This helicopter is the very last Bell 206 Jet Ranger ever made (Bell discontinued the 206 in 2010), and was flown directly from the factory to Maxcraft for a full avionics suite. Despite the fact that this is a brand-new aircraft, there’s […]
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Airbus EC120 and EC130 The two helicopters you see here belong to two different clients. The black EC-130 is privately owned but operated by Blackcomb/Omega Aviation, a regular commercial client of ours. The EC-120, is also privately owned but is managed by Chinook Helicopters. Despite differences in ownership, management and use intended use, Maxcraft’s technicians […]
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Airbus (Eurocopter) Fleet upgrade Maxcraft’s involvement with this pair of Eurocopter AS350B2’s is as part of our ongoing fleet-upgrade with Phoenix Heli-Flight. Headquartered in Fort McMurray, Phoenix Heli-Flight is a regional leader in light and intermediate helicopter charters with a concentration on providing exceptionally modern and technologically advanced aircraft that exceed industry standards. Our client […]
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This Bell 212’s flight deck was upgraded as part of a complete overhaul for Servicio Nacional Aeronaval of Panama, also known as SENAN. In this overhaul, Maxcraft functioned as the principle organization behind Avionics design and implementation. This involved not only installation, but also initial equipment selection and proposal, as well countless hours of design […]
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This pair of Bell 212’s is owned and operated by one of Maxcrafts most frequent and valued clients. This year these aircraft returned to our CYPK facility after more than three years of operation in Afghanistan. Prior to that mission, the aircraft were stripped of IFR equipment, optimizing them for VFR operation and reducing their […]
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Sikorsky S76C++ S76C++ With New Paint Our client in this project was National Helicopter Services Limited (NHSL) — a joint venture between the government of Trinidad and Tobago, and The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago. Our client’s business involves providing offshore helicopter service to the Trinidadian oil and gas sector as well as […]
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The Project For this project Maxcraft’s Overhead Console STC for the Twinstar (SH09-20) was reissued to include the Eurocopter AS355 N model. Our modification addressed many electrical issues by replacing large elements of the electrical distribution system. The overhead console circuit breaker panel wiring was carried out to a very high standard We installed Sunlight-readable […]
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