Cool City Electronics, Inc., dba Cool City Avionics, a manufacturer of low cost, professional-grade automatic flight guidance and control systems and stability augmentation systems, is pleased to announce that it has received FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO) authorization for its new family of helicopter autopilots.

The TSO includes the HAP-100 2-axis autopilot, the HFC-100 2-axis autopilot with SCAS, the HAP-150 3-axis autopilot, the HFC-150 3-axis autopilot with SCAS, and the HFC-150-LE and HAP-150-LE that add an orbit mode specifically designed for law enforcement and electronic news gathering helicopters. These new products are the first professional-grade certified autopilots that are affordable for installation in small to medium-sized helicopters, with introductory prices for the four systems ranging from $34,995 to $67,995, plus installation kit and installation.

“Our mission, since we began the development effort in 2004, has been to produce high-quality, certified, current-technology flight control systems that are affordable for use in virtually every small to medium-sized helicopter. In the past, only large helicopters had autopilots, primarily because of the high cost of the earlier systems,” said Jim Irwin, President/CEO. “After almost ten years of development, we are very proud to be the first company in the world to have our family of autopilots approved under the new FAA TSO-C198 and the RTCA DO-325 MOPS,” he added.

The STC for installation in the Robinson R44 is expected shortly and STC projects are already underway or planned for the Robinson R66, Airbus AS-350, Sikorsky S-61, Airbus EC-120 and EC-130, and the Bell 206 and 407 models. Derivative autopilots for airplanes are now in development for delivery in 2015.

Complete information about the new autopilot family, and the company’s other products, is available at www.CoolCityAvionics.com/products and the products are available from its authorized dealers, listed at www.CoolCityAvionics.com/dealers.

About Cool City Avionics

Cool City Avionics develops and manufactures modern, innovative automatic flight guidance and control systems (AFGCS) for helicopters and airplanes. The management team has more than 300 years of experience in the design, development and manufacture of AFGCS products, many of which still retain a majority market share after almost 30 years. For more information about the company and its products, please visit: www.CoolCityAvionics.com.