Latitude Technologies, the premier global supplier of flight data monitoring, flight following, and Satcom solutions for all helicopter types, has achieved a Transport Canada STC for installation of Latitude’s IONode ION100  lightweight flight data recorder (LFDR) on the versatile Airbus EC135 light helicopter.  As part of the installation the Latitude unit is interfaced to the Airbus VEMD (Vehicle Engine Monitoring Device), providing timely and automated access to all digital bus data parameters for engines torque, temperature and RPMs. The IONode also captures and similarly distributes air data and heading parameters along with its built-in inertial and GPS sensor information.

Latitude’s IONode ION100 is not only the industry’s smallest, lightest, and most cost-affordable LFDR, with the expansion of the IONode ION100’s data management capability to include VEMD data output, the IONode ION100 now also ranks as one of the most versatile LFDRs on the market.   The IONode ION100, available in four standard configurations to suit legacy as well fully digital aircraft, is being deployed on both fixed-wing and rotor-wing aircraft of progressive fleet operators across the globe.

About Latitude Technologies

Latitude Technologies Corp., headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia, is a vertically integrated manufacturer and provider of flight data monitoring, flight following, and satellite data and voice communications equipment and services.  Latitude’s SkyNode® products are the most versatile and economical-to-operate aeronautical communication devices in the world.  The company’s IONode™ is the industry’s first lightweight flight data recorder and advanced data acquisition unit, capable of real-time event and exceedance alerts and automated post-flight wireless data transfer.  Latitude’s DL150 FANS 1/A+ Data Link is the first lightweight multi-function SDU on the market.  Latitude provides reliable and secure aviation data and communication options for crew safety, fleet logistics, and operations and maintenance efficiencies with the WebSentinel™ flight tracking and Latitude Flight Data Analytics™ web-based data management platforms for desktops, dispatch centers, and mobile devices.