Transport Canada Approves Latitude Satcom Data Unit

Latitude Technologies has received Transport Canada technical standard order (TSO) approval for its DL 150 satellite data unit. The DL 150 combines many capabilities, including datalink communications for Fans 1/A+ installations, air traffic services notification and ACARS and CPDLC messaging, as well as Arinc 741 and 618 protocols.

Equipped with an Iridium satcom transceiver, “The DL150 also supports optional autonomous flight-tracking, three-axis acceleration monitoring, Arinc 429 messages and has discrete inputs and outputs for optional event reporting,” according to Latitude. In November, Latitude announced that Duncan Aviation is creating the first STC for the DL 150, which will be added to Duncan’s Challenger 601 Fans 1/A+ STC program.

“Our DL 150 Fans datalink SDU is the first product to have gained Rev b., notable for its more complex MOPS [Minimum Operational Performance Standards] testing than was required with prior versions,” said Latitude president Mark Insley. “Our DL 150 is one of the first TSO applications to be part of the international treaty synchronization among civilian aviation regulatory agencies FAA and [Transport Canada], including EASA, to harmonize and therefore recognize each country’s TSOs.”