Texas Aviation Services (TAS), a leader for more than 38, a leader for more than 38 years in rotor-wing completion and maintenance services, announced today the delivery of a multi-purpose configured AS-350B2 to the Arroyo Grande Ranch Company.
Texas Aviation Services recently delivered a multi-mission AS-350B2 to Arroyo Grande Ranch Company to be utilized for Patrol, Search and Rescue, Domestic and Wildlife Animal Preservation and inter-company support. The avionics and interior were designed in a way to support multiple configurations and flight missions while retaining a clean stylish appearance for corporate transport.
Texas Aviation Services customized the AS-350B2 with a Garmin 340H Audio Panel, a SL30 Nav/Comm, a Garmin 530W Nav/Comm/GPS, a two display Chelton Flight Logic EFIS System, a Data-link for weather, a Garmin GTX330 Transponder and an Avidyne/Ryan TAS 610 Traffic Advisory System. In addition to the fundamental avionics, mission specific Technisonic radios and a PA system were installed by the Texas Aviation team. Sister Company, Rotorcraft AeroDesign engineered the layout and configuration while TAS staff completed the modification. In addition to avionics, the TAS group recovered the crew and passenger seats in matching two-tone leather, floor areas in a reversible carpet / Loncoin combination, interior panels in Izit enhanced ultra-leather, installed additional soundproofing and modified the passenger seats to encompass two fold-down armrests.
Texas Aviation Services installed many airframe kits to include an AFS air filter, fuel and oil filters, wire strike protection, tail rotor guard, Nightscanner, an IFS air-conditioning, a RH sliding door modification, engine wash kit and a three-color paint scheme.
John Murphey, “Every organization within the Rotorcraft Services Group contributed to this completion in some shape or fashion. Rotorcraft AeroDesign engineered the layout, Integrated Flight Systems manufactured the air conditioner and TAS provided the turnkey installation. This completion is yet another excellent example of our capabilities and indepth technical experience; we are all very proud of this completion!”
Robert Sol Mayer, CEO and Chief Pilot for Arroyo Grande Ranch Co. and Copter’s In Ag, LLP. said: “We are very pleased with the outcome of this aircraft completion. The team spirit at TAS made for a very smooth, timely and complete aircraft. It has been a very pleasurable experience working with such a professional group of people and we look forward to working with them in the future. It amazes me how even with all the sophisticated technological equipment onboard, the aircraft looks clean, simple and functional. It flies like a dream machine. Thanks TAS.”
About Texas Aviation Services
Texas Aviation Services, part of Rotorcraft Services Group’s 175,000 square feet of facilities at Meacham Field in Fort Worth, TX, is an independent helicopter technical services company with 38 years of successful history. TAS specializes in both civilian and military helicopter completions, retrofits, MRO, avionics systems integration, interiors, paint, component overhaul and engineering. Originally founded in 1971, TAS performs complex customizing projects on civilian Bell, Eurocopter, Agusta, Sikorsky, and extensive retrofits on military Blackhawks. The Meacham Airport operations are one of the largest of their type in the mid-South, with the capacity for scores of helicopter projects per year.
Additional information is available on the Web at http://sierraaeronautica.com.br and http://www.texasaviationservices.com. TAS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rotorcraft Services Group, Inc. (http://www.rotorcraftservices.com). Other Rotorcraft subsidiaries include Integrated Flight Systems (http://www.integratedflightsys.com), and RSG AeroDesign (http://www.rsgaerodesign.com)
