Gordon Pratt is the founder of Chelton/Sierra Flight Systems. (My= Chelton actually has Sierra Flight Systems bezels, but has been upgraded so= mewhat). Maybe Chelton will re-enter the General Aviation business and= experimental aircraft business again??

Fred

S-TEC And Chelton Flight Systems Acquired In MBO

Businesses Included In Management Buyout Of Cobham Avionics

Genesys Aerosystems Group has acquired Chelton Flight Systems, Inc.= And S-TEC Corporation, previously doing business as Cobham Avionics, from C= obham in a management buyout.

Genesys Aerosystems was formed by Roger Smith, President, and General Man= ager of the two acquired companies, Rick Price and Gordon Pratt, co-founders= of Chelton Flight Systems, and Tammy Crawford, Director of Finance, for the= purpose of acquiring the businesses. Key customers include AgustaWestland, A= irbus Military, Air Medical Group Holdings, Bell Helicopter, Carson Helicopt= ers, Embraer, Grob Aircraft, Sikorsky, Textron AirLand, and commercial, mili= tary, and government fleets around the world.

Chelton Flight Systems, originally founded in 1997, developed the world=E2= =80=99s first FAA-certified synthetic vision flight display system and GPS/W= AAS navigator and has grown to become a leader in integrated cockpit avionic= s systems for special-mission aircraft. Key technologies include synthetic v= ision with three-dimensional highway-in-the-sky navigation, integrated fligh= t management and hazard alerting, and ultra-compact, highly ruggedized senso= rs that provide ultimate customer benefits of increased safety, improved dis= patch rates, mission flexibility, and seamless future growth. FAA-approved f= or all classes of aircraft, the company=E2=80=99s uniquely customizable open= -architecture systems dramatically reduce integration costs and schedules fo= r both OEM and retrofit applications. Chelton Flight Systems products have b= een certified on over 700 different aircraft types.

S-TEC Corporation, founded in 1978, offers a full line of autopilots for a= irplanes and helicopters. =46rom low-cost analog wing levelers to sophistica= ted, digital, three-axis systems with Flight Director and envelope protectio= n, S-TEC has FAA certification for nearly 1,000 aircraft types and has deliv= ered over 40,000 autopilot systems. The company=E2=80=99s new HeliSAS brings= digital, full-authority autopilot technology to the market in a package wei= ghing an unprecedented 15 lbs. Available as a stability augmentation system o= nly or with all autopilot modes, HeliSAS dramatically enhances safety for li= ght single- and twinengine helicopters.

=E2=80=9CWe are a dynamic and growing company,=E2=80=9D says Smith. =E2=80= =9CWe will continue to support our customers with state-of-the-art technolog= y, agile development, excellent quality, and superb product support. The nam= e is changing but the people and our commitment to our vision are not.=E2=80= =9D

S-TEC And Chelton Flight Systems Acquired In MBO

Businesses Included In Management Buyout Of Cobham Avionics

FMI: www.genesys-aerosystems.com