Engine Trend Monitoring Systems

ETMS provides a comprehensive, automatic digital Engine Trend Monitoring System (patent pending) for Cirrus piston engine aircraft:

• Analyzes engine trends every flight, to help predict and 
  manage engine maintenance
• Automatically sends email summaries to you or your maintenance provider 
• Early warnings of engine problems, and faster diagnostics
• Integrates with GA-FDM to provide a complete engine and flight analysis and  playback solution, with comprehensive monthly operational reports
• Approved under FAA STC
• Subject to approval, may increase
  TBO to 2,500 to 3,000 hours
• Helps minimize costs by detecting serious conditions
  before they occur

ETMS is an on-board maintenance expert for Cirrus aircraft (see specs). The system :

• Provides an FAA-approved Engine Trend Monitoring system
  per Part 135.421
• Collects and analyzes performance and flight data
• Meets the environmental requirements of DO-160E
• Sends e-reminders for adding oil, scheduling maintenance, exceedances, trend warnings, fuel usage, and more
• Provides predictive warnings when trend analysis shows a pending out-of-tolerance condition
• Performs real-time trend analysis and exceedance monitoring during every flight
• Part of an effective AC 120-92 Safety Management System (SMS)

The system provides Ethernet access to engine and flight data, automatically.  Alakai's optional Wireless Broadband unit (part of STC) is available for automatic 'hands-free' internet access to your aircraft, and enables uploads to GA-FDM analysis tools and services.

On the ground, ETMS contains a built-in web and mail server, so your aircraft can email you summaries, and upload analysis data to the GA-FDM site.  Or, use a laptop or PC to browse through recent flights and examine engine data using the built-in web-server. Data can be:

• emailed right to your PDA or iPhone
• Graphed and viewed using any standard web browser
• Downloaded in text format for incorporation into your own documents, spreadsheets or logs
• Retrieved using a USB Flash memory device (aka thumb drive)
• Graphs can be printed, for inclusion in maintenance or pilot logs
• Also generates flight visualization track files for playback of every flight using GoogleEarth Pro