Aerospace Design & Certification Ltd, “aeroDAC”, a UK based EASA-approved part 21 design organisation, with capabilities in every aspect of aerospace design, aircraft certification and approval has teamed up with Freedom in the Air to work on the Supplement Type Certificate (STCs) for the hand controls developed by scientists at Cranfield University School of Aerospace Engineering. AeroDAC have an extensive scope of approval under their DOA, which includes the privilege to approve flight conditions and issue permits to fly.
We wish to thank some incredible people at EASA, for their help and assistant toward the certification of the new controls. Roger Hardy, Certification Manager General Aviation, has been instrumental at giving valuable guidance and shown enthusiasm towards our project to help guide us through the certification process. Furthermore, we do not know how to thank enough, EASA Executive Director Patrick Goudou. When he heard about the project, he was enthusiastic and needed to persuasion in wishing to help FITA and has given generous support with the application process.
We have submitted the application for the STC, for certification in all 31 EASA countries. We have partners in New Zealand, Australia and North America who are ready and waiting to get the controls approved with grandfather rights via their aviation authorities, such as FAA and CASA.
