For Immediate Release

Everett, January 28, 1997:  Precision Airmotive, a Precision Aviation Products Company, has just delivered the first Lamar Voice Warning Unit (dubbed “VA-01”) designed for use in all general aviation aircraft.  The technology used to create this innovative product is similar to that used in F-14 fighter jets and large commercial aircraft to warn of potentially hazardous flight conditions.    The VA-01, which weighs a mere six ounces, is designed as a secondary warning system to back up existing warning devices.  Safety studies show that secondary voice warning units help to eliminate pilot confusion during high stress flight conditions.  Lamar’s new VA-01 can be easily installed in most  general aviation aircraft.  It functions by enunciating voice warnings directly into the pilot’s headset as a backup to traditional stall warning horns, low fuel lights, and electrical system failure indicators.  Unique software in the VA-01 utilizes a  hierarchy of warnings feature to inform the pilot of the most urgent emergency situation first, then notifies of other important concerns.

Precision Airmotive Corporation has delivered its first ten units of the VA-01 to McDonnell Douglas for use in the MD 600N Helicopter.  Two  notable applications of  the VA-01 in       the MD 600N are to sense low rotor speed (NR)  and  turbine gas generator speed (N1) .  Unlike current warning systems for low rotor speed during engine starts, the VA-01 will not emit a warning until the rotor  has first reached normal operating speed.   

Unique features of the Voice Warning Unit include:

• Easily wired for use in most general aviation aircraft
• Capable of being programmed in any language
• Very lightweight -- will not significantly affect aircraft load
• Programmable  to include takeoff, landing, and emergency checklists
• Capable of accepting up to 16 inputs without any hardware changes
• Improved technology makes VA-01 affordable for everyone

Although the VA-01 is designed for use as a secondary warning system, it might soon be available as a primary warning unit in the near future.  “We are excited about the flexibility of the software with this product,” says John Newsom, Vice President of Marketing  at Precision Aviation Products Corporation.  “This innovative technology in VA-01 enables manufactures and owners of general aviation aircraft fighter jet quality safety equipment without the associated cost.”  Precision Airmotive’s target market for the Lamar VA-01 will initially be OEMs, but the scope of distribution is expected to widen in the future.

Precision Aviation Products Corporation and its companies such as Precision Airmotive Corporation, Precision Engines Corporation, and Skypac are headquartered at Paine Field in Everett, Washington.  Precision companies manufacture and overhaul a variety of general aviation products such as RSA fuel injection systems, MSA carburetors, and Lamar electrical components.  Precision  is a leading overhaul facility for large Pratt & Whitney and Curtiss-Wright radial reciprocating aviation engines. In addition, Precision overhauls Bendix pressure carburetors, Stromberg carburetors, and Bendix (DP) turbine engine fuel controls.