Spidertracks: Track by GPS
Spidertracks, a system that follows aircraft around the world via satellite, began in 2005 when a New Zealand pilot crashed his helicopter in the outback and was not found for two weeks. A team in New Zealand then created the first tracking device.
Spidertracks, a system that follows aircraft around the world via satellite, began in 2005 when a New Zealand pilot crashed his helicopter in the outback and was not found for two weeks. A team in New Zealand then created the first tracking device.
Marketing Manager Todd O’Hara said, Spidertracks’ features include enhanced safety management capabilities, basic flight data monitoring, operational messaging, the ability to use resources better.
These features reduce problems and vary from financial simplification to a whole stream of data collected from the aircraft.
Spidertxt 2: A two-way iOS- and Android-compatible operational messaging system bundle that works through a smartphone to send secure messages from the cockpit to Spidertracks. It can be used anywhere through the Iridium satellite network. Operators can now bundle messages in advance and reduce messaging costs by up to 87%. The operator benefits by having no additional hardware (and no extra weight).
Virtual FDR: A flight data monitoring add-on for Spider 6 and Spider 7 that records data on nines axes at a 1 Hz sampling rate. The operator can transfer data from the Spider to the cloud platform, where it is overlaid onto existing satellite tracks. This FDR allows operators to see how their machines are operated when they’re not physically in the aircraft. It also gives operators usable data for their SMS program and identifies trends in pilot behavior.
The scheduling package allows operators to get information about a fight. It simplifies managing future flights and crew assignments.
Aircraft Tracking as a Service (ATaaS) is a pay-as-you-go service in which the hardware is included. R&WI
