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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nResearch would quickly highlight a dated marketplace, full\nof reliability issues and a number of products delivering the same experience\nwith minor twists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another striking piece of research was that not only were\nwire collisions the second most common reason for an aircraft accident in NZ,\nbut in around 40% of wire collisions the pilots knew the wires existed prior to\nthe collision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was time to re-think and it was time to talk to the\npeople who would know best, our customers,\u201d Hewitt adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brutal honesty is where this product began, hearing\ncountless stories from pilots about the good, the bad and everything in\nbetween. \u201cWe even had pilots who had punched in another technology provider out\nof frustration,\u201d describes Hewitt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But from the stories, a clear pattern of desires from the\nindustry started to emerge, \u201cWe are on our fourth generation of TracMap GPS\u2019s,\u201d\nAspen Helicopters Founder and VP Rob Scherzinger says. \u201cTheir reliability is outstanding but equally\nimportant is the service and support that we get from TracMap.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was time to build something that would provide a new\nlevel of safety, it had to be as easy for someone to learn at 70 as it would be\nfor someone at 25 and it would have to be the platform for new functionality in\nthe ag aviation market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is where TML-A was born. Fast forward to today and\nTracMap is excited to release a product that is a remarkable leap forward on\nanything that has been seen before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gerald Harrix, TracMap founder and pilot himself, has\nwatched TracMap products develop since 2006 and says TML-A is, \u201ceverything a\npilot could dream of and more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This debut product offers increased customer benefits. The\nuser experience is not just easy to use, it is enjoyable to use. It encompasses\nfeatures such as auto brightness, night mode, auto zoom and a first for the\nindustry, pilot profiles. The pilot profiles allow all of a pilot\u2019s settings,\nfrom lightbar to hardware buttons to instantly sync across, no matter what\naircraft they may be in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSafety has been another hallmark of this product, leading\nit to be endorsed by industry regulators as the \u2018gold standard\u2019,\u201d according to\nHewitt. \u201cThe ability for wires and other hazards to be saved universally means\nif one pilot marks a hazard, it will show up for all other pilots. Not only is\nthere a building database of hazards, the pre-set lightbar warnings will give\npilots significant warning in the line of vision, without needing to check a\nscreen to see where something may be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The addition of satellite and topographic maps has been\nadded to provide further details to a job and helps a pilot prepare for flight\npaths with a deeper level of knowledge as to where he is heading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut this wasn\u2019t a product built behind closed doors,\nTracMap knew it had to be reliable, and that meant time in the field and\nputting it through every test under the sun, including the sun itself\u201c\u2026 in our\nheat tests,\u201d Hewitt outlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ultimately, this is a product that\u2019s success will be judged\nby pilots. \u201cThis is why we have been quick to put it through its paces with\ncustomers,\u201d Hewitt continues. \u201cIn the early stages of this product we have been\noverwhelmed by the feedback from pilot\u2019s and enjoyed implementing many of the\ngreat new ideas that have come up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TracMap launched its first GPS Guidance System in 2006 in\nNew Zealand and has since expanded globally including North America, the Middle\nEast, South Africa and Australia. It is an exciting new chapter for TracMap, a\ncompany that is set to take on the world with a product that is truly ahead of\nits time, he adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n