Aviation Safety Resources partners with Springton Technologies

Aviation Safety Resources (ASR), a pioneer in life-saving safety systems for small aircraft, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Springton Technologies of Newtown Square, Pa., to develop a demonstration model of its groundbreaking Smart Recovery System (SRS) for general aviation Aircraft.

 

The SRS1 is the first of three ASR safety systems, which will bring all sensors/monitoring systems in general aviation aircraft into one control panel to continuously diagnose flight status, alert the pilot to problems with any safety device or system present on the aircraft, and suggest corrective action.

 

ASR Founder and President Dario P. Manfredi said the SRS family of safety systems will be key to preventing general aviation accidents, which remain on the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) “most wanted” list of safety improvements. 

 

“The key to risk management is to identify the potential hazard early,” Manfredi said. “Identifying a hazard in its early stages allows a pilot to assess and manage the risk or potential risk earlier in the sequence. Applying sensor systems, like those currently available in commercial and military aircraft, the SRS will visually and audibly alert a pilot when approaching a hazard, such as stall speed, yellow and red airspeed arcs, and unsafe bank angles.

 

“This early warning system will be enhanced in the next phase of SRS development, the SRS2, which will not only evaluate and alert a pilot to an emergency situation, but will identify the devices and systems available on the aircraft, and then automatically deploy the appropriate device and/or system in the safest manner unless overridden by the pilot,” Manfredi said.

 

Manfredi said the SRS is designed to deploy whatever safety systems are available on the aircraft to rectify an in-flight emergency including fire extinguisher systems, autopilot and flight control systems, airbags and ballistic and parachute recovery systems like the BRS single-chute and, ultimately, ASR’s TriChute Safe Landing System.

 

“Avionics companies have made great strides in creating new features, however, none begin with a comprehensive diagnostic and instant awareness or offer the integrated solutions promised by our system,” said Manfredi.

 

“We are inspired by Dario Manfredi’s passion for saving lives and pleased to play a part in the mission inspired by his father more than 50 years ago,” said Fred Strathmann, president of Springton Technologies. “This risk management system promises to save the lives of pilots and the family members they transport.”

 

“The creation of this prototype moves us one step closer to bringing the SRS to market,” Manfredi said. “It has been a long road and our progress is due to the hard work and dedication of our outstanding team of pilots, engineers, DERs and business strategists. We dedicate our efforts to all whose deaths could have been averted with this technology.”