Safe Flight Automatic Throttle System certified on the Cessna CitationX

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White Plains, NY – (July 10, 2013) Safe Flight Instrument Corporation is pleased to announce that the Cessna Service Center in Wichita, Kansas has received a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for Safe Flight’s AutoPower® (Automatic Throttle System) on the Citation X. The system is now available for retrofit on any Citation X at all Cessna Citation Service Centers.

The Citation X AutoPower® System’s advanced technology is tailored and manufactured specifically for Cessna by Safe Flight.  AutoPower® is fully compatible with the existing Citation X avionics suite. The system improves safety with accurate airspeed control and target engine thrust settings, and provides smooth thrust lever control to manage IAS/Mach or power during climb, cruise, descent, approach and landing phases of flight. The AutoPower® system features automatic coupling to the FMS VNAV speeds. AutoPower® delivers greater passenger comfort, improved situational awareness, and reduced crew workload.  It also offers Angle of Attack (AoA) referenced minimum speed protection and stabilized ILS and circle-to-land approaches and landing phases of flight. AutoPower® for the Citation X provides potential fuel savings for extended range.  AutoPower® for the Citation X includes an automatic throttle retard feature and automatic reversion to airspeed control in conjunction with the autopilot emergency descent mode. Exceptionally smooth during all flight conditions, the Citation X AutoPower® system’s operation has been refined over 55 years with unprecedented reliability on more than 9,000 corporate, commercial, and military aircraft.

About Safe Flight:

Safe Flight Instrument Corporation, a leader in aviation safety and flight performance systems, was founded in 1946.  Headquartered in White Plains, NY, the company pioneered the development of Stall Warning and Angle of Attack, Automatic Throttle Systems, Wind Shear Warning, and many other innovations in aircraft instrumentation, flight performance, and control systems for fixed and rotary winged aircraft.  Safe Flight products are installed on over two-thirds of the world’s aircraft in the general aviation, commercial, and military sectors. To find out more, please visit http://www.safeflight.com/corporate-aviation/products/autopower/citation-x/