Aviation Specialties Unlimited, (ASU) announced today that they have surpassed a major industry milestone by exceeding 500 Night Vision Goggle Cockpit Modifications.

“Reaching 500 modifications is a major accomplishment,” said ASU president and Founder Mike Atwood. “At ASU we have a team of dedicated employees that understands just how important safety and night vision are.  Every time we work on an aircraft and modify the cockpit for night vision flights we know we are making the pilots and communities in which they fly in safer.”

ASU’s first modification was for Collier County Emergency Medical Services and St. Vincent Healthcare on two EC 135s. With the completion of the modification for Air Methods’ EC130 helicopter, ASU reached 500.  The STC for the EC130 was the first of its kind of modification.  No other company in the industry has reached that many modifications.

“I want to thank our customers for trusting and selecting us for their modifications.  Now we are looking forward to the next 15 years of performing quality modifications and the next 500 aircraft,” said Atwood.

About ASU
Since 1995, ASU’s goal has been to implement night vision in the civil aviation market to increase operational safety and improve mission capabilities. Our focus is on providing a turnkey solution to our customers so that with one call they can obtain:

• Night vision goggles and replacement parts
• Service/inspection for goggles
• NVG cockpit lighting solutions, installed by our FAA-approved 145 repair station technicians at our facility in Boise, Idaho, or at the customer’s facility
• Cockpit replacement parts provided by our FAA-approved PMA
• Initial and recurrent training for flight crews on the use of night vision via an FAA-approved 141 Training Program and/or 135 Air Operator Certificate
• Assistance in establishing Night Vision Programs.

To date, ASU has sold over 2,500 aviator systems within the U.S.