Flight assessment will be conducted by Britten-Norman's flight operations team in collaboration with World Mobile Stratospheric and in cooperation with BT at its Adastral Park R&D facility near Ipswich, UK.

Ben Smith joins the Islander manufacturer to lead global spares, repairs, upgrades and operator support, modernising systems and improving responsiveness.

The S-TEC 3100 digital flight control system is an affordable upgrade for the Islander retrofit market, offering customers a next generation autopilot capability that enhances safety and is simple to fit.