Press Release

Issued by Safe Flight Instrument.

May 27, 2008

Safe Flight Instrument Corporation's Powerline Detection System has been installed and successfully flight tested on the BK117 by Sterling Helicopters. European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued the STC on the 27th of February 2008.

Sterling Founder and Managing Partner Gerry Hermer oversees the program and is excited about the potential market.  "The BK117 is a viable EMS helicopter platform and we see the Powerline Detection System as an important safety tool for EMS pilots.  Powerline strikes are a tremendous risk to even the most experienced pilots. Safe Flight's Powerline Detection System has demonstrated an increased situational awareness when operating in the wire environment, providing our pilots with adequate time to avoid this potentially deadly hazard".

Weighing less than one pound, Safe Flight's Powerline Detection System is designed to sense the electromagnetic field from any direction and warn pilots once a helicopter is in the vicinity of a live wire.  When an electromagnetic field is sensed, the Powerline Detection System emits an unmistakable auditory alert.  Pilots literally "hear" their relationship to a power-line hazard, even without seeing it.  The aural warning increases in frequency (like a Geiger counter) as the helicopter gets closer to a live power line.  A red warning light also illuminates on the cockpit indicator.