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Company Overview

Southern Avionics leads the industry by producing numberous stationary, transportable and portable NDBs, designed to satisfy diverse site and operational requirements. Constructed to provide years of continuous, unattended operation in extreme offshore conditions, Southern Avionics NDBs are also at home in the remote and harsh environments of deserts, equatorial jungles, and polar regions. Thousands of Southern Avionics NDBs are currently in service in these remote areas, as well as, Civil Aviation Airports throughout the world.

All Southern Avionics' new product development is achieved in-house and is facilitated by the latest in computer hardware and software innovations.

Company History

Southern Avionics Company (SAC) began in 1962 when John B. Goodhue, a pilot with a successful aircraft radio repair business, recognized the need for specialized navigational equipment for helicopter pilots servicing offshore drilling platforms. In 1963, SAC’s first radio beacon was designed in answer to the need for a dependable, yet inexpensive, navigational aid for helicopters flying to offshore locations in the Gulf of Mexico.

From this beginning in a 200 square foot production facility,

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of the Foremost Manufacturer of Non-Directional Beacons in the World