Visionary’s PacketAV Matrix Series Elevates Visualization at Experimental Aircraft Association Headquarters
Arrow AV Group selects Visionary’s PacketAV Matrix Series to empower flexible AV distribution across Experimental Aircraft Association’s 30,000-square-foot Education Center
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“The EAA came to us with a short-timeline request to outfit their new educational facility with a full state-of-the-art audio and video system,” said Shaun McClure, CTS, CQD, MTA, systems engineer for Arrow AV Group. “They wanted to showcase the new multi-use facility at their annual summer airshow in 2022. With members and guests worldwide attending, we kicked into overdrive to provide a high-quality and easy-to-use integrated system.”
McClure added, “Our initial design included all AV-over-IP components to ensure future compatibility and ease of infrastructure installation. After approval of the project, however, we learned that the manufacturer that we had designed the project with could not meet the project timelines. We reached out to our contacts at Visionary and they were able to help us redesign the system with available components without otherwise compromising our design.”
Visionary is committed to providing reliable, feature-rich, problem-solving solutions to support integrators, consultants, and end users. The company’s priority is servicing customers and building partnerships during a unique time in the professional AV industry. As a result, Visionary’s PacketAV Matrix Series continues to support the successful completion of near-term projects, like EAA’s Education Center.
Arrow AV Group integrated 21 PacketAV DuetE-2 Encoders and 21 PacketAV D4100 Decoders across all video displays at EAA’s Education Center. In the Youth Education Center, the PacketAV Matrix Series is distributing video to three Panasonic laser projectors, which enables presentations for large groups or three, smaller breakout rooms. Visionary’s PacketAV Matrix Series enables simplified video connectivity in two small conference rooms and a larger events space – all part of the EAA Conference Center. Notably, broadcasting and streaming of video is possible from any room in the new facility, including from the wind tunnel, to accommodate overflow viewing. The new functionality enables EAA to live stream the demonstrations and lessons to classrooms and learning environments throughout the country.
Accommodating tight deadlines and back-ordered equipment, Arrow AV Group was able to execute a functioning system in time for EAA’s biggest event of the year: AirVenture. “Visionary’s quick actions, along with our company’s ability to be nimble and change plans and direction quickly, allowed the project to come in on time and ‘Wow’ the customer and the general public attending the airshow,” explained McClure. “We’re glad to see that something we designed will be used to educate future generations in aeronautics.”