Arinc Direct expects to receive STCs for RVSM modifications
for the Cessna 650 and Learjet 35 series aircraft early next year.
Combined with the company's Cessna Citation 500-series RVSM STC
obtained in August, it puts Arinc and its partners AeroMech and
Shadin in competition with other RVSM vendors for more than 2,000
of the 6,400 aircraft that will require RVSM upgrades by January
2005.
The company is not advertising a price on the C650 and LJ35 kits
yet; however, the cost for the Citation 500-series modification,
which includes the installation, height-monitoring flights and
letter of authorization, is reported by the company to be in the
low $70,000s. Arinc is also offering to make the avionics and
STCs available to other qualified shops.
Thomas Robeson, director of Arinc Aircraft Services, says the
company has commitments from between 150 and 200 customers for
the Citation 500 upgrades, which take five to seven days when
combined with other maintenance and two to three days as a standalone
job.
