Installation Kits Also Available
ARINC and its partner AeroMech, have teamed to provide two
comprehensive RVSM (reduced vertical separation minimum) solutions
for popular Hawker 700 business jets. The RVSM packages cover those
Hawker airframes using Collins ADC-80 air data computers, as well
as those using dual Collins 590A air data sensors.
ARINC and AeroMech will offer convenient "one-stop" installation
service in North America at ARINC's FAA/JAA-certified repair
station in Colorado Springs, CO, or at the operator's home
facility. RVSM packages are offered in Latin America and Europe as
well. ARINC manages the system integration and kit production,
while AeroMech brings expertise in the group RVSM certification STC
and static source error correction (SSEC).
To date, less than one-third of
Hawker 700s registered in North America have received RVSM
modifications. "Hawker 700 operators should consider our convenient
RVSM solution," said ARINC Vice President of Business Aviation
Services Dave Poltorak. "We have worked hard to make it more
attractive than the one-solution, one-location choices previously
available. Because time is of the essence, we have 20 RVSM kits
prepared for immediate shipment to qualified repair stations around
the world."
Hawker 700s equipped with Collins ADC-80 air data computers will
have them replaced with modern dual ADC-87s. The installation work
can be done in 2 days.
"It is a simple and quick solution
that can be completed with a logbook entry," stated Tom Robeson,
ARINC Director of Aircraft Services. Hawker 700s equipped with dual
Collins 590A air data sensors will receive a form/ fit/function
replacement and two Air Data Display Units (ADDUs), all made by
Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S) of Exton (PA). This
modification can be completed in approximately 7 working days.
A simplified trailing cone qualification flight test is required
on each aircraft to determine the correct SSEC. An AeroMech
engineer can perform this test at the customer's location. "Our
ability to conduct flight testing at any convenient location is a
significant benefit for operators. They can save flight time and
travel costs and use their own maintenance vendors at their home
fields," said Dave Doucette, AeroMech Vice President of Business
Development. The companies also offer required height monitoring
flights and Letter of Authorization packages for RVSM
compliance.
"We'll do the installation, and we also offer the height
monitoring and LOA packages so operators can have all the work done
at one place," added Doucette.