Fri, Nov 05, 2010
Glass Panel Retrofit Developed By JETTECH
More and more, "glass panel" technology is becoming available
for legacy aircraft. A recent example is a new Garmin G600 EFIS
installation being developed specifically for Cessna Citation
501/551 series aircraft by Littleton, CO-based JETTECH.
Pending FAA approval of its Supplemental Type Certificate (STC),
the company will begin offering initial installations at its
Denver, CO facilities followed by kits available through Garmin
authorized dealers it has approved. Rob Irwin, founder and
member/manager of JETTECH, said the new unit will provide pilots
with the highest degree of Situational Awareness in Legacy
Citations by adding features such as synthetic vision, terrain
awareness, traffic collision avoidance systems, digital weather
radar, satellite weather radar and lightning strike
information.
"One of the most important features of the STC is our ability to
retain the existing RVSM system installed in the aircraft", Irwin
explained. "By using our proprietary Air Data Interface Unit (AIU),
the aircraft's existing RVSM solution will still be displayed on
the copilot side as well as on the pilot side on the G600."
Irwin said in a Thursday news release that the installation
includes additional major equipment upgrades such as the
replacement of the existing "Iron Vertical and Horizontal Gyros"
with state of the art solid state AHRS (Attitude Heading
Referencing System). Also included in the Installation kit is an
AIU, pitot-static plumbing and fittings, wiring harness, precut
pilot instrument panel and complete documentation to support the
installation process.
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