With the Dec. 31, 2004, deadline fast approaching for all aircraft flying between FL 290 and FL 410 to comply with domestic reduced vertical separation minimum (DRVSM) standards, aircraft and avionics OEMs have been feverishly working toward RVSM certification of air-data units and data packages as owners begin upgrading their fleets. RVSM was the topic of a two-day preconvention seminar presented by the FAA here at NBAA ’02, and several OEMs and completion centers are introducing RVSM solutions here at the show.
Grand Junction, Colo.-based West Star Aviation (Booth No. 6167) has teamed with Honeywell (Booth No. 6754) to develop an RVSM solution for Learjet 30-series aircraft equipped with the FC-200 autopilot and the Century III Softflite wing. Using Honeywell equipment that has already been RVSM-certified on Gulfstream II and Cessna Citation 560 series, West Star will obtain STCs needed to use the package for RVSM operations in the Learjet. The West Star RVSM solution includes the Honeywell AZ-252 advanced air-data computer, BA-250 pilot’s barometric altitude display, AM-250S copilot’s barometric altimeter/air-data computer and AL-800 digital altitude alerter in addition to an Aerosonics standby altimeter and Rosemount probes.
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