West Star Aviation Receives STCs for WAAS/LPV Installations

EAST ALTON, IL – On March 26 the FAA awarded West Star Aviation Inc.'s facilities two separate STC approvals for WAAS/LPV installations. The two STCs are for the Citation 550 Bravo Series (S/N 0801 & ON, #ST02687CH), and for the Citation V 560 Series (S/N 0001 thru 0259, #ST02693CH), and cover the installation of Universal Avionics UNS-1Lw FMS system with an LPV Monitor. In order to accommodate customers throughout the country, West Star Aviation's East Alton, IL, Grand Junction, CO, and Dallas facilities all have the capabilities to perform the installations.

The Grand Junction location currently has an effort underway to amend the 560 STC that will include the "560 Ultra & Encore" Series. The ALN facility has another WAAS/LPV certification effort in process for "Dual" UNS-1Lw FMS systems in the 650 Citation III Series.

For more information regarding the WAAS/LPV installations call Ron Dittmar (ALN) at (618) 660-7157; Marty Rhine (ALN) at (618) 795-4899; Aaron Berg (GJT) at (970) 243-7500, ext: 468; or Jim Pommier (GJT) at (970) 248-5258.

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