East Alton, IL, June 19, 2008 – The West Star Aviation, Inc. is pleased to announce they have received the STC to install the GH-3100 standby instrument and a magnetometer on Cessna Citation 550 and 560 aircraft at their East Alton, IL, facility. The STC is applicable to Citation 500 S/N 550-0809 and up and Citation 560 aircraft S/N 560-0401 to 560-5000.
The L-3 Avionics GH-3100 replaces all three traditional standby instruments: attitude, altitude, airspeed, in one single-box solid-state package. The existing Meggit standby display, remote ADC and Standby HSI are removed as part of the installation.
“The operator gets a complete standby ESIS suite in a single 3-inch display,” says Jeffrey Maszkiewicz, Director of Engineering, West Star Aviation.
The GH-3100 self-contained unit features a full color active matrix LCD display, 3ATI-size with dimmable fluorescent backlighting and a full range of navigational interfaces.
West Star Aviation, Inc. specializes in airframe repair and maintenance, engine repair and maintenance, major modifications, avionics installation and repair, interior refurbishment, paint, parts, surplus avionics sales, and accessory services. In addition to its facilities in East Alton, IL, Grand Junction, CO, and Dallas, TX, West Star Aviation has a Hiawatha, IA location that specializes in the acquisition and sales of surplus avionics. The company also provides complete FBO services for transient aircraft at its newly remodeled East Alton and Grand Junction facilities. West Star Aviation, Inc. is an industry leader in technical experience and expertise and provides world-class customer services in all of the organization’s divisions. For additional information visit www.weststaraviation.com or call 800-922-2421.
