Maintenance and Modifications
RVSM: myths, money and reality check
Admittedly, there are a few serious concerns regarding the implementation of RVSM on January 20.

Admittedly, there are a few serious concerns regarding the implementation of RVSM on January 20. However, when you talk to a lot of operators and MROs about it, you begin to recognize that most people aren’t as upset by it as conventional wisdom would have you believe. What you do discover is a lot of misunderstanding and a certain amount of hyperbole.

The late Sen. Everett Dirksen (R-Ill.) was believed to have once said, “A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real money,” so it’s important to realize that it’s a bit too easy to talk about spending someone else’s money. The operator’s costs involved with preparing for RVSM are not inconsequential, but then flying any turbine aircraft is hardly an inexpensive venture. Take, for example, the owner of a Learjet 23 who talked to AIN.

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