Maintenance and Modifications
Florida Jet Center Finishes First ADS-B upgrade on Learjet 55
STC-solutions using Garmin and Apple products are breathing new life into some workhorse airplanes.

Terry Robertson, president of Florida Jet Center (Booth 4005), is confident that he’s found an ADS-B In/Out solution that works—practically and financially—for Bombardier Learjet 35, 55, and 60 models. With nearly 35 years of experience in his Fort Lauderdale-based Part 145 FAA maintenance facility to back him up, Robertson, is an A&P with Inspection Authorization and Learjet-typed pilot with more than 20,000 hours.

“We have just finished test flights on our first installation, a Learjet 55 on which we installed the Gables control head with the Garmin transponder and an Apple iPad to display ADS-B In information. The airplane, with its new avionics, performed beautifully,” Robertson told AIN. “I’ve got a couple more proposals in the pipeline, and I expect, after three days here at NBAA 2018, to walk away with three to five more customers,” he continued.