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JetTech Moves Citations into the Modern Age

JetTech's avionics upgrades for older CitationJets enable modern capabilities such as touchscreens and LPV approaches.

JetTech's CitationJet 525 avionics upgrade replaces the original avionics with modern Garmin touchscreen TXi displays, GTN650/750 navigators, the GI 275 electronic display as standby, and the GFC600 autopilot.

By Rich Pickett

April 26, 2021

While legacy Cessna Citations may meet mission needs for range, payload, and operating expense, many lack an avionics suite that can take advantage of the latest in approach capability, situational awareness, and communication technology. But as is often the case, the manufacturer of the existing avionics doesn’t offer an upgrade for these legacy jets, although in all other aspects the jet meets the owner’s needs.

This is the scenario that JetTech, based at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (KBJC) in Broomfield, Colorado, has elected to resolve. Since starting the company almost 20 years ago, Rob Irwin and his team have dramatically expanded the operational envelope of Citations and other aircraft by developing a series of avionics solutions. Irwin—who has a background as a military fixed-wing and rotorcraft pilot along with A&P mechanic and inspection authorization certificates—started working on RVSM in the early 2000s. His efforts resulted in the development of RVSM solutions for a wide variety of turbine aircraft, including many Citations.

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