STC for Sabreliner 65 non-OEM RVSM package

Avmats of Chesterfield, Mo., has received RVSM STC group approval for Sabreliner 65s. The package, which includes installation of new Collins ADC-87A air-data computers, costs $139,000 installed and includes all hardware. Sabreliner received FAA group RVSM certification for the Sabreliner 65 in June last year and offers both Collins analog and digital RVSM packages for the Sabre 65 for $128,200 and $166,500, respectively, through this month. Sabreliner projects RVSM group approval for the Sabreliner 80 in the spring for about $150,000, and Sabreliner 60 approval in the summer. Sabreliner Corp.’s RVSM group approvals include free enrollment in the CASP (Collins avionics service protection) program for one year or 250 hr.