We have received a lot of inquiries about whether the GSR56 Iridium transceiver will be retrofittable for existing Perspective airplanes and the answer is yes. The engineering team is working on the retrofit kit that would go out to the field. It is not a simple installation as there are structural modifications to the CAPS bulkhead and wiring harness changes, and installations of racks and antennas. These changes are quite different than the changes we make for production.
For example there are things we can do to the bulkhead during the initial lay up of the part like add hard points that cant be as easily done in the field or at least not in the same way. So it requires developing special instructions, and parts to complete the retrofit properly.
My intention is to have that kit available for the field in the first half of 2012.
