REPAIR LEVELS AND PRICING STRUCTURE

WE'VE IDENTIFIED THE 3 MOST COMMON REPAIR CATEGORIES AND PRICED THEM ACCORDINGLY.  ALL REPAIR SERVICES WHETHER SIMPLE OR COMPLEX INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

* UP TO $25 IN PARTS USED IN THE REPAIR.  (SOME PARTS EXCEED $25)  FOR DETAILS.
* FULL ALIGNMENT/CALIBRATION BRINGING THE UNIT TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS.
* FAA 24 MONTH RE-CERT LOGBOOK ENTRY STICKER (FAR 91.413).
* REPAIR WARRANTY 90 DAYS UNCONDITIONAL AND ONE YEAR ON THE ACTUAL CIRCUIT REPAIRED.
* AN FAA FORM 8130-3 IF REQUESTED.

$99 ALIGNMENT AND/OR SIMPLE REPAIR.  THE MOST COMMON SERVICE WE PERFORM.  THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE YOUR TRANSPONDER HAS FAILED SIMPLY BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT.  OFTEN IT IS A VERY OBVIOUS AND QUICK COMPONENT CHANGE.  THIS IS WHERE WE BEGIN, AND OFTEN ALL THE WORK THAT'S REQUIRED.

$199 SYMPTOMATIC REPAIR. TROUBLESHOOTING TIME IS REDUCED BECAUSE UNIT EXHIBITS OBVIOUS SYMPTOMS ANY SEASONED TECHNICIAN CAN EASILY IDENTIFY WITHOUT HAVING TO PULL THE TECH DATA OFF THE SHELF. OFTEN A PROBLEM WILL BE LOCALIZED DOWN TO THE FAILED COMPONENT BASED SIMPLY ON THE OBSERVATIONS AND QUICK MEASUREMENTS BY A TECH WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH THE FAILURE MODE.  A RELATIVELY EASY REPAIR THAT ALWAYS INCLUDES ONE OR MORE COMPONENT FAILURES AND SOME EXTRA ATTENTION TO ASSURE THERE ARE NO HIDDEN PROBLEMS OR COLLATERAL DAMAGE .

$259 MAJOR REPAIR.  THIS IS WHERE ONE OR MORE COMPONENT FAILURES WILL PRODUCE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS, SEEMINGLY UNRELATED.  REQUIRES EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING, SPECIALIZED TEST APPARATUS AND A GOOD DEAL OF EXPERTISE.  WE EMPLOY SPECIALIZED TEST EQUIPMENT, WAVEFORM DATABASES AND A ONE OF A KIND DEVICE CALLED THE SPYDER THAT CAN MAKE DOZENS OF MEASUREMENTS IN MINUTES.

$259 IS THE MAXIMUM LABOR COST TO REPAIR YOUR TRANSPONDER AT THIS FACILITY.  PLEASE NOTE THIS IS OFTEN THE LEVEL WHERE MANY OTHER  TECHS WILL EITHER GIVE UP, OR CONTINUE UNTIL THE BILL MEETS OR EVEN EXCEEDS THE VALUE OF THE TRANSPONDER.

IF YOUR TRANSPONDER HAS BEEN PERFORMING RELIABLY THERE IS A 95% CHANCE THAT IT CAN BE REPAIRED FOR MUCH LESS COST THAN EITHER REPLACING (WITH A USED UNIT), OR UPGRADING TO A NEW UNIT THAT WILL PROVIDE THE SAME FUNCTION.

UNFORTUNATELY IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT WHICH PRICE CATEGORY YOUR REPAIR NEEDS WILL FALL.  HOWEVER BY USING OUR SIMPLE INTERACTIVE TROUBLESHOOTING  YOU SHOULD GET SOME IDEA.

OUR CUSTOMERS PREFER TO HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF REPAIR COSTS AHEAD OF TIME, ESPECIALLY THE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE LABOR COST PRIOR TO SHIPMENT.  IT'S BETTER THAN AN ESTIMATE.