FreeFlight Systems will provide its certified RANGR ADS-B receivers to Avidyne customers. Avidyne will bundle an IFD system and a ADS-B Outcapable Mode S transponder with FreeFlight Systems RANGR-RX ADS-B receiver to offer a complete ADS-B solution, company officials said. The TSO-certified RANGR-RX provides pilots with ADS-B Flight Information Services Broadcast (FISB) and Traffic Information […]
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Avionics sales up 13% in first quarter
Worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales were up 13 percent in the first quarter, according to the Aircraft Electronics Association‘s first-quarter 2018 Avionics Market Report. In the first three months of the year, total worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales amounted to more than $639 million as reported by the participating companies. The figure […]
Coming soon to FIS-B: Lightning, turbulence, icing and more
By JOHN CROFT, FAA NextGen Outreach Writer/Editor Pilots will soon have access to new weather data in their cockpits over the 978 megahertz (MHz) Universal Access Transceiver link. In June, the FAA will begin broadcasting six new weather products: Lightning strikes, turbulence, icing forecasts, cloud tops, graphical Airmen’s Meteorological Information (AIRMET) and Center Weather Advisories. The […]
PAPR Chase
By JOHN CROFT, FAA NextGen Outreach and Reporting Pilots accustomed to receiving live ADS-B traffic updates from FAA radar through the Traffic Information Service-Broadcast (TIS-B)will feel blind — and less safe — if that service gets shut off. But that is exactly what might happen if their ADS-B equipment is transmitting hazardous information or performing incorrectly […]
Stratus ADS-B transponders now have a 5-year warranty
Appareo unveiled a new five-year warranty on the company’s Stratus ADS-B Out transponders during the 2018 SUN ‘n FUN Fly-In & Expo in Lakeland, Florida. The Appareo dealer network was first informed about the five-year warranty last month at the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) annual convention. The five-year warranty is offered for all certified transponders purchased in […]
How to avoid an ADS-B call sign mismatch
By TOM HOFFMANN, Managing Editor, FAA Safety Briefing Your aircraft’s registration number or approved call sign is critical to the integrity of the ADS-B Out system, defining who you are in the National Airspace System (NAS). But what happens when your ADS-B name is different from your given name?A large number of operational inconsistencies with ADS-B […]
Aerobatics and ADS-B
By DAVE HUGHES, FAA As of Jan. 1, 2020, ADS-B-Out will be required in most controlled airspace — and that includes pilots who are practicing aerobatics, performing in an airshow, or competing in an event such as this week’s SUN ’n FUN. This requirement is no different from the current requirement to use an operating transponder […]
No kidding: ADS-B 2020 deadline is firm
The folks at the FAA say they have a sense of humor too, but an April Fool’s joke that the agency is extending the ADS-B deadline is just that. As stated in the final rule published with industry input in May 2010, all aircraft flying in designated controlled airspace — generally the same busy airspace where […]
Trig Avionics rolls out Express Lane for ADS-B
Trig Avionics is rolling out a new Express Lane service for aircraft owners, which provides one of the fastest and most cost-effective ways to become ADS-B Out compliant, by using a TT31 transponder, according to company officials. With the right avionics, Trig Express Lane dealers can install a 2020 solution in as little as five to […]