Trig Avionics has upgraded its TT31 transponder, which previously required a tray change when installing ADS-B. Using software version 3.11 or higher, installers can now use the original installed tray, reducing the time and cost of a compliant ADS-B install, company officials noted. Existing TT31 owners can also benefit with a software upgrade via their Trig […]
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Duncan Aviation updates ADS-B Straight Talk Book
LINCOLN, NEB. — Duncan Aviation recently updated its Straight Talk book on the NextGen initiative Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B). To find out what you need to know to make sure your aircraft is in compliance with the FAA’s 2020 mandate, go to the Resources area on the Duncan Aviation website and download your free copy of […]
NavWorx unveils ADS-B solution for experimentals and LSAs
NavWorx has introduced its ADS600-EXP Universal Access Transceiver (UAT), an ADS-B technology solution for Experimental and Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA) aircraft owners, which performs to the requirements of the FAA’s ADS-B rule. The ADS600-EXP meets the mandatory performance requirements of TSO-C154c for aircraft operating in the U.S, and transmits SDA=2 and SIL=2. The new product is based on the […]
Alphabet groups lobby to ease ADS-B barriers
General aviation’s alphabet groups are urging the FAA to address barriers to ADS-B (automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast) equipage, including high cost and lack of certified solutions for some types of aircraft. In a joint letter sent to FAA Administrator Michael Huerta on Jan. 23, general aviation groups representing tens of thousands of aircraft owners asked the […]
FAA grants rare field approval for ADS-B add to King Air
FreeFlight Systems reports that Hawker Beechcraft Services-Tampa has integrated an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) compliant suite of FreeFlight avionics for the King Air 200. Hawker Beechcraft Services-Tampa received approval for the King Air 200 avionics package via FAA Field Approval application of FreeFlight Systems’ existing Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the King Air C90A aircraft, company […]
Making sure homebuilts are not forgotten in ADS-B mandate
Officials at the Experimental Aircraft Association report they are in ongoing discussions with the FAA to ensure that experimental amateur-built owners are not forgotten as the FAA looks toward the Jan. 1, 2020 mandate for equipping aircraft with ADS-B avionics. Historically, builders and owners of experimental aircraft have been able to install avionics that meet the performance […]
Is the ADS-B glass half full?
In a new post, AirFacts blogger John Zimmerman notes that over the past 25 years, pilots have complained about three different transponder rules: Mode C, Mode S and now ADS-B. Is the FAA really this incompetent, or do pilots just like to gripe? As usual, the answer is a little bit of both, he says, […]
Can you ignore the ADS-B 2020 mandate?
The Jan. 1, 2020 ADS-B mandate has a lot of aircraft owners wringing their hands and seeing red. For those of us at the recreational end of the aviating spectrum (which represents a great many aircraft), plunking down the money it’ll take to equip our aircraft to meet the mandate is not something we care […]
GA challenges benefits of ADS-B
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An FAA-sponsored “call to action” summit to encourage the aviation industry to equip to meet the Jan. 1, 2020, deadline for the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) brought general aviation advocates out in force, with one message: The costs outweigh the benefits for GA pilots. Sean Elliott, the Experimental Aircraft Association […]