Results from an online survey indicate that general aviation pilots value ADS-B In traffic and weather services as a tool to increase situational awareness, decision-making capability, and general safety of flight. According to researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 1,407 pilots responded to the survey, including many readers of General Aviation News. Of those responding, […]
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FreeFlight introduces FTX-200 ADS-B system
FreeFlight Systems has introduced the FTX-200 1090ES Transponder with integrated GPS system for business aircraft. The TCAS I-compatible system is a cost-effective alternative to expensive avionics upgrades for NextGen ADS-B Out compliance, according to officials with the Waco, Texas-based company. The FTX-200 is designed for business jet operators who do not require diversity mode but need […]
FAA calls on aviation industry to equip for NextGen
WASHINGTON, DC – The FAA will hold a “Call to Action” summit to engage the aviation industry in meeting the Jan. 1, 2020 deadline to equip aircraft with new avionics technology. The all-day session will be held Oct. 28. The FAA and the aviation industry will discuss how they can work together to resolve barriers […]
Trig Avionics transponder gets FAA nod
Trig Avionics has received FAA STC approval of its TT31 transponder with Garmin’s GNS 400W and 500W series of GPS navigators. Trig’s TT31 transponder is a plug and play retro-fit for the KT76A and KT78A — and it’s also ADS-B Out capable too, according to company officials. Trig CEO Andy Davis said, “There are many U.S. aircraft that have […]
FreeFlight Systems ADS-B Receiver receives FAA TSO approval
The FAA has granted FreeFlight Systems Technical Service Order (TSO) approval for the company’s RANGR FDL- 978-RX ADS-B receiver with optional built-in WAAS GPS. The system provides an affordable and flexible way to add ADS-B In traffic and weather capabilities to aircraft with certified 1090ES or UAT ADS-B Out transmitters, according to company officials. The RANGR FDL-978-RX receives […]
Why hasn’t FAA acted on ADS-B loan guarantee for GA?
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Why has the FAA not taken action on implementing a loan guarantee program for general aviation to prepare for the mandate for ADS-B equipment three years after Congress passed a law approving it? That is a question Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), who chairs the Committee on Small Business, asked in a recent […]
MIT researchers seek your help with study
A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s International Center for Air Transportation is studying the impact of ADS-B traffic and weather services — and they want your input. According to the MIT researchers, the goal of the study is to determine how general aviation pilots value and use these services. ADS-B — […]
FreeFlight partners with NextGen Fund
WACO, Texas — FreeFlight Systems is supplying its avionics systems in partnership with NextGen Equipage Fund’s financing program to enable ADS-B and other mandated avionics retrofits for as many as 200,000 general aviation aircraft. The NextGen Fund’s $1.3 billion public-private partnership program will help owners equip their aircraft for the Jan. 1, 2020, ADS-B mandate. […]
Aspen partners with NextGen GA Fund
Aspen Avionics has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the NextGen GA Fund to accelerate the rollout of NextGen airspace mandates by providing access to incentives to help aircraft owners finance mandated avionics upgrades. “This is a unique opportunity to provide our valued customers the guidance, expertise, products, services and financing to help aircraft […]