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 Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) for General Aviation 

ADS-B stands for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast. It is an essential part of the planned Next Gen airspace upgrade and will create better aircraft visibility at a lower overall cost than before. ADS-B equipment is built to meet one of two sets of government standards, DO-260B and DO-282B.

By the year 2020 all aircraft operating in the airspaces listed below will be required to carry equipment that produces an ADS-B out broadcast.

ADS-B will offer increased safety, efficiency and environmental awareness for pilots and air traffic controllers at a lower overall cost that the current radar system. Companies selling and developing aircraft systems to allow general aviation aircraft owners to equip at an affordable cost include Avidyne, Aviation Communication and Surveillance Systems (a joint venture of L-3 Communications and Thales), Garmin and Rockwell Collins.

 Minimum Operational Performance Standards 

1090ES


 * The new FAA ruling, DO-260b, states that all ADS-B equipment to operate using the 1090 MHz radio frequency must meet Technical Standard Order (TSO)-C166b, effective date: December 2, 2009.

The new TSO adopted by the FAA covers both Class A and Class B 1090ES ADS-B operating equipment.


 * Class A explained: Class A ADS-B units must accept and receive ADS-B, ADS-R, and TIS-B information and transmit the reports back to ground stations in the surrounding area. Class A equipment, as defined by the FAA, is defined by being transmit only or receive only equipment.  By this definition receive only equipment can be paired with transmit only to qualify for Class A status.

Universal Access Transceiver (UAT)


 * This standard uses a UAT to broadcast and receive information. UAT is a multi-purpose aeronautical data link intended to support not only ADS-B, but also Flight Information Service - Broadcast (FIS-B), Traffic Information Service - Broadcast (TIS-B), and, if required in the future, supplementary ranging and positioning capabilities.

 News 


 * Feb. 4, 2011 - FAA and JetBlue partner to equip 35 aircraft with ADS-B in a mutually beneficial relationship


 * To read the whole story from Aviation Week, Click Here!


 * Jan. 25, 2011 - Tim Taylor, President and CEO, of FreeFlight talks with Aero-TV to talk about general aviation and ADS-B


 * To Watch The Interview from Aero-TV, Click Here!