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ADS-B INSTALLATIONS
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According to DenDekker,
avionics manufacturers
have provided PowerPoint
presentations to help educate
aircraft owners and operators
on ADS-B . He has provided
presentations for his own
customers . Other shops, such
as Pacific Coast Avionics at
Aurora State Airport in Aurora,
Oregon, are providing similar
information . "We try to break
it down and make it as simple
as possible," said Dewey
Conroy, vice president and chief
operating officer for Pacific
Coast Avionics . "Very few
people are coming through the
door having figured it all out ."
Many shops report
considerable general aviation
interest in ADS-B In, which
includes traffic awareness
capability from TIS-B and
weather capability from FIS-B
(flight information servicebroadcast) . TIS-B and FIS-B
services are available across
most of the U .S . The ADS-B
In avionics needed to provide
TIS-B traffic awareness
capability costs less than other
traffic awareness systems
available . In addition, there is
no monthly subscription fee for
the use of FIS-B weather data .
In some cases, customers
are opting for a single system
that provides ADS-B In and
Out capabilities, including the
display of traffic and weather
information on a panel-mounted
display . Others prefer displaying
TIS-B and FIS-B on tablet
computers .

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Recently, Hall was flying with
his son, who was piloting the
Mooney into New York City . Hall
monitored the traffic picture on
a tablet .
"I could see the traffic flow
into New York City airports from
50 miles away, and it gave me
an idea of how busy the world
was," he said .
When Hall saw four aircraft
on the display lined up in
a conga line headed into
Westchester County Airport, he
knew his son would be directed
to follow this line to land at the
airport . When a pilot knows
what to expect, he can plan
his next move on the airspace
chessboard .
As Hall discovered, there
are technical nuances that can
make a difference in getting
an ADS-B installation right the
first time . More often, problems
with installations that the FAA
has identified in monitoring
ADS-B avionics compliance
have occurred with uncertified
equipment installed on
experimental aircraft . Guidance
on what to do in these cases
is included in the checklist in
part 3 . The guidance should
help a repair shop that is
involved with one of these
types of installations or when
the operator of an experimental
aircraft asks for installation
advice regarding uncertified
avionics .
Want to know how well your
ADS-B system is performing?
Send an email to 9-AWA-AFS300-ADSB-AvionicsCheck@faa .
gov identifying your aircraft's
registration number (N-number)
and request a system check .
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