AOPA Pilot Magazine - September 2013 - 82

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reference guide.
weather reporting stations were not
available through the FIS-B data stream,
because they were not specified in the
original contract, said Heidi Williams,
AOPA vice president for air traffic services
and modernization. “We’re finding more
and more issues with FIS-B,” she said. “As
folks are finding these, the FAA is working to fix them. This is a benefit of a longer
transition”
Pilots who observe FIS-B malfunctions
not caused by aircraft system failures or
covered by an active notam are asked to
report them by radio or telephone to the
nearest flight service station. Reports of
TIS-B malfunctions also are requested.
Additional reporting information can be
found in the AIM.
Today’s portable ADS-B receivers provide incredible situational awareness in the
cockpit, but they will not fulfill the FAA’s
January 1, 2020, compliance mandate. In
order to continue flying anywhere that
a Mode C transponder is required today,
you’ll need to equip with ADS-B Out. That
includes Class A, B, or C airspace; within
the 30-nm Mode C ring around a Class B
primary airport; most Class E airspace at or
above 10,000 feet msl; and certain airspace
above the Gulf of Mexico.
There are two approved datalink
options, and the best solution for you
depends on where you’ll fly. The Universal
Access Transceiver, or UAT, transmits
on 978 MHz—and also allows you to
receive FIS-B’s subscription-free weather
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