AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2017 - 93

ADS-B REBATE UPDATE

As of March 7,
* 4,660 rebates reserved
* 3,245 installations validated
* 3,132 rebates claimed
* 2,968 payments processed
The program, which went live on
September 19, 2016, offers $500
rebates to owners of single-engine piston aircraft for equipping
with ADS-B Out capability (www.
faa.gov/go/rebate).
owners initially were discouraged by the
rebate program's timeframe, which allows
a maximum of only 90 days from reservation to scheduled installation-and many
shops were reporting lead times of four to
six months, or longer. Lead times may be the
same or even a little longer now, but plenty
of rebates remain available, so consider
reserving one as your shop date gets closer.
Also remember that nothing really happens
on the rebate reservation's installation date;

without success, to eliminate that requirement. If a report indicates less than 30
minutes in the rule airspace, contact the
FAA before flying again.
The test flight also requires at least 10
aggregate minutes of maneuvering flight,
and references flight maneuvers described
in Advisory Circular 20-165B. However,
you do not have to complete that complex
set of maneuvers-it's intended for design
approval of a type certificate or supplemental type certificate. To validate your
ADS-B performance, fly two left and two
right three-sixties-vary the airspeed or
bank angle, if you'd like-and combined
with your climb, descent, and other maneuvering, you should easily have 10 minutes.
Failure of an ADS-B Performance
Monitor parameter can be a problem. Air/
ground determination remains a frequent
culprit. If any parameter fails 100 percent
of the time, the problem most likely is in
the hardware's setup or configuration. A

If you're going to equip with ADS-B Out in
advance of the mandate, why not do it now
and pocket the cash, effectively lowering your
cost of compliance?
it simply starts a second, 60-day window to
complete the install and successfully fly the
equipment-you really get a total of 150 days.
The rebate program ends September 19.
Barring a much busier second half of the
program, you should be able to reserve a
rebate on September 18 and still have 150
days to install and fly your hardware.
That test flight is still a bit of a rub.
Rebate rules require flying for at least 30
minutes in FAR 91.225 rule airspace-that's
airspace where ADS-B Out will be required
come 2020. "Since the target audience is
people who generally fly in the designated
airspace, they won't find it a hardship to
perform the required validation flights,"
the FAA says in its online rebate FAQs. (In
Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, flying above 10,000 feet msl and within FAA
ADS-B ground station coverage meets the
rebate requirement.) AOPA has tried, so far

failure rate of 1 to 2 percent is a nuisance
failure, however, and slight modifications
to the flight profile might help you get the
clean report you need to qualify for the
rebate.
For a short-duration air-on-ground failure, try these steps. Move the aircraft clear
of any hangars or other obstructions before
starting, so it has a clear view of the GPS
satellite constellation. Wait at least two
minutes after powering up the avionics
before moving the aircraft, to assure satellite acquisition. Taxi slowly to the runway;
take off, climb, and perform normal maneuvers; fly 30 minutes in FAR 91.225 rule
airspace. After a normal pattern and landing, come to a complete stop on the runway,
then taxi slowly to the ramp or your hangar and shut down. (For more detail, see
"ADS-B: Passing the Test," February 2017
AOPA Pilot).
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