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FDL-978 RX to show ADS-B weather and traffic on compatible displays, is lightweight and certified to TSO C88b and TSO
C145 standards. Its list price includes a FreeFlight Systems
1201 WAAS/GPS receiver as the ADS-B compliant navigation
source.
The FTG-410 tone generator is another new product from
FreeFlight, which is designed to work with the company’s existing RA-4000 and RA-4500 radar altimeter systems, plus those
from other manufacturers. It provides audio alerts to pilots when
operating at low altitude or at night, and when over water or
rough terrain lacking visual cues.
The company also introduced the FT-9000 ADS-B Ramp
Tester, which Ring labeled a portable, comprehensive data
verification system for ADS-B Universal Access Transceiver and interfaced avionics installations. It’s a rechargeable
battery-powered unit, which connects to an aircraft’s 978 MHz
broadcast link to obtain ADS-B Out data from the UAT and
interfaced avionics. It also transmits low-power test signals to
verify the aircraft’s ADS-B In datalink reception. The FT-9000
connects via Wi-Fi to a PC running the supplied diagnostic software, allowing UAT data, GPS position and velocity, air/ground
indication, diversity mode, design assurance level and other key
parameters to be quickly captured and analyzed for reporting.
To learn more, visit www.freeflightsystems.com.

Garmin International
Garmin International announced the GTS 825 Traffic Advisory System (TAS) and the GTS 855 Traffic Alert and Collision
Avoidance System (TCAS I), which it said offer 40 and 80
nautical miles of interrogation range, respectively, and combine active and passive surveillance data to pinpoint specific
traffic threats. The two new products are the latest additions to
the company’s four-member GTS
series, which all come with
Garmin’s patented

Garmin’s GTS 825
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CLEAR CAS (correlated location enhanced ADS-B receiver
collision avoidance system) technology, a hybrid system providing real-time information totally independent of radar-based
air traffic control. Jim Alpiser, Garmin’s director of aftermarket
sales, introduced the new products to attendees at the AEA
Convention.
Garmin also introduced seven new, affordable products for
experimental and light-sport aircraft, including the GSU 25
ADAHRS (air data attitude heading reference system) and
the GEA 24 EIS (engine indication system) interface module,
enabling a significant price reduction for the company’s G3X,
a scalable flight display system. Other G3X options introduced
include a fully integrated Garmin autopilot and a remote-mount
ADS-B receiver.
Garmin’s new G3X integrated autopilot draws on Garmin’s
flight control technology to offer sophisticated capabilities,
including flight-director cues, coupled approaches, coupled
VNAV, automatic trim and more. Meanwhile, the GSA 28
“smart” autopilot servo is a brand-new, lightweight design developed specifically for the experimental market. The optional
GMC 305 autopilot control panel provides a dedicated autopilot
user interface, plus additional autopilot functionality, including
airspeed hold and an independent flight director.
Garmin also introduced the GDL 39R remote mount ADS-B
receiver for fixed installation in light-sport and experimental aircraft. The GDL 39R combines a dual-link ADS-B receiver and
a GPS receiver into a single product to stream ADS-B traffic
and subscription-free weather information to the G3X displays,
select Garmin portables and mobile devices like the iPad.
To learn more, visit www.garmin.com.

ICG (International Communications Group)
International Communications Group’s Jeff Saucedo,
vice president of product sales, introduced several of what
the company called “customer-inspired” modifications to its
newest eRouter at the AEA Convention. The latest revisions
to ICG’s eRouter product provide airborne Wi-Fi connectivity for electronic flight bags, portable computers, tablets,
smartphones and other IP devices, and incorporate many
features found in a typical corporate office network. ICG’s
eRouter offers access to multiple communications networks,
such as Inmarsat, Swift Broadband (SBB), Ku/Ka VSAT,
Iridium and other networks, plus 4G GSM (global system for
mobile) cellular service for data and file transfers when the
aircraft is on the ground.
Whether through satellite or GSM connectivity for
Internet or as a client to connect to ground-based wireless
networks, ICG’s eRouter features three easily accessible SIM
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