The FAA has vetoed portable ADS-B out systems. They want to know which planes have it.
On Wed, Mar 6, 2019, 10:56 PM Mike Stirewalt via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > I found my solution. It's not on the market in the U.S. yet - rumor has > it the FAA will have approved it by Sun & Fun . . . but surely by the end > of this year?. The FAA is going to look pretty stupid if they don't. > It's already approved by the CAA in the UK and EASA will soon follow and > those agencies are known to be a lot tougher than the FAA. > > This is better than the EchoUAT that I mentioned in an earlier post. > This model has the approved WAAS GPS incorporated in the unit. It is a > transciever, thus it receives the UAT and ES info while transmitting UAT > Out (at least in the U.S.). The model shown at the link below transmits > only ES Out since 1090 is what the UK and the rest of the world outside > of the U.S., uses. > > It sniffs the existing transponder code and transmits it along with baro > info from either an existing encoder or from the barometric sensor inside > the unit itself. It will need to be programmed via wi-fi. It transmits > traffic and weather to any number of iOS and Android EFB's & EFIS > displays - Dynon, GRT, and Mark's favorite company MGL. This interface > is called a GDL-90 standard as I understand things so if the EFIS or EFB > conforms to that standard, this Echo thing will connect with them via > wi-fi, bluetooth, or hardwire. I can easily imagine uAvionix producing > these models to order based upon already existing equipment in the > aircraft, and the desires of the customer. Cost, including the internal > WAAS GPS, is predicted to be $1300 to $1500. Since aircraft all around > the planet will eventually be using these things working off of Iridium > satellites, cost is bound to come down quickly. > > And besides . . . it's so small. How can they charge a bunch of money > for something so tiny? > > So . . . this is the best thing I've come across so far. It's not on the > market yet but uAvionix seems to be a very aggressive and competent > company and will hopefully be able to deal with the FAA bureaucrats and > get this thing approved for Experimentals and Light Sport. TSO'd models > will follow. > > I wouldn't be surprised if another option on this unit will be > "diversity", which means mounting an antenna on top of the fuselage so we > can use satellites like the rest of the world will be doing. The U.S. is > the only country using ground stations for ADS-B at this point. Canada > will be using satellites, also the UK and Europe. Mexico? If I know > Mexico at all, they won't give a crap about any of this except for > perhaps airline use or those flying above 18K. > > This one is for sale on Amazon in the UK for $800 (currently is > back-ordered). Whatever they come up with for our market will obviously > have a different model number, but this is what it will look like I > think. > > https://uavionix.com/products/echo-att-20b/ > > This same company had a ADS-B IN USB-powered dongle for the iFly models > called a "Ping Buddy". Reading the iFly forums, apparently the device > works flawlessly . . . but uAvionix stopped making them for iFly for some > reason. They show up on eBay. > > That's all I "know" for now, > > Mike > KSEE > > ____________________________________________________________ > 1 Cup (Before Bed) Burns Belly Fat Like Crazy! > worldhealthlabs.com > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5c8096107f8e016104e27st02vuc > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org > _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
