Fri, Oct 29, 2010
Company Says Low-Cost Aircraft Traffic And Weather Now
Available To GA Pilots
An ADS-B Universal Access Transceiver (UAT) designed to receive
subscription-free aircraft traffic and aviation weather described
as the industry's first is being shipped by NavWorx, the company
announced Wednesday. The NavWorx ADS600-B transceiver reportedly
delivers TIS-B traffic and FIS-B weather and flight information to
a variety of aircraft electronic displays.
ADS-B brings pilots enhanced situational awareness and improved
air traffic safety. The new ADS600-B is designed to capture and
display this freely broadcast information directly in the cockpit.
The ADS600-B is designed to be fully compliant with FAA TSO-C154c
and is FCC Approved. ADS-B UAT equipment uses the 978 MHz frequency
providing significantly greater bandwidth than the conventional
1090 MHz, or extended squitter (ES) channel.
With its ADS600-B, NavWorx says it is the only company
delivering affordable ADS-B solutions today. The NavWorx ADS600-B,
priced at $2,495, allows pilots to receive ADS-B and TIS-B traffic
everywhere, not just in the terminal areas. With the ADS600-B,
pilots also receive FIS-B weather and flight information services,
not available on the 1090ES channel.
NavWorx ADS600-B
NavWorx says it introduced the first portable ADS-B receiver and
the first fully-functional ADS-B receiver for experimental and
light-sport aircraft in September 2008. The ADS600 product line is
designed to be upgradable and compatible with the most commonly
used electronic displays. The ADS600 can be installed on both
experimental and certified aircraft when it meets the FAA's
"portable installation guidelines."
ADS-B is considered a key component of NextGen. In May 2010, the
FAA mandated equipage of ADS-B Out for aircraft operating in
Classes A, B, and C airspace, as well as certain other specified
classes of airspace within the U.S. National Airspace System. The
FAA also announced it would be accelerating ADS-B coverage efforts
in advance of the previously announced 2013 deadline.
The NavWorx ADS-600-B provides today's pilots with an unprecedented
level of real-time, streaming traffic, weather and flight
information services in the cockpit. ADS-B coverage in the U.S.
spans from the Northern Central States, along the Eastern seaboard
to the Gulf of Mexico. Coverage is also in place in Southwestern
States, and along the West Coast.
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