ADS-B

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Apparently responding to buyer complaints about complex ADS-B Out solutions that require expensive WAAS upgrades,Garmin International has announced two all-in-one transponders that will allow owners who don’t have WAAS GPS receivers to upgrade to ADS-B Out as simply as possible. One version of the new product combines both In and Out in a single box, […]

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Even LSA models will require an ADS-B Out solution to meet the FAA’s approaching 2020 equipage mandate. Flight Design USA has just the solution with the new CTLSi, using Dynon’s 1090ES extended squitter transponder, plus a few options for ADS-B In data. In this video, Aviation Consumer editor Larry Anglisano caught up with Flight Design […]

The MicroTower is a highly automated traffic and weather robot for airports of all sizes. It incorporates some pretty smart artificial intelligence, as will be obvious from this AVweb video checkout of the system. view on YouTube

Lost in the noisy shuffle of last week’s NBAA show was a news story that I think is significant for buyers interested in ADS-B In. Bad Elf is launching a Kickstarter campaign to fund development of new ADS-B portables that will be cheaper than what’s on the market now; as little as half the price […]

A portable ADS-B receiver with universal app compatability for under $300? That you can add AHRS capability to and still keep the price point under $500? Brett Hackleman of Bad Elf says his company can do it — and they’re inviting backers to get in on the ground floor with a Kickstarter campaign. Paul Bertorelli […]

Levi Technology has introduced a new version of its iLevil called the iLevil 2 SW. It features an improved, two-frequency ADS-B receiver and a slight larger solar array to extend battery life. AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli recently test-flew the SW. view on YouTube

Aspen Avionics announced this week that it has acquired Accord Technology, a U.S.-based company that supplies certified GPS receivers for the aviation market, mostly for use in mandate-compliant ADS-B equipment. Accord has been an assembly and distribution arm for Accord India, which develops and manufactures GPS receivers for a broad range of markets. Aspen’s John […]

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