Darryl Ramm will present an early version of his 2018 SSA Convention presentation on implementing ADS-B, and how the FAA 2020 regulations apply to the Glider & G.A. community. Please RSVP or register so we can get an early headcount!
NOTE: Meetings are held in the "Red Barn Classroom" at the Museum of Flight. This is located underneath the Red Barn and accessible via the Elevators. If you need directions to the classroom, feel free to ask the Security/Information desk in the Museum Lobby.
Transponders and ADS-B are impressive technologies that can help reduce mid-air collision risks. We will focus on covering the practical benefits provided by transponderS and both ADS-B Out and ADS-B In technology for glider pilots. We will consider these technologies in different threat scenarios including airliners and fast jets, military tactical and transport aircraft, general aviation traffic, and other gliders. We’ll also talk about PowerFLARM in these contexts, including compatibility and limitations of using PowerFLARM in the USA ADS-B environment. The January 1st, 2020 ADS-B Out carriage mandate is getting closer. While gliders are exempt from many requirements, this mandate can still affect gliders operating in and above some classes of controlled airspace. ADS-B Out carriage mandates can also impact glider tow plane operations. We will review the 2020 ADS-B Out regulatory mandate and how glider operations might be affected. The ~$350 Trig TN72 TABS/TSO-C199 GPS source is helping lower ADS-B Out costs, and TABS ADS-B Out provides many of the benefits of more expensive fully 2020 compliant ADS-B Out systems. We will explore practical TABS and full 2020 compliant ADS-B Out installation options in both certified and experimental gliders, and we will discuss issues including poor equipment purchase decisions that are causing some owners problems. We'll look at what ADS-B Out and In are, the dual-link 1090ES and UAT link layers used in the USA and cover just enough of the ADS-R, TIS-B and FIS-B acronym soup, to see how these things work, or maybe more interesting when they don't work. Covering the basics here will help with understanding the different products available, and how to use them effectively. --- Darryl is a glider pilot from the San Francisco Bay Area. He has a technical background in physics research, microwave electronics and software development, which helps with some of the technology here. He was flying a (transponder equipped) Duo Discus out of Minden airport in 2006 when a mid-air collision occurred between an ASG29 glider and Hawker 800 business jet. That incident and subsequent discussions in the glider community highlighted lots of confusion about transponders, FLARM, and ADS-B technology and just piqued his interest in this topic. Darryl has given many talks about transponders and related technology to glider pilots, provided advice to vendors during the development of the TABS/TSO-C199 standard, provided technical input for multiple magazine articles on ADS-B technology, and provided advice to pilot organizations on collision avoidance and traffic awareness technology.
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