Aug. 26-Anchorage, AK--The news we have all been waiting to hear!
The ADS-B installation program in Alaska may be somewhat stalled but according to FAA officials working closely on getting an official standard on the avionics hardware and a break through is eminent.
" We are testing right now, and hope to have the first up/down link equipment working in Florida this Friday," said Vincent Capezzuto, director of the Surveillance & Broadcast Services program office in Washington, D.C.
Capezzuto said that manufacturers were talking to FAA offiicials about an equipment standard that should be announced sometime in the fall 2008.
For those who believe that there is no standard on the UAT link read this information: http://adsb.tc.faa.gov/ADS-B.htm
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
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