AGAZINE - Midwest Flyer

When do I have to equip?
The rule (14CFR §91.225) requires ADS-B Out
performance on January 1, 2020 when operating in
designated airspace (14CFR §91.227). If you never fly
into the ADS-B designated airspace, then there is no
requirement to equip. However, implementation of the
ADS-B ground infrastructure is already under way with full
implementation of the system expected by the end of 2013.
This implementation schedule allows early adopters of the
technology to realize the benefits of the new system long
before the mandate.
Do my current avionics meet the
performance requirements of the rule?
Your avionics shop and equipment manufacturer can
help you determine if your current equipment meets
the performance requirements of the rule, and they can
advise you on available options and any costs associated
with needed upgrades. Likewise, they can advise you
on the equipment needed for use with available ADS-B
In services. Refer to Advisory Circular 20-165, for
information about equipment certification and installation
requirements.
What is the ADS-B In broadcast service?
ADS-B In services consists of the Flight Information
Service-Broadcast (FIS-B) and the Traffic Information
Service-Broadcast (TIS-B).
FIS-B provides a broad range of textual/graphical
weather products and other flight relevant information to
Universal Access Transceiver (UAT) data equipment users
(FIS-B is not available on 1090ES) to enhance situational
awareness. FIS-B includes the following:
• Aviation Routine Weather Reports (METARs)
• Non-Routine Aviation Weather Reports (SPECIs)
• Terminal Area Forecasts (TAFs) and their amendments
• NEXRAD (regional and CONUS) precipitation maps
• Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) Distant and Flight Data
Center
• Airmen’s Meteorological Conditions (AIRMET)
• Significant Meteorological Conditions (SIGMET) and
Convective SIGMET
• Status of Special Use Airspace (SUA)
• Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs)
• Winds and Temperatures Aloft
• Pilot Reports (PIREPS)
• TIS-B service status
TIS-B is an advisory-only service available to both
1090ES and UAT equipment users, which aids in the visual
acquisition of surrounding transponder-based traffic to
increase situational awareness.
I have traffic and weather advisory information now.
How is ADS-B In broadcast services different?
The main difference is that the new ADS-B In broadcast
services do not require subscription or usage fees. If
you choose to equip, the available traffic, weather, and
aeronautical information services can be used free of charge!
At this time it’s very hard to say how much it will cost
to equip a typical GA aircraft. There are many variables
and in Wisconsin if you never fly in or over Green Bay,
Madison or Milwaukee, or above 10,000 feet MSL, you
don’t need ADS-B equipment. With the FAA’s recent
publication of the final rule outlining performance
requirements for ADS-B Out, avionics manufacturers can
proceed in developing and producing the equipment, which
should bring costs down. At this time, the FAA is requiring
ADS-B Out and transponders, meaning pilots will have
to pay for and maintain two systems. The final rule does
indicate that the FAA may, at some future date, consider
whether transponders could eventually be removed.
The northwest part of the state, roughly from La Crosse
to Hayward, has had limited radar coverage where ATC
typically can’t see aircraft below 5,000 feet MSL. The
Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics has been working with
the FAA to ensure that the build-out of NextGen closes that
hole, which should greatly improve safety and the efficient
movement of aircraft on IFR flight plans.
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Life-Saving Pilot, Dorothy Douglas
MADISON, WIS. – Pilot and professor, Dr. Dorothy (DJ)
Douglas, 82, died February 10, 2010. Beginning at age
15, Douglas entered the Civilian Pilot Training Program
during WWII, where she taught Army Air Corps cadets
in Stearman and AT6 aircraft. Because of her expertise in
emergency care, she was commissioned as a Lt. in the Navy
Nurse Corp, sent to Vietnam and flew as a medical crew
chief on Army rescue helicopters. Eventually, she became
a multi-engine and instrument flight instructor, safety
counselor for the FAA, and Commander of the Wisconsin
Wing-Madison Senior Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol, and
flew many search and rescue missions.
Among her numerous awards was the “U.S. Air Force
Life Saving Award” for in-flight directions to a non-pilot
in an emergency situation over Peoria, Illinois. Douglas,
a professor in the School of Nursing at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, was the eighth woman Judo black belt
in the U.S. She also raced track bicycles in the 1940s and
‘50s, climbed Mt. Ranier, and loved sailing. She is survived
by her partner of 40 years, Rory Ward.
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AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 47