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LEGALLY SPEAKING /
Is it on?
Preflighting your
ADS-B system
BY CHAD MAYER
Pilot Protection Services
CI T ING INSTANCES WHERE ADS-B Out
has been inadvertently left off or activated
in the wrong mode, the FAA has
suggested in a FAA Safety Briefing: How
to Maximize the Benefits of Your ADS-B
that pilots add a step to their preflight
checklist regarding ADS-B. The item the
agency recommends adding is " check
that your ADS-B system is on, " and it
recommends that advice for all flights,
regardless of the airspace in which you
intend to operate. The FAA recommendation
is universal because, while ADS-B
Out is not required equipment in all airspace
for all aircraft, when ADS-B Out
equipment is installed, it generally must
be operated at all times during flight
even where not otherwise required, per
FAR 91.225(f).
If the output from your ADS-B system
is absent or nonconforming, you are likely
to receive a letter from FAA's ADS-B Focus
Team, something I've written about before
(see " Technical Difficulties, " June 2018
AOPA Pilot). This is true even for ADS-B
Out systems installed in aircraft that don't
require them, such as aircraft originally
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certificated without an electrical system
per FAR 91.225(e). Battery-powered
ADS-B Out installations are required to
meet the same performance standards
as other ADS-B Out solutions (see FAR
91.227), and if the output of your equipment
is out of spec, the FAA is not going
to ignore the nonconforming performance
just because you were not required to
equip in the first place.
Another reason the FAA recommends
confirming your ADS-B Out is active and
transmitting all required information is to
ensure you are visible to other aircraft and
get the most utility out of ADS-B. ADS-B
ground station transmissions depend on
aircraft with ADS-B Out to activate them,
so aircraft flying with misconfigured
(or inactive) ADS-B Out might not see
the whole picture. Additional information
to familiarize yourself with ADS-B
installations can be found online (faa.
gov/air_traffic/technology/equipadsb/
installation/know_adsb_system).
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