Pilot rating: Sport Pilot Private Pilot Commercial Pilot ATP Not a pilot
Total hours (estimate):
Do you hold an instrument rating? Yes No
Do you own your own aircraft? Yes No
What type of aircraft do you primarily fly? Airplane Rotorcraft Glider Lighter-than-air Powered-lift
What is your primary type of operation? Part 91 Recreational Part 91 Business Travel Part 91 Flight Training Part 91 Commercial Part 121 Commercial Part 135 Commercial Law Enforcement Military Other Government Other, Not Listed If you participate in more than one type of operation, please choose your primary type, and answer the rest of the survey with regards to that type.
Home base (ICAO identifier, if known):
Region(s) where your aircraft(s) operate: (select up to 3) Alaska Gulf Coast Hawaii Mid-Atlantic Midwest Northeast Northwest Southeast Southwest West Coast Alaska Gulf Coast Hawaii Mid-Atlantic Midwest Northeast Northwest Southeast Southwest West Coast Alaska Gulf Coast Hawaii Mid-Atlantic Midwest Northeast Northwest Southeast Southwest West Coast
What percent of your flight time is in areas outside of ATC radar coverage? %
In what location, outside of ATC radar coverage, do you operate in the most? Below radar coverage within 100 nm of a Class B or C airport Below radar coverage outside 100 nm from a Class B or C airport Mountainous terrain Over water Other
ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast) is a surveillance technology where each aircraft broadcasts its altitude, heading, GPS-driven position, and other information to ground stations and to other aircraft. This broadcast data, represented by the green lines above, is known as ADS-B Out information. Ground stations will receive the ADS-B Out aircraft information for display on air traffic controllers' screens. Because the ground stations are less expensive than existing radar installations, they can be installed in more locations giving controllers radar-like coverage and control in non-radar environments.
Other equiped aircraft will receive the aircraft information for in cockpit traffic displays. Receiving and displaying ADS-B information in the cockpit is known as ADS-B In. Additionally, ground stations are able to uplink data such as weather and airspace information to aircraft using the ADS-B link.
Assuming that all the necessary infrastructure were in place and your aircraft is equipped, please consider the following applications of ADS-B technology and rank the potential benefits of the application to your operations. For each application, please select from the following scale considering financial, efficiency, safety, and other operational benefits to you or your organization:
The first set of applications relate to ADS-B Out technology where each aircraft broadcasts its position, altitude, airspeed, trend information, and aircraft ID to ground stations in areas where there is no existing ATC radar coverage (at low altitudes and in mountainous, remote, and over water areas). This data is fed to ATC to produce radar-like displays of traffic information for controllers and other interested parties.
The second set of applications derive from the fact that the ADS-B Out information from each aircraft sent to air traffic controllers is better than existing radar-based information in existing radar airspace. ADS-B has a faster update rate, more accurate position reporting, heading, and velocity as well as aircraft ID.
The third group of ADS-B applications is enabled by ADS-B In technology where the ADS-B Out information described above is received by individual aircraft in addition to ground stations, so that traffic is displayed in the cockpit on a dedicated display, a multifunction display (MFD), or an electronic flight bag (EFB), similar to the notional display below.
The final set of ADS-B In applications relate to data uplink enabled applications, where data from the ground can be uplinked to the cockpit to a display similar to the notional display below.
Are there any other applications of ADS-B not listed above that could provide benefits?
For General Aviation (GA) owners and operators: If this real-time weather and airspace information was provided for free and given that there was a future mandate, how much would you pay to voluntarily equip prior to the mandate with ADS-B In avionics that would give access to the weather and airspace information, along with a display of nearby traffic? Would not equip voluntarily Less than $2,000 Less than $5,000 Less than $10,000 Less than $15,000 Less than $20,000 Less than $50,000 More than $50,000 Don't Know
Is the aircraft you normally operate currently equipped with a . . . (check all that apply) IFR Certified GPS? IFR Certified GPS with WAAS? Panel Mounted VFR GPS? Portable GPS? What GPS model(s)?
Is the aircraft you normally operate currently equipped with a . . . (check all that apply) Multifunction Display (MFD)? Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) What MFD/EFB model(s)?
Is the aircraft you normally operate currently equipped with datalink weather receiver? Yes No If yes, what datalink receiver model?
Is the aircraft you normally operate currently equipped with ADS-B Out transponder? Yes, UAT Yes, 1090-ES No Don't Know If yes, what model transponder?
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