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Gulf operators see benefits of recent ADS-B activation

Operators using the newly activated automatic dependence surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) ATC and information system in the Gulf of Mexico will likely see fl

By Mark Huber • Contributor

January 27, 2010

Operators using the newly activated automatic dependence surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) ATC and information system in the Gulf of Mexico will likely see flight leg times cut by an average of 15 to 25 minutes and individual IFR routes shortened by at least 30 miles, compared with using the old grid ATC system in the Gulf, according to the FAA and individual operators. “The business case is there for [operators] to get into ADS-B as quickly as they can,” said Matt Zuccaro, president of the Helicopter Association International (HAI).

Jim Linney, FAA program manager for central service area, surveillance and broadcast service office, said that approximately 170 of the 600 helicopters operating in the Gulf plan to upgrade to ADS-B “over the next few years.” Linney said ADS-B air-to-ground radio equipment is currently installed on seven offshore platforms and nine shore stations and that five more sites will be added to make the system more robust.

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