Maintenance and Modifications
Installer: Plan Now To Meet 2020 ADS-B Deadline

It has been almost two-and-a-half years since the FAA issued “Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS–B) Out Performance Requirements to Support Air Traffic Control (ATC) Service.” The final rule sets forth the requirements for use of ADS-B in the National Airspace System and mandates compliance by Jan. 1, 2020. Throughout the industry there have been complaints of lack of equipment and high costs. When coupled with a deadline that was 10 years away the reaction of operators might best be characterized as wait-and-see, and that worries Tim Taylor, CEO of FreeFlight Systems.

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