Avionics
FreeFlight First To Support ADS-B Traffic on Garmin 430 Displays in Helicopters
FreeFlight Systems and the University of North Dakota have partnered on an ADS-B STC for the Bell 206B.

FreeFlight Systems (Booth No. 4513) and the University of North Dakota (Booth No. 3440) received FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) approval in the Bell 206B for the FreeFlight RANGR FDL-978-XVR. This installation is now the first rule-compliant 978 MHz ADS-B IN/OUT universal access transceiver (UAT) for rotorcraft. The company and the school jointly developed the technology with contributions from the FAA’s Center for General Aviation Research (CGAR), as well as a consortium of universities.