New Technologies Are Driving GA to Incredible Heights
While there is tremendous confusion about what ADS-B is... and
isn't, this is a technology that the FAA is betting their Next-Gen
ranch on. FAA calls ADS-B "...one of the most important, underlying
technologies in the agency’s plan to transform air traffic
control to a satellite-based system. It is an air traffic system
that will provide more precise surveillance data to air traffic
controllers and to ADS-B equipped aircraft at the same time. This
information will significantly enhance pilots’ situational
awareness.