Aero-News: Quote of the Day

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

“uAvionix is proud to work together with CAP to improve low altitude data availability for this important public service. The introduction of ADS-B has resulted in a significant improvement of General Aviation safety, expanding on the FAA coverage at lower altitude and for UAT transponders typically carried by General Aviation will further enhance the tools used in safety of life activities such as CAP‘s Emergency Services mission.” 

Source: Christian Ramsey, Managing Director of uAvionix, discussing how the Civil Air Patrol’s Virginia Wing has helped uAvionix test out a DO-260B compliant dual band ADS-B receiver network to supplement FAA sensor data, bearing out the new systems’ benefits under the National Radar Analysis Team mission to shorten rescue times.

FMI: www.uavionix.com