Part Of Rockwell Collins’ New AML STC For ADS-B Compliance

NextGen avionics company FreeFlight Systems announced today that the Company’s 1203C SBAS/GNSS sensor is now approved for installation with Rockwell Collins’ latest TDR-94/94D transponder variant. Rockwell Collins has received FAA approval of an Approved Model List Supplemental Type Certificate (AML-STC) for ADS-B Out installations across a wide range of Part 23 Class 3 and 4 aircraft with an additional Part 25 certification coming later in 2018. This product pairing provides legacy aircraft registered in the United States a complete and cost-effective way to meet equipage requirements for the upcoming ADS-B mandate. Additional foreign validations are planned to support mandate compliance in other regions.

The FreeFlight Systems 1203C SBAS/GNSS was designed to be modular and integratable with various other avionics, providing full ADS-B Out compliance when paired with a compatible Mode S Extended Squitter transponder like the TDR­94/94D. Select part numbers of the TDR-94/94D can be upgraded via service bulletin or exchange to the latest ADS-B Out compliant status.

With several hundred 1203Cs in service today across airline transport, military, and business aviation platforms, these receivers are characterized by their high performance, ease of installation, operational reliability and longevity. The 1203C can also serve as the approved position source for select manufacturers of TAWS/FMS, RNP, and other NextGen applications, and allows customers to take advantage of the operational and safety benefits provided by the NextGen airspace transformation without the need for extensive and costly avionics upgrades.

"We are pleased to collaborate with Rockwell Collins’ on this AML STC program which provides clients a flexible and practical ADS-B solution," said Pete Ring, FreeFlight Systems' Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "Rockwell Collins’ approach is inline with our goals of making rule-compliant ADS-B operations available to all aircraft types, with minimal disruption to existing aircraft avionics, regardless of the age of the aircraft."

With the ADS-B mandate now only 22 months away, business aircraft operators need to prioritize ADS-B installations during routine aircraft maintenance. Significant portions of today’s business aircraft fleet will remain in service long after 2020, and in many cases an STC’d retrofit solution comprising of a transponder upgrade and the addition of a dedicated SBAS/GNSS receiver like the 1203C is the simplest and most cost-effective way to achieve mandate compliance.

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