UAT in the UK, Part I
The UK has officially announced that ADS-B is the “preferred national system for electronic conspicuity."
The UK has officially announced that ADS-B is the “preferred national system for electronic conspicuity."
Palo Alto, CA – July 20, 2017, uAvionix Corporation revealed SkyBeacon, the world’s first near zero-install ADS-B Out solution meeting the US 2020 ADS-B Mandate. SkyBeacon’s innovative design combines the latest LED navigation light technology with an ultra-compact Universal Access Transceiver ADS-B Out solution. With this solution, installation of ADS-B is as simple as [...]
uAvionix and ForeFlight join forces to announce the availability of Scout, a revolutionary portable, dual-band ADS-B receiver that delivers inflight weather and traffic information to the ForeFlight Mobile app in the smallest, most elegant form-factor on the market.
uAvionix Corporation, the leading Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) avionics solution provider, announced the introduction of PingStation™ – an all-weather, networkable ADS-B receiver for low and high altitude aircraft surveillance. PingStation is robust enough to be permanently mounted outdoors in harsh environmental conditions and small enough to be used as a mobile asset for roaming operations.
uAvionix announces SkyEcho the first portable ADS-B IN and OUT solution approved for use by planes, gliders, and balloons in the United Kingdom.
This year, Xponential featured sixty-five startup companies from the exploding sUAS industry. Each applicant presented their products and services for consideration. A diverse panel of industry judges then selected sixteen Semi-Finalists, who competed in Tuesday’s knockout round at Xponential. After the Tuesday presentations, the judges selected three companies to continue as Finalists. The Finalists: [...]
uAvionix announces four new all-in-one ADS-B products, reducing weight, installation complexity and improving sUAS airspace cooperation in the National Airspace System.
uAvioinx receiver technology can be found in Dynon's latest ADS-B receiver for their SkyView EFIS. The uAvionix ADS-B receiver provides pilots with a 360-degree view of traffic and weather. The dual-link receiver receives both 978MHz(UAT) and 1090MHz (1090ES).
uAvionix Corporation (uavionix.com), the leading Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) ADS-B avionics solution provider enters the General Aviation market with four new products: EchoUAT, SkyFYX, SkyEcho, and EchoESX.
The collaborative effort, which was the result of comprehensive planning and safety analysis, was a critical first step in the evolution of a process proving that Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and manned helicopters can operate safely in the same airspace.
By integrating the PingStation receiver with the IRIS UAS display, the two companies hope to create a portable and inexpensive solution that would dramatically increase the safety of commercial drone flight operations – especially when operating beyond visual line-of-sight.
uAvionix Partners with Robotic Skies for Global Installation and Maintenance Services
DJI, the world’s leading maker of unmanned aerial vehicles, and uAvionix, manufacturer of drone and aircraft collision avoidance technology, announced they will collaborate on an ADS-B based collision avoidance to help integrate drones into the national airspace system and help keep America’s skies safe.
uAvionix announces the first TSO Certified GPS receiver with integrated antenna.
uAvionix Corporation, a leading Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) avionics provider, announced the development and test of its smallest ADS-B transceiver yet. Weighing less than 1 gram, a dime sized ADS-B prototype module for drones with transmission power between 0.01-0.25 Watts
uAvionix in California focuses on equipping aircraft, offering transponders and sensors for integration into UAS and for manned aircraft. Their latest ADS-B offering is a small, lightweight, low-power transponder for unmanned aircraft. uAvionix recently achieved U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval for this unit. The ping200S is designed to meet the requirements of TSO-C199 as a Class A Traffic Awareness Beacon System (TABS).
uAvionix Corporation, a leading UAS avionics provider, announced the Ping200S Mode S Transponder with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) has received FCC approval.
The skies of the future are going to be busy – with a mixture of manned and unmanned vehicles sharing increasingly crowded skies. Whether it’s Amazon Prime Air, ZipLine, or a professional cinematographer with a DJI drone high in the sky, there are going to be more things flying in this “integrated” airspace than ever before.
The U.K's Civil Aviation Authority has granted approval for use of the Ping 1090 and Echo ATT-20B under the new Electronic Conspicuity program.
Paul Beard gives an overview of Ping ADS-B at Las Vegas Interdrone 2016