Quiz: How well do you know the ADS-B traffic system?
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To say that the system surrounding ADS-B traffic is confusing would be an understatement. UAT, TIS-B, 1090ES, ADS-B Out, ADS-R, FIS-B and the list of acronyms goes on, but what is really essential to get accurate and reliable traffic in the cockpit?
Portable ADS-B receivers for the iPad (like the Garmin GDL 39 and the Stratus 2S) have made traffic in the cockpit much more accessible, but it can be challenging at times to know if you’re seeing everything that’s out there. Take this quiz and test if you can spot the traffic at 12 o’clock high or if you need to check your six.
1. As part of the FAA's NextGen ADS-B air traffic system, what is the service that provides the altitude, ground track, speed and distance of aircraft flying in radar contact to other aircraft equipped with ADS-B Out transponders.
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2. If you are not ADS-B Out equipped but flying near another aircraft that is, then you will see all Mode C traffic.
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3. In order to receive a custom traffic data package from the ADS-B network of ground stations, you must first do what?
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4. If you have a portable 978 MHz UAT single band ADS-B receiver for your iPad, you will never see traffic that is transmitting on 1090 MHz.
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5. To view traffic in ForeFlight when using a Stratus ADS-B receiver, you must first
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6. What size is the traffic "hockey puck" that ground stations transmit to participating ADS-B out equipped aircraft?
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Do you know your ADS-B traffic?
You got out of 6 right!
Read our ADS-B Traffic 101 for an in-depth description on how the system will affect you as a pilot.
The graphic on testing for iOS 11.2 is now 10 days old. Any update?
Thanks!
As of yesterday morning, none of the developers had given the green light to update to iOS 11.2 yet. But then Apple released iOS 11.2.1 yesterday, so it will probably be a few days still before we hear update recommendations from them.
Bret