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Garmin Embraces ADS-B With New Capabilities for Transponders
By FlyingNews @ 3:11 PM :: 579 Views ::
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OSHKOSH, Wis./July 24, 2007 — Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN), is continuing to advance Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) avionics in the general aviation market segment by enabling the popular GTX 330 and GTX 33 transponders with 1090 MHz Extended Squitter (ES) transmission capabilities. The 1090 MHz ES will be available as an optional upgrade for GTX 330 and GTX 33 transponders.
“Providing a 1090 MHz ES to the general aviation market will increase situational awareness and safety of flight once the ADS-B system is fully implemented,” said Gary Kelley, Garmin’s vice president of marketing. “ADS-B technology is a critical step toward realizing the FAA’s vision of NextGen, and our leading-edge ADS-B products are a building block for the future.”
The addition of 1090 MHz ES to Garmin’s Mode S transponders will allow general aviation aircraft to automatically transmit position, velocity and heading information. This frequent and highly accurate aircraft state information will provide superior surveillance capability for air traffic control, which is presently dependent upon aircraft position information derived from ground radar interrogation that has a slower update rate. The 1090 MHz ES builds upon the existing system by transmitting pertinent aircraft information independent of being interrogated.
The 1090 MHz ES upgrade preserves all of the existing GTX 330 and GTX 33 features. This includes Mode S TIS datalink reception and traffic, which are displayed in vivid color on the GNS 430W, GNS 530W and GMX 200 displays.
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