<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>FreeFlight Systems &#124; ADS-B Receivers</title> <atom:link href="http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com</link> <description>FreeFlight Systems Blog</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:18:35 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=</generator> <item><title>A Look Back, And Forward – Part 2</title><link>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/a-look-back-and-forward-part-2/</link> <comments>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/a-look-back-and-forward-part-2/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:32:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tim Taylor</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADS-B]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FreeFlight Systems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Air safety]]></category> <category><![CDATA[air traffic control]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[avionics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Global Positioning System]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GPS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Secondary surveillance radar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technology/Internet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Traffic collision avoidance system]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Transport]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/?p=10545</guid> <description><![CDATA[As promised in the Part 1 retrospective on 2012, we’ll now take a look ahead to our expectations and educated guesses about developments and trends for 2013. Welcome To The Future The NextGen airspace transformation is one of the biggest shifts in aviation in our lifetimes. It represents a set of fundamental and positive changes [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/a-look-back-and-forward-part-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A Look Back, And Forward &#8211; Part 1</title><link>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/a-look-back-and-forward-part-1/</link> <comments>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/a-look-back-and-forward-part-1/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:08:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tim Taylor</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADS-B]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FreeFlight Systems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/?p=10529</guid> <description><![CDATA[As 2012 goes into the books and we and move into 2013, we’ll take a look at how we did and talk about some expectations for the current year. Part 1 below covers 2012. Part 1 ﻿Last April we wrote that 2012 would be an important year for ADS-B (http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/2012-the-year-adsb-makes-contact/). After 12+ years of working [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/a-look-back-and-forward-part-1/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Watershed</title><link>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/watershed/</link> <comments>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/watershed/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:40:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tim Taylor</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADS-B]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FreeFlight Systems]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/?p=10525</guid> <description><![CDATA[You might have missed it, but our world – the general aviation world – has reached a watershed.  It happened in just five words within two regulatory terms signaling a remarkable turning point in the rollout of ADS-B and the NextGen airspace system. “Field Approvals” and “Supplemental Type Certificate” don’t sound momentous, but their meaning [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/watershed/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Changing Questions</title><link>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/changing-questions/</link> <comments>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/changing-questions/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 20:14:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tim Taylor</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADS-B]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FreeFlight Systems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[air traffic control]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AOPA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[aviation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[avionics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Federal Aviation Administration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jessica Power]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Oshkosh Corporation]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/?p=10507</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pilots are fast learners, especially when it comes to ADS-B. Early this year, the ADS-B question that pilots asked most often was “What is it?” But by the AirVenture show at Oshkosh in July it was clear that a lot of pilots had been doing their NextGen homework. The gist of the questions had started [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/changing-questions/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Plays well with others.</title><link>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/aviation-is-based-on-cooperation-innovation-and-freedom/</link> <comments>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/aviation-is-based-on-cooperation-innovation-and-freedom/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2012 15:44:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tim Taylor</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADS-B]]></category> <category><![CDATA[General Aviation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADS-B products]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cooperation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[easy-to-integrate architecture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[follow]]></category> <category><![CDATA[freedom of choice.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Garmin (Software Version 5.0) for GNS 400W/500W]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Index]]></category> <category><![CDATA[innovation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Software upgrade]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/?p=10487</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ours is an industry built on three guiding principles — cooperation, innovation and freedom. Which is why the recently released software upgrade from Garmin (Software Version 5.0) for GNS 400W/500W, presents such disturbing news. When this new software update is installed, it strips all interface functions with the popular Aspen Avionics Connected Panel. It’s a genuine [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/aviation-is-based-on-cooperation-innovation-and-freedom/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Safety: Serious and Affordable or Just Cheap?</title><link>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/safety-serious-and-affordable-or-just-cheap/</link> <comments>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/safety-serious-and-affordable-or-just-cheap/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:27:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tim Taylor</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADS-B]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[aviation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[avionics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[serious avionics safety systems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/?p=10471</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pilots take two things very seriously about flying.  The first (as it should be) is safety. We work hard to develop good skills and judgment without becoming either overconfident or overcautious. The second thing that we take very seriously is the cost of flying. It’s all about making flying more affordable without compromising safety or [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/safety-serious-and-affordable-or-just-cheap/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>On Top Of Things Down Under</title><link>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/on-top-of-things-down-under/</link> <comments>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/on-top-of-things-down-under/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:20:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tim Taylor</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADS-B]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FreeFlight Systems]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/?p=10441</guid> <description><![CDATA[Most pilots in the U.S. are at least vaguely aware that the ADS-B rollout is a global one that’s well underway. In fact, the U.S. Dec. 31, 2019 ABS-B equipment deadline occurs later than in other parts of the world. For example, in Feb 2009 CASA issued “upper airspace mandate 2013,” which sets a Dec. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/on-top-of-things-down-under/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Rocks, Ice, Water, Clouds.  And Airplanes</title><link>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/rocks-ice-water-clouds-and-airplanes/</link> <comments>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/rocks-ice-water-clouds-and-airplanes/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:33:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tim Taylor</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FreeFlight Systems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[General Aviation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[air traffic control]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alaska]]></category> <category><![CDATA[avionics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Capstone Program]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pilots excellent tools]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/?p=10401</guid> <description><![CDATA[I returned a couple of weeks ago from a trip to Alaska. It was a business trip prompted by our continuing work (now well over a decade) in the Capstone Project. Alaska is not only an incredibly beautiful and wild part of the world, it’s the birthplace of ADS-B and the NextGen airspace system. Unlike [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/rocks-ice-water-clouds-and-airplanes/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE SKY IS CALLING, NOT FALLING</title><link>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/products-solutions-overview/</link> <comments>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/products-solutions-overview/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:39:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tim Taylor</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADS-B]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADS-B 978 MHZ ADS-B Out]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Datalink]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WX]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/?p=10388</guid> <description><![CDATA[A virtual trifecta of bad news in the past few weeks made it sound as if the ongoing rollout of ADS-B and the NextGen airspace system is in imminent peril. Stories warned of huge potential FAA budget cuts, delays in creating new terminal procedures and fears of malevolent hackers transmitting false data to the ATC [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/products-solutions-overview/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>ADS-B(enefits): Goodness not Gadgets</title><link>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/adsbenefits-goodness-not-gadgets/</link> <comments>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/adsbenefits-goodness-not-gadgets/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:53:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tim Taylor</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADS-B]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/?p=10358</guid> <description><![CDATA[The highlight of this year’s Oshkosh show was a range of new affordable, subscription-free, in-cockpit ADS-B weather receivers. The new products (including our own XPLORER weather receiver) generated a lot of attention and raised the awareness of ADS-B among GA pilots. Pilots liked the attractive prices, the potential cost-savings and the eye-catching displays. But their [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.freeflightsystems.com/adsbenefits-goodness-not-gadgets/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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