NavWorx PADS-B ADS-B In/Out Transceiver
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PADS-B purchase
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$1499
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Three words: Safety, Safety, Safety
See all the traffic with the only portable ADS-B In + Out System
All Traffic, All The Time. Wirelessly Sent to FlyQ EFB on Your iPad.
The whole point of ADS-B is to see and avoid traffic yet the NavWorx
PADS-B is the only
portable system that reliably shows all traffic.
Is Your Family's Safety Worth About $120/year?
You can buy several other ADS-B systems for a little less than the
PADS-B but none will show all the traffic all the time. Take the Stratus
2S for example. FlyQ EFB supports it and it's a good ADS-B In system for about $900 versus $1500
for the PADS-B. But unless your plane has ADS-B Out, the Stratus simply cannot
guarantee that it shows all the traffic near you. The PADS-B, by contrast,
shows all the traffic
because it has ADS-B Out.
Therefore, even if you turn the ADS-B Out portion of the PADS-B off in 2020 (effectively
making it an ADS-B In system like the Stratus), you've had nearly 5 years of
flying with the safety of seeing all traffic for 5 years. Those 5
years of safety cost you a net difference of about $600 or around $120 a year.
Traffic from the PADS-B (simulated)
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Traffic from the Stratus 2S (simulated)
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All other portable ADS-B systems cannot reliably show traffic
unless your plane is also equipped with an ADS-B Out transmitter. Most of
us don't have that yet. All portable ADS-B In systems (such as every other
portable ADS-B system out there) are great for weather but dangerously
unreliable for traffic because FAA ground stations only transmit traffic if your
plane has ADS-B Out. If you don't have ADS-B Out, you may see some traffic
but it's traffic near another plane -- one
with ADS-B Out -- not yours. This is dangerously misleading because it's entirely
possible that there is additional traffic close to you but far from the ADS-B
Out-equipped plane. Such traffic is not sent in the ADS-B data because
it's too far from the ADS-B Out-equipped plane to be a factor to it. But
it could be a factor to you!
Read the FlyQ EFB ADS-B Primer for more information
So how do you see all
nearby traffic? Pay $4,000 or more
for an in-panel ADS-B system (including instalation) or buy a NavWorx PADS-B for
$1,499.
Dual channel receiver for extra safety when flying far from ADS-B towers
For general aviation, ADS-B uses a network of hundreds of ground-based
towers that transmit and receive on 978 Mhz. As it's gound based, you only
get ADS-B traffic and weather when at least one tower is line-of-sight from you.
When you fly beyond that, the PADS-B keeps you safe by also listening to another
ADS-B frequency broadcast by airliners and corporate jets. This channel,
1090 Mhz, provides just traffic (no weather) and isn't as good for GA use as the
primary 978 frequency but it's far better than having no traffic. In this
way, the PADS-B goes beyond most certified systems as they seldom receive 1090
even at 3x the price!
Weather
The PADS-B provides regional and continental NEXRAD radar imagery from the
National Weather Service as well as NOTAMs, METARs, TAFs, PIREPs, winds aloft
and other valuable in-flight weather services. FIS-B also includes information
on temporary flight restrictions (TFR) and special use airspaces (SUA).
But Does it Meet the January 1, 2020 FAA Mandate?
Until 1/1/2020, it's perfectly fine to use a non-certified ADS-B Out transmitter
like the one in the PAD-B. At the moment, the FAA won't allow certified
aircraft to use a non-certified transmitter like this after 1/1/2020.
Oddly, experimental aircraft do not need to have certified ADS-B Out systems,
just ones (like the PADS-B) that perform like certified systems but aren't
actually certified.
One of two things will happen before 2020: 1) The FAA will modify its rule
and allow both experimental and certified planes to use conforming but not certified
ADS-B Out systems like the PADS-B or 2) You turn off the ADS-B Out portion of
the PADS-B and continue to use it as an ADS-B In system. The worst case is
that you have to install a certified ADS-B Out-only system by 2020 and use the
PADS-B as the receiver. Certified ADS-B Out-only ststems are much less
expensive than certified ADS-B In/Out systems so you still save money.
Price Includes the Patented, TSO'd TransMonSPE Transponder Monitor
ADS-B Out systems must transmit your tail number plus data from your transponder such as the squawk code and pressure altitude.
Using the TSO'd (and patent-pending) NavWorx TransMonSPE, the PADS-B gets
this data from your transponder in real-time with a quick and simple one-time
installation. No wire cutting or complex installation is necessary because
the TransMonSPE is simply placed on the transponder cable and uses induction (no
wire cutting) to read the data and send it to the PADS-B. Genius!
Download Installation Guide
Highly Accurate GPS
The PADS-B includes the same high-accuracy WAAS GPS receiver used in the
certified NavWorx ADS-600 B transceiver. Technically, when used in the
PADS-B the GPS is not certfied, however.
Wireless Wi-Fi Connectivity
The PADS-B can wirelessly send data to multiple iPads simultaneously because it
uses Wi-Fi.
Plugs Into Your Cigarette Adapter So No Battery Worries
Never worry about losing battery power as the PADS-B is reliably powered from your aircraft's cigarette or utility adapter. Input voltage is 11-36 volts so works with nearly every plane.
Download User Guide
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