Attention Pilots
New ADS-B En Route Services Are Available Now
Pilots who fly in the en route airspace listed below can now receive free traffic and weather information in the cockpit. To receive these services, aircraft must be equipped with an Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) transmitter/receiver or transceiver and a cockpit display of traffic information (CDTI).
Salt Lake City (ZLC)
The new services include:
Flight Information Service - Broadcast (FIS-B), which provides pilots and flight crews with a cockpit display of aviation weather and aeronautical information via Universal Access Transceiver (UAT) equipment on 978 MHz. Note: FIS-B is not compatible with 1090ES avionics.
Traffic Information Service - Broadcast (TIS-B), which enhances a pilot's visual acquisition of other traffic on 978 UAT and 1090 MHz Extended Squitter (1090 ES).
The FAA encourages users of TIS-B and FIS-B to report any irregularities observed while using the services. Reports should contain the following information:
-
Time of observation.
-
Location.
-
Type and identity of the aircraft.
-
Description of the condition observed.
-
Type of avionics system and software version used.
You can report issues by contacting the nearest Air Traffic Control (ATC) facility, Flight Service Station (FSS) facility, or by submitting FAA Form 8740-5, Safety Improvement Report, available from FSSs, Flight Standards District Offices, or general aviation fixed-based operators.
When the service is not available, as result of a service volume network being out of service, the service condition will be NOTAMed as NOT AVBL.
EXAMPLE - !PHL PHL SVC TRAFFIC INFORMATION SERVICE BROADCAST NOT AVBL
Additional information about ADS-B services can be found in the Aeronautical Information Manual at the following link: http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ATpubs/AIM/Index.htm
For more information about the FAA’s ADS-B program, visit
www.faa.gov/nextgen/adsb
.
Questions?