This book provides an accurate and comprehensive look at ADS-B including information that will not be found anywhere else. Although one can click on the web and be inundated with ADS-B information the reader is still faced with organizing the information needed and verifying the accuracy of the information found on the web. The book provides a single dependable factual source which ties all the information together in an orderly and easy to understand structure.

1. An overview of how the system works.
2. Considerations in selecting equipment with a detailed discussion of 1090 compared to the UAT system.
3. How to know if the equipment meets the 2020 requirements.
4. Requirements for both certified and experimental aircraft.
5. Considerations when installing equipment.
6. Gotchas and how to avoid them.

Topics Include:

• Before ADS-B
• ADS-B Airspace
• ADS-B Infrastructure
• What the Air Traffic Controller Sees
• What do you Need for ADS-B
• Buy Now or Buy Later
• Equipment Selection
• Equipment Examples
• Installation Planning
• Pilot Controls, Indicators, and Operation
• After the Installation Checkout
• FAA – ADS-B Performance Monitor
• Legacy ADS-B Equipment and Approvals
• Experimental Aircraft
• Portable ADS-B Out equipment
• TABS – Traffic Awareness Beacon System
• Interference, Jamming, Hacking
• Flying With ADS-B Traffic
• Flying With ADS-B FIS

About the Author:
John Ferrara brings a unique blend of knowledge and experience to the task of providing clear and accurate practical presentation on the many aspects of ADS-B. He is a long-time pilot and aircraft owner and holds a degree in electrical engineering from The Massachusetts Institute of Technology. John started flying in 1960, is instrument rated and has about 6000 hours including many hours of flight instructing. He regularly flies a Piper Twin Comanche ADS-B equipped. John also volunteers his time and serves as co-chair of the RTCA SG-5 committee preparing a new technical document for the FIS-B (Flight Information System-Broadcast) system.