Introduction; Description - FreeFlight FDL-978 User Manual

1 Introduction

The FreeFlight Systems (FFS) FDL-978 Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-
B) Transmitters and Universal Access Transceivers (UAT) are a 978 Megahertz (MHz) class
B1/B1S and class A1H/A1S equipment designed to share aircraft position, velocity, and other
flight information with other aircraft and ground station equipment.
The FDL-978 ADS-B equipment satisfy the DO-282B Minimum Operational Performance
Standards (MOPS) and the TSO-C154c requirements for UAT ADS-B class B1, B1S, A1H and
A1S equipment and is fully compliant with the Airborne Surveillance & Separation Assurance
Processing (ASSAP) EVAcq (Class C1) requirements of TSO-C195a and RTCA/DO-317A.
The FDL-978 equipment is intended to provide an ADS-B transmitter or transceiver solution to
meet the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mandate for ADS-B Out installation on every
aircraft operating in U.S. airspace by 2020 (14 CFR §91.225, AC 90-114), while providing a
solution for ADS-B In applications.

1.1 Description

This document contains instructions for operating the FDL-978 ADS-B equipment. Depending
on the installation requirements, the FDL-978 ADS-B Equipment may use the TC978 Controller.
This guide is valid for the FDL-978 ADS-B equipment Part Numbers (P/N's) 87098-XX-XXXX.
The software version and Technical Standard Order (TSO) compliance data are found on the
unit identification labels.
The material provided in this manual includes the following:
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Section 1 - Presents a brief introduction to the system.
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Section 2 - Describes user instructions for data entry, modes, displays, and functions
using the TC978 controller.
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Section 3 - Describes the Anonymous Mode and ADS-B Annunciator when used to
report failure status.
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Appendix A - Defines the acronyms and abbreviations used in this manual.
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Appendix B - Outlines the Limited Warranty details for this product.
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