Right this moment, uAvionix proclaims its FlightLine ADS-B surveillance and situational consciousness system has been chosen by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a professional product for Air Site visitors Management (ATC) use for lowering the danger of runway incursions at U.S. airports. FlightLine is an economical answer that can be utilized in an Air Site visitors Management Tower (ATCT) setting to supply wanted floor situational consciousness to services with out present floor surveillance techniques (presently solely 44 airports). FlightLine tower deployment can be carried out below procurement from the FAA however can be procured instantly by airports or Federal Contract Towers. The primary FlightLine deployments by uAvionix had been procured by the FAA for Indianapolis Worldwide Airport (KIND) and Austin-Bergstrom Worldwide Airport (KAUS) towers. The techniques can be absolutely operational by June 30, 2024.
uAvionix and its FlightLine system had been certified by way of the FAA’s Floor Consciousness Initiative (SAI) program. In line with the SAI Strategic Plan:
“In 2021, an Operational Wants Evaluation (ONA) was carried out that recognized the necessity for elevated floor situational consciousness at airports which presently aren’t geared up with floor surveillance gear to cut back runway incursions. The FAA has recognized over 230 airports which can be potential candidates for an SAI answer. The ONA resulted within the identification of the primary 45 candidate airports.
SAI will ship modern, cost-effective technological options to airports with out present floor surveillance capabilities to increase Air Site visitors Management’s (ATC) floor situational consciousness. SAI options will leverage Computerized Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) as a major supply of plane place each on the floor and in airport arrival and departure corridors. These ‘targets’ can be displayed overtop an airport floor map that can at a minimal depict runways, taxiways, maintain ramps, and different motion areas.”
The uAvionix FlightLine answer for the SAI program is tailored from its FlightLine Surveillance Knowledge Service Supplier (SDSP) platform, a non-public, validated, dual-frequency ADS-B community. The validated ADS-B community supplies the flexibility to defend towards ADS-B spoofing utilizing multilateration as affirmation that the transmission supply matches the information inside the ADS-B message. In contrast to crowd-sourced ADS-B networks, FlightLine is architected particularly to go a security case evaluation, partially by way of energetic monitoring of the person sensors and repair volumes.
“This can be a clear instance of how business’s innovation to carry new entrants into the airspace has resulted in near-term alternatives to reinforce security for conventional aviation,“ mentioned Jon Damush, uAvionix CEO. “Our staff consists of business specialists from ATC and plane surveillance techniques, so when the FAA put out the decision for quickly deployable and scalable options – we knew we had an answer that would assist.”
Knowledge from the FlightLine system may be built-in into present airport administration instruments to maximise the profit to airport operators. As part of its scope for the SAI program, uAvionix together with its small enterprise associate Capital Sciences, LLC will deploy and handle the turnkey service, present coaching, sustainment, and improve companies for every airport. For extra data on FlightLine or to request a quote for an area airport or contract tower deployment, please contact airports@uavionix.com.
For extra data on the FAA’s Floor Consciousness Initiative, see the FAA’s Press Launch “FAA to Set up New Runway Security Expertise” at https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-install-new-runway-safety-technology.
About uAvionix
uAvionix was based with the mission of offering options that help the secure and environment friendly integration of Crewed and Uncrewed Plane into Nationwide Airspace Methods (NAS). Providing TSO licensed and uncertified avionics for Common Aviation (GA), Airports and the UAS markets. uAvionix is a worldwide chief within the improvement and manufacturing of the bottom dimension, weight and energy (SWaP) avionics for command, navigation, and surveillance. To study extra about uAvionix manned and unmanned merchandise, please go to: www.uAvionix.com