ADS-B Overview - Overview and System Description

Question 1

What is the difference between ADS-B In and ADS-B Out?

Answer 1

ADS-B In receives ADS-B information from other aircraft and ground stations, while ADS-B Out transmits the aircrafts position and identification information.

Question 2

When must ADS-B equipment be activated?

Answer 2

Prior to any phase of a flight operation, including airport surface movement operations.

Question 3

Aircraft operating at and above 18,000 feet MSL or in international airspace are required to transmit on what frequency?

Answer 3

1090 MHz.

Question 4

Of the following, what is required equipment for ADS-B compliance?

Answer 4

All of the answers are correct.

Question 5

What is the ADS-B In service that collects traffic information from each broadcast link and rebroadcasts it to ADS-B In equipped operators, allowing aircraft to receive air traffic information for aircraft broadcasting on both frequencies?

Answer 5

ADS-R.

Question 6

Your aircraft has a 1090 MHz ES transponder for ADS-B Out operations and a receiver on the same frequency. Since you are currently in an area without a ground station and unable to receive ADS-R you:

Answer 6

Cannot receive aircraft data from those aircraft equipped with 978 UAT transmitters.