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  • FAA AC 20-165 : 2015

    Current The latest, up-to-date edition.

    AIRWORTHINESS APPROVAL OF AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE - BROADCAST OUT SYSTEMS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2015

    Publisher:  Federal Aviation Administration

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    Chapter 1 - General Information
    Chapter 2 - The Approval Process and Necessary
                Documentation
    Chapter 3 - ADS-B OUT System Installation Guidance
    Chapter 4 - Test and Evaluation
    Appendix A - Message Element Descriptions
    Appendix B - Identifying and Qualifying ADS-B Position
                 Sources
    Appendix C - Latency Analysis
    Appendix D - Definitions and Acronyms
    Appendix E - Related Documents

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Gives guidance for the initial installation and airworthiness approval of Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) OUT equipment in aircraft.

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    Development Note Together with FAA AC 90-114, supersedes FAA AC 120-86. (12/2011)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Federal Aviation Administration
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    FAA N 8900.418 : 2017 EXEMPTION 12555 NOTIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
    FAA AC 90-114 : 2016 AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE-BROADCAST OPERATIONS
    ARINC 660B : 2014 CNS/ATM AVIONICS ARCHITECTURES SUPPORTING NEXTGEN/SESAR CONCEPTS
    FAA AC 20-151 : 2017 AIRWORTHINESS APPROVAL OF TRAFFIC ALERT AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS (TCAS 2), VERSIONS 7.0 & 7.1 AND ASSOCIATED MODE S TRANSPONDERS
    FAA AC 20-138 : 2014 AIRWORTHINESS APPROVAL OF POSITIONING AND NAVIGATION SYSTEMS
    FAA AC 20-172 : 2015 AIRWORTHINESS APPROVAL FOR ADS-B IN SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS
    FAA AC 90-80 : 2017 APPROVAL OF OFFSHORE STANDARD APPROACH PROCEDURES, AIRBORNE RADAR APPROACHES, AND HELICOPTER EN ROUTE DESCENT AREAS

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