ADSB out check report from FAA

[erich weaver]

Thought I had found the problem in the Echo configuration when I saw that ?emitter category? was blank instead end of indicating light aircraft. I changed it and updated the settings. Just for the **** of it I then cycled aircraft power through my master and rebooted the Echo app on my iPad. Guess what? Emitter category is blank again. Repeated process with same result. Arrrgh

[RV3bpilot]

Go to this site: https://adsbperformance.faa.gov/PAPRRequest.aspx

Fill out the required fields and you will receive a automated report on whether your ADS-B is working or not.
It is free and works great...

[erich weaver]

Done that.See my first post

[erich weaver]

Went ahead and flew and requested a new report. Got a result this time and better yet everything checked out fine with the FAA. Looks like missing the light airplane entry in the emitter category was the hang up.

WOOHOO!

Erich

[erich weaver]

Just checked both Flightaware and Flightradar24 and there is no record of my flight this morning on either one, so apparently transmitting ADSB using the 978 UAT does not by itself get you into their system

Erich

[snopercod]

You have to configure FlightAware to track "position-only flights".

[BigJohn]

Erich, just a question. Are you hard wired to the GRT or using the echoto to pick the squawk and alt off of the transmitted transpomder signal?

Glad you got it working! I?m not there yet.....

[Ron B.]

Can we Canadian pilots with ADSB (US) equipment installed ,have our units checked if we like, using our HEX code for identification , if we fly in one of your ADSB covered areas?

[BobTurner]

Originally Posted by Ron B.

Can we Canadian pilots with ADSB (US) equipment installed ,have our units checked if we like, using our HEX code for identification , if we fly in one of your ADSB covered areas?

It?s all automated, so give it a try. One thing - the mysterious ?air on ground? catagory. It?s mysterious to me because I have no idea how the automated system determines this (it?s when you are on the ground but still broadcasting airborne mode). I have no idea if that works at a Canadian airport. Heck, it doesn?t work well here.

[erich weaver]

Originally Posted by BigJohn

Are you hard wired to the GRT or using the echoto to pick the squawk and alt off of the transmitted transpomder signal?.

I am not hardwired, just letting the Echo do its sniffing magic. Also, in response to a previously posted question, my Echo is also just velcroed to the sub panel, which GRT tech support indicated is perfectly fine.

I saw somewhere people complaining about not being able to filter the traffic results, but I am filtering just fine using the GRT Sport SX EFIS settings. Anybody know where the setting is that provides a flashing warning for traffic that falls within some short distance? I had that for my old SkyRadar system but disabled it because it couldn?t distinguish my own plane from traffic. That isn?t a problem with the Echo, but I can?t find the setting now to enable it again.

Erich