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Old 01-31-2012, 05:30 PM
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Just a FYI followup. The Dynon transponder module will NOT work to get traffic via the single band Skyradar device as the transponder does not have the latest (260B) compliant software. Back in August Dynon said this was coming soon but they now say it may be quite a while as it's done by an outside vendor and must be TSO'd. This has been one of the downsides of Skyview as they are slow in facilitating meaningful upgrades in a timely manner.
So, for me, I've got a nice KT76C that I'm glad I didn't remove from the plane.
Like many pilots I'm not overly concerned in meeting 2020 ADSB mandates. If it's going to be excessively expensive to fly in a class B, etc, I'll just limit my flying at that point. I think it's unconscionable that the FAA is withholding a potentially life saving feature, like in cockpit traffic, as "incentive" for us to purchase ADSB out equipment that may very well go the way of MLS and other failed FAA initiatives.

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Old 02-01-2012, 10:09 AM
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Flybuddy, look around for ANY 260B transponders out there. You won't find any. It's just not a feature very many people need right now, so it hasn't been at the top of our list, nor any other vendors. Releasing the 8 well tested, meaningless updates over the last two years (like having a transponder at all, the first of the experimental EFIS systems to do so, and with a device that can be upgraded by the user, in the plane, for free) has been at the top of our list

Heck, Garmin with the 330 isn't even saying if it can be upgraded at all to DO-260B, much less for free. We're doing or best. Get all your friends to call us and bug us and we'll move it up the feature list. It requires coordination with the FAA, EASA, and other people, and we can't just release it like we do other software.

It's still on the list, still being worked on and hopefully close.
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Old 02-01-2012, 11:24 AM
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The quote below was from last August on the Dynon
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Quote:
Dynon's transponder carries USA and European certifications.

Certification:
ETSO 2C112b, C166a and TSO C112c, C166a, approved for IFR and VFR flight

Compliance:
ED-73B, ED-14F/DO-160F, DO-178B, DO-254 level C, DO-260A class BO, DO-181C

We will have a software update here shortly that moves it to DO-260B, the latest revision of the ADS-B standard.
Don't get me wrong, I really like Dynon and have installed quite a few of your products in various aircraft I've owned as well as friends. Skyview is an exceptional device and a real value. It's just that I was disappointed in this as I had gotten quite a bit of conflicting info.

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