Amit
Active Member
Thought some of you might find this interesting:
Found a good deal on a uAvionix UAT bundle, so decided to bite the bullet and equip the Bad Chicken with what would make me 2020 legal.
With the system installed in the window channel above the -7 baggage compartment, and a new belly antenna just behind the baggage compartment rear wall, I went ahead and flew a test in rule airspace.
Upon return, I submitted the request for a PAPR and within minutes I got a response that included the PAPR report (no red) and a GAIRS doc that stated I was only in the rule airspace for 23 minutes, not the full required 30. It also stated that it will be reviewed, so I don't need to go and re-fly immediately.
The one thing I noticed was that it said 1090 analysys, not UAT.
I thought that was strange for two reasons:
A. GAIRS only makes sense if you apply for a FAA rebate, and the uAvionix Echo is not TSOd so no FAA rebate (but uAvionix has a rebate program now).
B. The uAvionix system only transmits over 987, not 1090.
I waited for the review from the FAA and to make a longish story short, it turns out that
A. They never received a UAT transmission from me.
B. The 1090 transmission they received for 23 minutes was from another aircraft (I believe in the Boston area) that had my ICAO code set into their (1090) transponder.
So:
1. An interesting error that may have never been found had I installed ADS-B.
2. The FAA does not cross check the N-Number and the ICAO replies on ADS-B replies to flag problems like this.
3. I need to fix my installation.
Blue Skies and Happy Landings to all.
Found a good deal on a uAvionix UAT bundle, so decided to bite the bullet and equip the Bad Chicken with what would make me 2020 legal.
With the system installed in the window channel above the -7 baggage compartment, and a new belly antenna just behind the baggage compartment rear wall, I went ahead and flew a test in rule airspace.
Upon return, I submitted the request for a PAPR and within minutes I got a response that included the PAPR report (no red) and a GAIRS doc that stated I was only in the rule airspace for 23 minutes, not the full required 30. It also stated that it will be reviewed, so I don't need to go and re-fly immediately.
The one thing I noticed was that it said 1090 analysys, not UAT.
I thought that was strange for two reasons:
A. GAIRS only makes sense if you apply for a FAA rebate, and the uAvionix Echo is not TSOd so no FAA rebate (but uAvionix has a rebate program now).
B. The uAvionix system only transmits over 987, not 1090.
I waited for the review from the FAA and to make a longish story short, it turns out that
A. They never received a UAT transmission from me.
B. The 1090 transmission they received for 23 minutes was from another aircraft (I believe in the Boston area) that had my ICAO code set into their (1090) transponder.
So:
1. An interesting error that may have never been found had I installed ADS-B.
2. The FAA does not cross check the N-Number and the ICAO replies on ADS-B replies to flag problems like this.
3. I need to fix my installation.
Blue Skies and Happy Landings to all.