Quiz: Do you know all about ADS-B traffic?

To say that the system surrounding ADS-B traffic is confusing would be an understatement. UAT, TIS-B, 1090ES, ADS-B Out, ADS-R, FIS-B and the list of acronyms goes on, but what is really essential to get accurate and reliable traffic in the cockpit?

While portable ADS-B receivers for the iPad (like the Garmin GDL 39 and the Stratus 2S) have made traffic in the cockpit much more accessible, it can be hard to know if you’re seeing everything that’s out there. Take this quiz and test if you can spot the traffic at 12 o’clock high or if you need to check your six.

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1. As part of the FAA’s NextGen ADS-B air traffic system, what is the service that provides the altitude, ground track, speed and distance of aircraft flying in radar contact to other aircraft equipped with ADS-B Out transponders.

1. As part of the FAA's NextGen ADS-B air traffic system, what is the service that provides the altitude, ground track, speed and distance of aircraft flying in radar contact to other aircraft equipped with ADS-B Out transponders.

Flight Information Service – Broadcast (FIS-B)

Traffic Information Service – Broadcast (TIS-B)

Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Rebroadcast (ADS-R)

Correct!
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2. If you are not ADS-B Out equipped but flying near another aircraft that is, then you will see all Mode C traffic.

True.

False.

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3. In order to receive a custom traffic data package from the ADS-B network of ground stations, you must first do what?

Install a certified ADS-B out transponder in your aircraft.

Carry a portable ADS-B Out transmitter during all flight and ground operations.

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4. If you have a portable 978 MHz UAT single band ADS-B receiver for your iPad, you will never see traffic that is transmitting on 1090 MHz.

True.

False.

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5. To view traffic in ForeFlight when using a Stratus ADS-B receiver, you must first

Subscribe to the ForeFlight Traffic Service pilot package.

Enable the “Traffic” layer on the Maps page.

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6. What size is the traffic “hockey puck” that ground stations transmit to participating ADS-B out equipped aircraft?

30 mile diameter and +/- 3,500 feet.

30 mile diameter and +/- 5,000 feet.

30 mile radius and +/- 5,000 feet.

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Read our ADS-B Traffic 101 for in-depth description on how the system will effect you as a pilot.

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