CMD Flight Solutions has received an approved model list supplemental type certificate (AML STC) of its ADS-B OUT solution for Part 25 airplanes. The STC covers installation of FreeFlight’s 1203C SBAS/GNSS GPS position sensor with Rockwell Collins TDR-94/94D transponders. According to FreeFlight, “The pairing is a cost-effective way to help aircraft owners meet the ADS­-B mandate.”

In addition to being used for ADS-B OUT compliance—due Jan. 1, 2020 in the U.S.—the 1203C, a 15-channel GPS sensor, is also an approved position source for NextGen applications such as CPDLC, TAWS/FMS, RNP and others. 

“We are pleased to be a part of the CMD Flight Solutions AML STC, which provides solutions for more than 100 different models of Part 25 aircraft,” said Pete Ring, FreeFlight Systems director of sales and marketing. “The CMD Flight Solutions approach is in line with our goals of making the full benefits of rule-compliant ADS­-B operations available to all aircraft types, with minimal disruption to existing aircraft avionics.”