Story ID: 782 FreeFlight Systems
TechnicAir to Further Develop ADS-B STC
By: Ian Sheppard
Caption: The BBA Aviation company has acquired the rights to a King Air ADS-B STC from FreeFlight, allowing the companies to develop it in partnership.
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FreeFlight Systems (Booth 3571) has sold its STC for ADS-B compliance for the King Air C90 to Florida-based Signature TechnicAir, a subsidiary of BBA Aviation (Booth 2619).
  
The companies said, “This transfer of ownership will allow TechnicAir to modify and enhance the STC to meet the diverse needs of the King Air fleet while also expanding the offering to include the light jet market.”
  
The STC covers ADS-B installations on King Airs using FreeFlight’s Rangr FDL-1090-TX, a Mode-S Extended Squitter transponder that the company says is approved worldwide for ADS-B mandate compliance. 
  
In addition, the package includes either a FreeFlight Model 1201 WAAS/GPS as a position source, or the Rangr FDL-978-RX/G, which can provide the GPS position source data as well as ADS-B IN FIS-B weather and TIS-B data services, which can then be displayed wirelessly on other devices using apps such as ForeFlight, WingXPro or FreeFlight’s own free ADS-B viewing app.