In January 2017 Duncan Aviation announced the upgrade and installation of ADS-B Out avionics equipment on a Challenger 850 SE.

The Duncan Aviation Satellite Avionics Shop in Las Vegas, Nevada, upgraded the displays, GPS sensors, and software in the cockpit before upgrading the Rockwell Collins TDR-94D transponder, bringing the aircraft into compliance with the FAA’s ADS-B Out mandate, which has a mandate coming due in 2020.

Using the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approved for use in the United States by the FAA and developed by Avmax (STC ST03651NY), headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, and the STC for Wide Area Augmentation System/Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance (WAAS/LPV) developed by Rockwell Collins (STC ST01514WI-D), the Las Vegas shop readied the Challenger for WAAS/LPV and then performed the upgrades necessary for ADS-B Out.

In addition to satisfying the mandated requirements for ADS-B Out, Duncan Aviation can save the customer downtime and money by combining the upgrades and accomplishing the entire installation in the customer’s hangar in three weeks. 

Next to the Satellite Shop in Las Vegas, Duncan Aviation has a network of more than 24 Satellite Shops in the USA which can provide the installation of ADS-B Out. 

Many Duncan Aviation customers have simultaneously expressed concern regarding the potential scarcity of capacity at service centers once they are ready. To help alleviate this uncertainty, Duncan Aviation has allocated two slots per month at every Duncan Aviation Satellite Avoinics Shop in the country, exclusively for ADS-B installations through December 31, 2019.