FIS-B

Flight Information Services-Broadcast. FIS-B is a graphic

 

weather display capable of displaying graphical weather

 

information on UAT equipped installations. FIS-B is available

 

free to any operator with the ability to receive and display

 

the data that is broadcast on the Universal Access Transceiver

 

(UAT) or the 978 MHz link.

Ground Clutter

A form of radar signal interference that occurs when fixed

 

objects close to the transmitter—such as buildings, trees,

 

or terrain (hills, ocean swells and waves)—obstruct a radar

 

beam and produce echoes.

GPS

Global Positioning System. A space-based Navigation system

 

providing accurate position, velocity and time information.

 

This instrumentation will be certified as primary navigation.

HAT

Height Above Terrain

HSDB

Garmin’s proprietary High Speed Data Bus.

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organization.

PABI

Pressure Altitude Broadcast Inhibit.

SBAS

Satellite-Based Augmentation System.

STC

Supplementary Type Certificate

SURF

Surface Situation Awareness. An ADS-B In application that

 

provides the ADS-B and external traffic system targets on a

 

display to be used by the flight crew for situational awareness.

TA

Traffic Advisory.

TAS

Traffic Advisory System.

TCAD

Traffic Collision Avoidance Device.

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