Traffic Display, ADS-B and FLARM

[Arne]

Since we are building and planning to fly a SkyView-equipped RV-7 in Europe we are looking for a sensible solution to display traffic on the SkyView. I have read several topics about these things but did not find a definitive answer to my questions.

We are going to use the SkyView together with the Dynon transponder.

As far as I understand the Dynon Transponder receives TIS data and displays it on the SkyView. Unfrotunately, there is no TIS in Europe. Does the transponder also act as an ADS-B receiver and is it capable of displaying ADS-B ES traffic data on the SkyView without any additional equipment?

The next question is about FLARM (http://flarm.com/) which is very commonly used especially in gliders in Germany. FLARM sends its own messages in NMEA format but uses its own vendor-specific messages (that are documented and the documentation is publicly accessible). Are there plans to support FLARM messages directly? I know that this question was asked earlier but this was also quite some time ago.

We are currently looking very closely at the Garrecht TRX-2000 (http://www.garrecht.com/index.php/en/ads-b/trx-2000). This combines an ADS-B receiver with a FLARM module. The device can combine FLARM with ADS-B traffic and output the information either in the FLARM or TIS format.
As far as I understand this could be connected to the SkyView using the TIS format, but with the drawback of a very coarse angular precision (45 degrees) in the horizontal plane. The FLARM protocol would allow for a much greater precision.

Are there any other good solutions to receive and display traffic on the SkyView besides TIS, XAON and the like?

Thanks for any answers!

Best regards

Arne

 

[dynonsupport]

As far as I understand the Dynon Transponder receives TIS data and displays it on the SkyView. Unfrotunately, there is no TIS in Europe. Does the transponder also act as an ADS-B receiver and is it capable of displaying ADS-B ES traffic data on the SkyView without any additional equipment?

The SV-XPNDR-26X does not receive ADS-B in. It is only an ADS-B out transmitter.

....Are there plans to support FLARM messages directly? I know that this question was asked earlier but this was also quite some time ago.

Currently, only the Garmin TIS traffic protocol is supported for external devices traffic input into SkyView. Other devices, both TIS and non-TIS, use this, so that does enable traffic from devices other than just the Dynon TIS capability of the transponder. Examples of devices that use this format such as the Zaon passive traffic device, the NavWorx ADS-B receiver, and the Garmin GTX330 transponder. We've taken note of the popularity of Flarm in Europe. We haven't committed to supporting traffic input from it yet, but it's higher on the likely list of future device support.

 

[Arne]

Dynon Support,
thanks for the quick answer!

 

[S-23]

Is there a list of recommended third-party products that provide full ADS-B TX/RX capabilities / traffic display with Skyview?

 

[dynonsupport]

Today, it's just the NavWorx box that outputs it's ADS-B traffic in the TIS format that SkyView can understand.

 

[Bruno]

Are there any advantages for a Canadian to buy and install a Navwork device and hook it up to a Skyview...
I would love the capabilities if it is possible..

Thanks

Bruno

 

[dynonsupport]

I'm not sure what Canada's ADS-B story is. From a quick google search, it looks like there is stuff going on, but I'm not sure what the extent of it is. NavWorx might have better guidance for you about using their products in Canada (SkyView will work as a display for sure if it does indeed work).