I just had 2 xcountry flights of approx 1:50 each. NIC limiting – RAIM based GNSS HPL calculations are only accurate to about 0.1nm…however many GNSS’s can output a HPL much smaller 0.1nm – Either the GNSS or the ADS-B needs to limit the NIC to ≤ 8 in this case • Types of position sources – TSO-C129 GNSS (Availability ≥ 89%) – TSO-C196 GNSS (Availability ≥ 99%) skyBeacon combines a WAAS GPS, 978UAT ADS-B transmitter, antenna, and an upgraded LED position and strobe light onto your wingtip. uAvionix was blaming a bad ground for the failure … skyBeacon pros: inexpensive for purchase and install cost (~$2k? Garmin Pilot app. Skybeacon said I needed to wait a lot longer with the old transponder for things to "settle" and then it might be OK. Everything else was good, but I’ve had other flights where multiple things were flagged. A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. My first SkyBeacon was an early production unit, and it consistently transmitted NIC errors after the first few flights. The FAA guy should be calling me tomorrow. Went to a Garmin 335 and got a clear report for my refund the first try. I assume it was in response to my message below about installing a skyBeacon as a relatively low cost solution. Went out and flew the test flight profile and got a NIC failure of 1.95%. The program went live on September 19; as of December 14, 12 weeks into the program, 3,836 aircraft owners had reserved one of the $500 rebates—and 1,297 had been processed for payment (see “ADS-B: Navigating the FAA Rebate,” December 2016 AOPA Pilot). The uAvionix skyBeacon is an all-in-one ADS-B OUT solution packed into a direct wingtip position light replacement. I went up and checked everything out today. As an 18 year old I was an engineering assistant recording and analyzing sound and vibration data on the Saturn 5 engine test stand at Rocketdyne. You can use the Garmin Pilot app and one of Garmin’s ADS-B receivers, like the portable GDL52, to detect your airplane’s ADS-B Out signal and provide full diagnostic data in the app.Like Sentry or Stratus, Garmin ADS-B receivers are constantly listening for all nearby signals and will detect the transmissions from your ADS-B out transponder. Paperwork Reduction Act Burden Statement. I have worked with electronics since grade school and with computers since 1962. uAvionix finally replaced the unit with a new one, and so far (four flights) it is working fine. uAvionix made a name for itself with the innovative skyBeacon and tailBeacon ADS-B Out solutions. I decided to get a performance report for both flights and they have red flagged exceptions for NIC Max dT 10:51. Airworthy Comanche Forum - Tail Beacon performance failure - I installed uAvionics Tailbeac on in bottom tail nav position. ), can easily augment capability with iPad/Stratux which I already have. Prior to xcountry I made a 30 minute flight and all was well. Product Description. I had bad data coming in and could not get a FAA clear report, bad NIC and or M3A as I recall. The FAA announced its ADS-B rebate program on June 6, 2016. Even reloaded the last update. Everything looked good on the ground. uAvionix made a name for itself with the innovative skyBeacon and tailBeacon ADS-B Out solutions. 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