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Sturgell: ADS-B is the Answer

Steve Scott

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

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Acting Federal Aviation Administrator Robert Sturgell used an appearance at the annual Heli-Expo helicopter industry trade show to announce that Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) services will be available in the Gulf of Mexico at the end of 2009. He also announced the first major revision of airworthiness standards for rotorcraft in almost 20 years. While attending the Helicopter Association International (HAI) event in Houston, TX, the FAA boss touted ADS-B, which he dubbed "a transformational technology that'll create a brand…

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