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To claim a rebate after ADS-B is installed, an aircraft must be flown for at least 30 minutes in airspace that will require ADS-B Out.

ment affairs for airspace and air traffic. "If they fly in Class B
or C airspace or in the Mode C veil, they need to be equipped."
To complete an ADS-B installation before the Jan. 1, 2020,
deadline, aircraft owners should research available equipment
and schedule an installation. Appointments will become more
difficult to obtain as the deadline approaches. Visit the Equip
ADS-B website at www.faa.gov/go/equipadsb to research eligible equipment and learn more about the ADS-B Out rule.
Rebates are still available and are being issued first-come,
first-served until 20,000 are claimed or until the end of the
one-year program. Eligible aircraft owners can reserve a
rebate until Sept. 18, 2017, the program's last day to accept
reservations, if any are left.
Owners of U.S.-registered, fixed-wing, single-engine
piston aircraft that require an onboard pilot and are not currently equipped with Version 2 of ADS-B Out are eligible for
the rebate. Eligibility also is limited to the purchase of new,
TSO-certified ADS-B equipment that is compliant with the
ADS-B Out rule. Owners also can claim the rebate for installing an integrated system that includes optional ADS-B In,
which enables pilots to receive subscription-free traffic and
weather information in the cockpit and see the location of
nearby aircraft. Software upgrades of existing equipment, the
purchase and installation of used equipment, and installations

in aircraft first registered after Jan. 1, 2016, are ineligible.
Find an installer and determine the specific aircraft requirements to ensure that the installation will satisfy applicable
FAA regulations and meet the requirements in the ADS-B
rebate program rules at www.faa.gov/nextgen/equipadsb/
rebate/media/ADS-B_Rebate_Program_Rules.pdf.
After an ADS-B installation, an aircraft must be flown in
the airspace defined in 14 CFR 91.225, the airspace that will
require ADS-B Out, for at least 30 minutes to claim a rebate.
This flight is essential to validate that the new avionics were
installed properly and will comply with the rule requirements.
For more details about the rebate, visit the FAA's ADS-B
rebate website at www.faa.gov/go/rebate.
Installation and Flight Check Issues
FAA data show that about 5,000 of the 32,000 ADS-B Out
installations completed so far have performance problems or
transmit incorrect data. Most of the aircraft with issues are
single-engine general aviation aircraft.
James Marks, with the FAA's Flight Standards Service
Aircraft Maintenance Division, is the ADS-B Focus Team leader
and is working hard to help cut down on installation errors.
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http://www.faa.gov/nextgen/equipadsb/rebate/media/ADS-B_Rebate_Program_Rules.pdf http://www.faa.gov/nextgen/equipadsb/rebate/media/ADS-B_Rebate_Program_Rules.pdf http://www.faa.gov/go/equipadsb http://www.faa.gov/go/rebate

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