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Automatic dependent surveillance—broadcast (ADS–B)

Definitions

  • A function on an aircraft or vehicle that periodically broadcasts its state vector (i.e., horizontal and vertical position, horizontal and vertical velocity) and other information.

References

  • Instrument Procedures Handbook
    Federal Aviation Administration · 2017