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uAvionix TailBeacon: Another Low-Cost Option

And shops we talk with say ADS-B sales remain brisk, while scheduling remains a challenge. If you've waited until now, we wish you luck. It's as long as nine months to get on some schedules, and while some of the shops I talk with say they are installing primarily Garmin transponder-based solutions, I know a handful of A&P mechanics who have been busy installing the uAvionix skyBeacon wingtip ADS-B Out unit, which has LED position and strobe lighting.

Larry Anglisano
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UAvionix says a typical tailBeacon’s physical install will take 15 minutes. That’s possible for some, but knowing how things work on the shop floor we think that’s unrealistic for many.

With its newly TSO’d $1999 tailBeacon-the follow-on product to the popular $1849 skyBeacon-uAvionix is hoping to pick up more sales from last-minute buyers looking for a simple solution for the approaching mandate. That shouldn’t be tough because by the time this issue rolls off the presses it will be roughly T-minus eight or nine weeks until showtime for the FAA’s ADS-B airspace equipage requirement.

Larry Anglisano

Editor in Chief Larry Anglisano has been a staple at Aviation Consumer since 1995. An active land, sea and glider pilot, Larry has over 30 years’ experience as an avionics repairman and flight test pilot. He’s the editorial director overseeing sister publications Aviation Safety magazine, IFR magazine and is a regular contributor to KITPLANES magazine with his Avionics Bootcamp column.