The proposed ADS-B requirements for Canadian airspace have been a moving target the past couple of years. And while ADS-B for flying south of the border is old news, Transport Canada (TC) and Nav Canada (NC) have quietly gone their own way implementing an ADS-B solution that is not entirely compatible with the technology mandated by the FAA over a decade ago.
Put on a slow simmer over a year ago, Canada’s space-based ADS-B solution has created confusion, fear, uncertainty and doubt in the minds of both Canadian and American pilots. Here’s an update as the mandate once again gains momentum.