600840-000031 Stratus ES/ESG Installation Instructions
Rev. 2.2
Last Revised: February 20, 2018
Page 10 of 45
MHz
Megahertz
1,000,000 hertz.
SBAS
Satellite-Based
Augmentation
System
System of satellites that augments existing satellite systems and
provides increased position accuracy.
STC
Supplemental
Type Certificate
Type Certificate issued when an applicant has received FAA
approval to modify an aircraft from its original design.
TIS-B
Traffic Information
Service-Broadcast
Aviation information service broadcast provided to aircraft using
both 1090 MHz ES and UAT.
TSO
Technical
Standard Order
Minimum performance standard for specified materials, parts,
and appliances used on civil aircraft (FAA definition).
VFR
Visual Flight
Rules
A set of regulations for flying in which the pilot flies without using
instruments in generally clear meteorological conditions.
VHF
Very High
Frequency
Range of frequency between 30 MHz to 300 MHz.
WAAS
Wide Area
Augmentation
System
System of ground-based antennas whose precisely known
locations are used to correct satellite signals and provide greater
positional and integrity of service to aircraft in flight.
