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5.3 TABS
The intent of a Traffic Awareness Beacon System (TABS) is to increase
safety within the National Airspace System (NAS) by encouraging the
voluntary equipage of a low cost, compact, easy to install device that will
allow other aircraft equipped with collision avoidance systems and traffic
advisory systems to track and display the TABS aircraft. TABS are
intended to be used on aircraft that are exempt from carrying a transponder
or ADS-B equipment such as gliders, balloons and aircraft without electrical
systems.
A TABS will allow these exempted aircraft to be visible to other aircraft
equipped with:
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Traffic Advisory System (TAS) as defined in TSO-C147().
•
Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System I (TCAS I) as defined in
TSO-C188().
•
Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System II (TCAS II) as defined
in TSO-C199d.
•
Aircraft with ADS-B In capability as defined in TSO-C154c, TSO-
C166b and TSO-195b.
