Appendix One
Appendix One
Arthur R. Feinberg and James W. Tauss
AMA
Aviation Management Associates, Inc.
8752 Center Road, Springfield, Virginia 22152 Phone: 703-644-4465 Fax: 703 569 1577 www.avmgt.com VENDOR SURVEY Aviation Management Associates (AMA), a consulting firm located in Springfield, Virginia, has a NASA contract to conduct a market analysis of companies providing or intending to provide graphical weather information to the general aviation (GA) cockpit. The effectiveness of these commercial offerings to address pilot weather needs and improve safety are critical for NASA to determine future research investment decisions. Please answer these questions and provide any additional comments as appropriate.
Tell us a little about yourself and your company 1. Your name and title: _______________ _________________________________ 2. Company/Address: ______________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 3. Phone: ________________ FAX:________________ Email:________________ Tell us about your Product Offering 1. Product name and Model #: ___________________________________________ 2. Product description/type (transceiver, MFD, etc.): _________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 3. Additional H/W or S/W required: ______________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 4. Advertised product component costs: ___________________________________ 5. Technological concerns and cost drivers: __________________________________ ______________________________________ ____________________________ Tell us about how the weather products are displayed 1. Cockpit weather display:___________________________________________ 2. Additional product functionality:______________________________________ 3. Product/functionality growth capability:________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Tell us about the weather services your product provides 1. Monthly costs and service plans: _______________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 2. Weather graphics included:___________________________________________ 3. Weather text or other products included: _________________________________ 4. Weather product provider: ____________________________________________ 5. Product availability and response time: ___________________________________ NASA/CR—2002-211903 4 7 Tell us how graphical weather products are received in the cockpit 1. Transmission media (cellular, satellite, etc): ______________________________ 2. Characteristics (request/response, broadcast, etc): _________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 3. Receiver/antenna specific requirements: _________________________________ 4. Technological concerns/cost drivers:____________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Tell us about your ground infrastructure architecture 1. Distribution of weather products: ______________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 2. Interfaces with NWS, FAA, etc: _______________________________________ 3. Communications network:____________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 4. Technological concerns/cost drivers:____________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Tell us about product installation and integration 1. Product applicable to aircraft types:_____________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 2. Aircraft modifications:_______________________________________________ 3. Are products FAA certified/certification required? _________________________ 4. Other compliance/integration issues:____________________________________ 5. Other compatibility/operational issues:__________________________________ Tell us about your customers 1. Production quantity/unit sales:_________________________________________ 2. Delivery lead time:__________________________________________________ 2. Reliability, Availability & Maintainability:_______________________________ 3. Warranty:_________________________________________________________ 4. Target market & approach:____________________________________________ 5. POC for Customer satisfaction/feedback: ________________________________ Tell us some recommendations for improved market penetration 1. Cost drivers:_______________________________________________________ 2. Barriers to market penetration:_________________________________________ 3. Technological issues:________________________________________________ 4. Suggested NASA R&D initiatives:_____________________________________ 5. Additional comments & recommendations:_______________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ NASA/CR—2002-211903 4 8
Appendix Two
Appendix Two Arthur R. Feinberg and James W. Tauss Aviation Management Associates, Inc.
8752 Center Road, Springfield, Virginia 22152
AMA
Phone: 703-644-4465 Fax: 703 569 1577 www.avmgt.com USER SURVEY Aviation Management Associates (AMA), a consulting firm located in Springfield, Virginia, has a NASA contract to conduct a market analysis for the provision of graphical weather information to the general aviation (GA) cockpit. The effectiveness of these commercial offerings to address pilot weather needs and improve safety are critical for NASA to determine future research investment decisions. Please answer these questions and provide any additional comments as appropriate.
Tell us a little about yourself 1. Your name and address: ______________________________________________ 2. Phone: ________________ FAX:________________ Email:________________ 3. Type of aircraft you own_____________________________________________ 4. Where and how often do you fly_______________________________________ Tell us about how you receive graphical weather products in the cockpit 6. Product name/Model # (if known): _____________________________________ 7. What other H/W or S/W did you need to purchase: ________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 8. Were there any issues when installing:___________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 9. Did you feel the cost to equip was reasonable:_____________________________ 10. If not, why:________________________________________________________ 11. Maintenance/Service issues:___________________________________________ Tell us about how the weather products are displayed 4. What graphical weather products do you receive:_________________________ 5. What products do you NOT use: ______________________________________ 6. Do you feel the cost is reasonable:_____________________________________ 4. If not, why:_______________________________________________________ Tell us about the weather services you receive 6. Does the current service or functionality meet your expectations and if not why:_____________________________________________________________ 7. What are the required core capabilities: ____________________ 8. What would you be willing to pay: _____________________________________ 9. What would you like to see operationally approved:_______________________ 10. Additional comments: _______________________________________________ NASA/CR—2002-211903 4 9
Appendix Three
Appendix Three
References
1. Federal Aviation Administration Information Sources. NASA/TM- Safer Skies: Focused Safety Agenda 2002-211443 – Weather Joint Safety Team. Final 10. Kauffmann, P. and Pothanum, K.: Report, March 2000. Estimating the Rate of Technology 2. National Transportation Safety Adoption for Cockpit Weather Board Office of Accident Information Systems. SAE paper Investigation, Table of general 2000-01-1662, 2000.
Aviation Accident Statistics, 1993- 11. Sirili, Y., Ozan, E., and Kauffmann, 2000. P. A Market research Study for 3. AOPA Air Safety Foundation Safety Future Weather Information Review – General Aviation Weather Systems in General Aviation, Accident – An Analysis and Proceedings of the American Preventive Strategies. 1996. Society of Engineering Management 4. Federal Aviation Administration Conference, Wichita, KS. 2001.
Mission Need Statement for 12. Burt, Jennifer; Chamberlain, James Aviation Weather (#339). 2002. P.; Jones, Kenneth M.; and Coyne, 5. Federal Aviation Administration Joseph: Impact of a Weather Concept of Use For Weather. Draft Information System Display on 2002. General Aviation Pilot Workload 6. Sonquist, J. and Dunkelberg, W. and Performance, SAE Paper 2002- Survey and Opinion Research: 01-1552, April 2002.
Procedures for processing and 13. Keel, B., et. al., Aviation Weather Analysis. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Information Requirements Study.
Prentice-Hall. 1977. Georgia Tech Research Institute, 7. Federal Aviation Administration Atlanta, GA. 2000.
Users’ Aviation Weather 14. RTCA, Inc.: Aeronautical Spectrum Information Needs and Priorities Planning for 1997-2010.
and Government/Industry RTCA/DO-237, January 1997.
Responsibilities in the provision of 15. Stough, P., and Konstantinos, S., Aviation Weather Services, National Progress in the Development of Aviation Weather Users’ Forum. Weather Information Systems for 1993. the Cockpit. NASA LRC and GRC 8. National Aviation Weather Program and Daniel Garland, Embry-Riddle Council Joint Action Group for Aeronautical University. NASA Aviation Weather: National 2002-01-1520 Aviation Weather Program Strategic 16. TRW, ARINC and SAIC: Plan: Office of the Federal Communications System Coordinator for Meteorology, FCM- Architecture Development for Air P32-1997, April 1997. Traffic Management & Aviation 9. Latorella, K., and Lane, S., General Weather Information Dissemination Aviation Pilots' Perceived Usage - AWIN 2007 Architecture.
and Valuation of Aviation Weather Contract NAS2-98002, 2000.
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Glossary
ACARS Aircraft Communications and Reporting System AIM Aeronautical or Airman’s Information Manual AEA Aircraft Electronics Association AGL Above Ground Level AMA Aviation Management Associates ANN ARNAV Aeronautical Network AOC Airline Operating Center AOPA Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association ASD Aircraft Situation Display ASIST Aeronautics Safety Investment Strategy Team ATC Air Traffic Control AvSP Aviation Safety Program AWIN Aviation Weather Information CAA Cargo Airline Association CDM Collaborative Decision Making CFIT Controlled Flight Into Terrain CSMA Carrier Sense Multiple Access CNS Communication, Navigation, Surveillance CPDLC Controller Pilot Data Link Communication CONUS Conterminous United States EAA Experimental Aircraft Association EFB Electronic Flight Bag FAA Federal Aviation Administration FCC Federal Communications Commission FIS-B Flight Information System - Broadcast FISDL Flight Information System Data Link FMS Flight Management System GA General Aviation GAMA General Aviation Manufacturers GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbiting GMSK Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying GPS Global Positioning System GRC Glenn Research Center H/W Hardware IFR Instrument Flight Rules IMC In Meteorological Conditions LEO Low-Earth Orbiting METAR Aviation Routine Weather Report MFD Multi-Functional Display MNS Mission Need Statement MOPS Minimum Operational Performance Standards NAS National Airspace System NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NBAA National Business Aircraft Association NEXCOM Next Generation Air/Ground Communication NEXRAD Next Generation Radar NOTAM Notice to Airmen NASA/CR—2002-211903 52 NTIA National Telecommunications & Information Administration NRC National Research Council NTSB National Transportation Safety Board NWS National Weather Service PC Personal Computer PDA Personal Digital Assistant PIREP Pilot Report R/R Request/Reply SDARS Satellite Digital Audio Radio Systems SOW Statement of Work STC Special Type Certificate SUA Special Use Airspace S/W Software TAF Terminal Aerodrome Forecast TBD To Be Determined TDMA Time Division Multiple Access TFR Temporary Flight Restriction TIS-B Traffic Information Services - Broadcast TOPS Terrain Obstruction Proximity System UAT Universal Access Transceiver UPS United Parcel Service VDL VHF Data Link VFR Visual Flight Rules VHF Very High Frequency WINCOMM Weather Information Communications WxAP Weather Accident Prevention Project NASA/CR—2002-211903 53
Appendix Four
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Appendix Four
Data Link Weather Data Vendor Product Description Weather Display NR Cost Rec Cost A/C Type Technical Considerations Characteristics Source/Prods.
Piston Airborne cellular Meteorlogix, DTC Aircell, Inc. LOS issues (>5000' AGL) $30 - (Guardian) systems, A/C installed Duats Ground based, U.S.
$499/mo. and jets or Flight Guardian S/W on cell towers, voice and $4 - 8K (voice) plus turbo props MFDs, PDA's, Laptops Voice and data, CONUS Louisville, Colorado data. R/R, 9.6kbps Guardian 1000, AT.02, $2/min (AT or coverage NEXRAD, FIS data AGT.02 AGT.02) www.aircell.com FAA certified (STC's) Aircell: Meteorologix, Aircell: Ground based S/W to interface with MFD UPS Aviation Merlin: Jeppesen Aircell: same as above. cell tower network, both Aircell (Guardian) $7.3K TBD Salem, Oregon Merlin: Antenna, cost, avail.? Merlin: Geosync. and Satellite Products TBD MX-20 Satellite Tech.(Merlin) www.upsat.com EchoMap S/W and Cost of Global w/US weather data. No Echo Flight satellite transceiver Laptop Meteorlogix laptop TAFs.
communicator.
LEO (Orbcomm $9-55/mo.
Boulder, Colorado Flight Cheetah MFD $6k Displays (Echo & Garmin) VHF) satellites, 2-way Composite NEXRAD, plus $1 each data link, R/R, ceil./vis., precip. Wind access A/C installed avionics 57.6kbps speed/dir., T/Td, Portable w/GPS (no FAA www.echoflight.com Garmin 400/500 MFD $2K system METARs, Graphic certification) METARs.
ARNAV Meteorlogix
Puyallup, WA 5
METAR text, graphical 5
surface conds..
LOS issues. Not nationwide.
VHF Towers, FIS Premuim products: $42/mo. for WxLink VHF receiver FAA certified products. Can GMSK, broadcast, NEXRAD composite, $8 - 10K premium Most MFD-5200, ICDS MFD (DR-100) and WxNet be used with several other www.arnav.com 31.5kbps winds aloft, SIG. WX graphics transceiver MFD manufacturers.
reports inc. 3-D turb., icing, graphical METARs, NCWF Currently 39 towers NWS Honeywell Bendix/King implemented (east of Miss.).
(NOAAPORT/AWC) Mid 2003 200 towers for full Olathe, Kansas CONUS coverage. FAA METAR and TAF text, AWW, PIREPs, Lower end $49/mo. for AIMETS/SIGMETS, VHF Towers, FIS KMD-550 or 850 MFD $7.5-12.5K KDR 510 receiver GA up to biz. premium CONV. SIGMETS. VDL-Mode 2, system Jets graphics broadcast, 31.5kbps Premium products: www.bendixking.com LOS issues (>5000' AGL) Regional and national NEXRAD w/animation, 0.5 BREF, graphical METARs, NLDN WSI Corp. WSI Western Hemisphere WeatherStream's Pilot Variety of MFD's and Billerica, MA Data only GEO Satellite, $30-50/mo.
Weather Advisior portable devices inc. $5K (est.)
broadcast (est.) Products TBD (PWA) EFB's (planned) www.wsicorp.com Late 2002
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Appendix Four .—Concluded.
Data Link Weather Data Vendor Product Description Weather Display NR Cost Rec Cost A/C Type Technical Considerations Characteristics Source/Prods.
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DTC/Dyncorp DUATS, Aircell service current, Merlin Jeppesen Jeppesen planned mid 2002 Engelwood, CO Aircell: Ground based DUATS text, NEXRAD Eflight Pad (Intermec), cell tower network, $4.5-5K $19.95/mo. Most Flight Star composites, winds Laptop or other MFD's Merlin: Geosync.
FAA certification unknown aloft, icing, SIG WX Satellite www.jeppesen.com progs, surface anal., wind/temp. forecasts.
High end but Rockwell Collins Universal Weather used down to Considering forey into lower Communication VDL-Mode 2 (land), Premier CJ's $400- end GA market with potential Management Unit and Adaptive Flight Display $50K Immarsat (ocean), 1,300/Mo. leveraging of ARINC Radio Interface Unit, file 3010E Type certified Cedar Rapids, IA ACARS protocol infrastructure server in '03 for Graphical worldwide Challenger weather, NEXRAD www.rockwellcollins.com Avidyne Wx. provider TBD Only CONUS Lincoln, MA $2,950 for TBD but national and Panel LEO (Orbcomm), tranceiver, FlightMax DX50 FlightMax MFD regional NEXRAD $29-49/Mo. mounted for R/R, digital 2-way $10-18K for FAA certification pending transceiver (EX5000) mosaics, METAR Part 23 VHF format www.avidyne.com MFD (graphical and text) planned Meteorologix ControlVision Aircell: Ground based $30-100/Mo.
Pittsburgh, KS Cessna 175, Anywhere WX, GPS cell tower network, $2,899 Plus Not IFR certified Compaq IPAQ PDA NEXRAD mosaics, other private flight manager S/W LEO (GlobalStar) $1.75/min. METAR and TAF www.anywheremap.com satellite, R/R Digital ATIS and email also Flytimer available Auto-tunable to take advantage Concord, MA of excess side bandwidth NEXRAD, METAR, ACARS Control Unit ARINC ACARS TBD TBD Low end GA MFD's, IPAQ, laptop TAF, TAMDAR Transceiver network, R/R TAMDAR probe to be products planned integrated www.flytimer.com Certification planned this year.
Live flight trials planned Meteorologix via Echo Garmin Flight data-link service Olathe, KS $9.95-55/Mo. LEO (Orbcomm), $3,495 for GL MFD's (GNS 430, GNS Plus $1 each GDL 49 Transceiver R/R, 2.4kbps uplink 49 530) NEXRAD, graphical access and 4.8 kbps downlink and text METAR and www.garmin.com TAF Satellite Technologies, MA SK-1 certification by FAA Jeppesen pending Inc.
Dulles, Virginia GOES IR images, composite satellite, NEXRAD 0.5 BREF, NEXRAD Echo Tops, $45/mo. After MA SK-1 satellite Merlin system dispays GEO satellite, SIGMET, CONV. $3.5K year 1. receiver on various MFDs broadcast SIGMET, Icing reps., Data only www.satelinktech.com Wind/temp aloft fcsts., METAR, TAF, AIRMET, PIREP, TFR, ASD, various NOTAM, Flight Explorer service
Appendix Five
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Appendix Five
Company, Address, Phone, Service Plans and Recurring Weather Source, POC Maintenance or Applicable Aircraft, Contact Product and Description Non-Recurring Cost Availability Comm. Link Req. Equipage Constraints or Considerations Email Costs and Email Warranty Mounting, Power $9.95/month plus $1.99/minute for Transceiver unit, data services alone (Flight antenna. Need a Guardian); $29.95/month up to Guardian 1000. Airborne cellular display device. For use Brian Cox, Director of New Technology $499.95/month plus $1.99 - transceiver, panel mounted with Anywhere Wx Direct Number = 303 379 0239 FAX = Around $3,500 uninstalled. S/W is $99.95 for $1.75/minute for voice and data system provides voice, data, and (Control Vision planned AirCell, Inc. 303 379 0201 . Alternate POC is Bill Compaq iPAQ PDA. Otherwise $649.95 for the (various levels of service with battery back up comms. Data capability), need the Darbe, Technical Sales, and Marketing at S/W and PDA. minutes included) Additional charge can be displayed on MFD's, moving map S/W for 913 780 3488 for weather. Access to FIS data PDA's or laptops. 911 service. geo-located reflectivity including NEXRAD images.
(Available summer Additional $10/month for wx access 2002) using other H/W or S/W.
Specific maintenance plan on back of Line of site issues. Typically starts above 5,000 feet AGL in many areas.
Designed specifically for service agreement.
Maint. Plan on back of service agreement. Only pay for link when data going piston aircraft. Certified Some have Guardian through (R/R by the minute). Transport of the data to the cockpit is where the up to 250Kts (antenna). 1000 has 1 year cost is - not the data. Flexibility is there to add more channels. 20-25kByte Guardian Transceiver limited coverage; files downloaded in about a minute. DataComm will become available as a unit is 8.5" L x 6.25" W x AT.02 has 2 year data only solution when integrated S/W matures for display on other MFD's.
1.25" H. Max power 18- limited coverage.
Graphical weather is stand-alone with no aircraft proximity integration. No 32 VAC. Broken equipage is other overlay capabilities.
sent directly back to Aircell.
Ground-based cellular telephone network
(voice and data). Uses 5
$9.95/month plus $1.99/minute for Transceiver unit, Current - Wx existing towers (leased
data services alone (Flight antenna. Need a 7
availability announced space) with antenna dish DataComm 500. Airborne data Guardian); $29.95/month plus display device. Flight $2K uninstalled but not currently on the market Uses Flight Guardian S/W. at Sun N Fun (April focused up. Very low transceiver. Data and listening $1.99/minute for data (Flight Guardian Plus also Meteorologix is the weather 2002). Guardian 1172 Century Drive Suite 280, as a stand-alone module due mainly to power. Continental US only capability. Data can be Guardian Plus). Also provides requires MX-20 or H/W provider. Also DTC DUATS 1000 just released - Building B Louisville, Colorado overwhelming interest in Guardian 1000 and the displayed on MFD's, PDA's or ATIS and AWOS voice channels, and S/W from other coverage. In-House available. in production. 350 80027 fact that DataComm has no tactile display to Metric: 90% of all voice laptops. Includes the voice Internet connectivity, email. Verify if companies (Working dealers (i.e., Duncan show strength of signal.
calls successful 1st receiver. voice receiver is an additional 1x with UPS Aviation Aviation) cost. Additional $10/month for wx Technologies for time; 70% of all data transfers successful 1st access using other H/W or S/W. example) time.
$9.95/month plus $1.99/minute for data services alone (Flight 303 379 0200 AT.02. Airborne voice and data Guardian); $29.95/month up to Certified for jets and transceiver. Contains internal $499.95/month plus $1.99 - turbo-props up to modem and RS-232 port. Around $4K uninstalled $1.75/minute for voice and data 2 year 600Kts (antenna).
Connects to MFD's, PDA's, and (various levels of service with Piston plane too loud for laptops. Intercom functionality. minutes included) Additional charge voice function.
for weather. Access to FIS data including NEXRAD images Transceiver unit, AMU Line of site issues 6-month free intro airtime package www.aircell.com kit, connector, antenna $9.95/month plus $1.99/minute for AGT.02. Air/Ground voice and data services alone (Flight data transceiver for use on ramp Guardian); $29.95/month up to or in air. Includes 2 phone $499.95/month plus $1.99 - modules, internal modem, and RS- Around $8K uninstalled $1.75/minute for voice and data 232 port. Can connect to MFD's, (various levels of service with PDA's, and laptops. Intercom minutes included) Additional charge functionality. for weather. Access to FIS data including NEXRAD images
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Appendix Five .—Continued.
Company, Address, Phone, Service Plans and Recurring Weather Source, POC Maintenance or Applicable Aircraft, Contact Product and Description Non-Recurring Cost Availability Comm. Link Req. Equipage Constraints or Considerations Email Costs and Email Warranty Mounting, Power
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UPS Aviation Technologies Jim Guitteau, Head of Sales S/W to interface is in S/W to interface with Aircell would be cellular MX-20 has a 6" diagonal addition to MFD. Cost for Merlin service/equipage likely to be more. NOTE: Also working with Aircell and Satellite Aircell source is Meteorologix.
ground stations. Merlin screen. 640x480 pixels. Different antennas Bendix/King to develop interface to receive datalink weather info via FIS-B. $7,295.00 MX-20 - Multi-Functional Display Technologies Satellite Technologies (Merlin) Not available yet service would be via 10-40 VDC max power. likely based on which Status unknown. proposed mid source is Jeppesen.
GEO.
service desired. summer 2002 2345 Turner Road SE, Salem OR 800 525 6726 97302 www.upsat.com EchoMap S/W and satellite communicator Communicator uses GPS for navigation and two- Laptop PC with RS-232 Requires EchoMap S/W and Orbcomm communicator. According to way messaging via Orbcomm Cost of laptop plus EchoMap S/W and Orbcomm LLC's low Cindy Smith port, cable. Antenna EchoFlight - will not get FAA certification because it is portable. 6.4" diagonal Echo Flight network. Data is sent through RS- transceiver at $1,795 and antenna at $180. Earth-orbit (non-directional) display screen for the FC 270. 10-35 volts power.
232 serial port and can work on communication satellites laptop loaded with EchoMap.
on VHF frequency.
NOTE: Data only Downlink is 137- 138MHZz or 400MHz.
Generally from $9.95/month to Uplink is 148-150MHz.
$55/month plus $1 each access.
Although R/R, can set up Package deal of $29.95/month Flight Cheetah fl270. A MFD with download intervals every Pricey. But data access anywhere, request-reply, email possible. Better includes free weather images every a modified display screen to 15, 30, etc. minutes - so image quality over laptop esp. glare reduction. NOTE: Flight Cheetah 180 20 minutes. $1.00 for additional 1919 14th St., Suite 601, Boulder, reduce glare, increase $5,995 for Flight Cheetah turnkey package (inc.
quasi-broadcast. Takes 30 day money back .
Flight Cheetah. not available yet (smaller version of the 270). MFD allows animation for images at higher hourly frequency.
CO 80302 1 Sales: 888 948 9657 brightness. Data only but can both GPS and VHF antenna, S/W and 2-21/2 minutes from Current. U.S. wx data S/W upgrades Mounting hardware. trend. Enhanced mapping functionality is better than terrain alert to overlay Weather products include composite Meteologix (formerly DTN) 888 739 7161 include Navaid DB, Digital transceiver) request to receive available worldwide. included with monthly with weather reflectivity mosaics due to similar colors. No traffic info. NEXRAD, ceiling and visibility, Approach Chart subscription, products. 2.4kbps up subscriptions Graphical weather can be overlaid with approach graphic. precipitation, wind speed and WAC's, etc.
link and 4.8 kbps direction, temperature and dew point downlink. Claim is that spreads, email and position reporting.
this is adequate METARS and Graphic METARS because of their available but no TAFs.
compression and burst transmission mode Garmin avionics, techniques (metric of EchoMap S/W and transceiver EchoMap S/W and 98% of messages within Cost of Garmin avionics plus S/W and Recommendation to NASA is to make the data link free. EchoFlight makes www.echoflight.com sales@echoflight.com used with Garmin GNS 400 and Communicator. Verify 20 minutes via this transceiver at $1,795 their money on the H/W and S/W they sell.
500 series MFD's. Data only need for mounting technique).
hardware Merlin-Air portable service kit includes the MPR-1 certification by FAA to be obtained after MA SK-1 in production and Fixed monthly service estimated to receiver (Model MA SK- commercially available. This will allow Merlin data to be displayed on FAA be $45/month after the first year for 1) with integral GPS certified equipment. Recommendations include shorter certification time and unlimited access to GOES Infrared, Harlan Hamlin, VP and GM of Aviation receiver, FAA certified development of future industry display standards without any near term visible, composite satellite, NEXRAD Broadcast via Services. Cell phone is 571 238 5058. antenna, and interface Satellite Technologies Inc. Jeppesen DataPlan impacts to delay customer acceptance. Discussed a "consumers report" 2km base ref., NEXRAD echo tops, GEO...Mobile Satellite Craig Correa and Joe Bravman also S/W for the display type of flight test evaluation by NASA or Emory Riddle of all current product MA SK-1 will be priced at $3,500 and does not Conv. SIGMETS, SIGMETs, Icing Ventures (MSV).
support Harlan. MA SK-1 satellite receiver. device. Display device offerings. Suggested NASA to assess market price sensitivity for weather in include an MFD or other display device. This reps., turb. Reps, wind and temp. (Formed partnership with Summer 2002 launch and interface cable not the cockpit (what will GA pay?). Liability insurance for these aviation products includes 1 full year of weather data link Merlin aloft fcsts., METARs, TAFs, TMI communications included. Display also a concerm. At Sun N Fun they will be demonstrating the Merlin service at Service and using the Apollo UPS-AT display. AIRMETs, PIREPs, Temporary Flight and Motient devices required several booths - Jeppesen (who also does Flight Map and Flight Deck), UPS Restrictions, Airspace Situation Corp.(formerly AMSC)).
include PDA's, panel Aviation Technology, EDMO (worlds largest avionics distributor), Eastern Displays, Airway NOTAMs, Facility L-Band transmission.
mounted MFD's, Avionics, Icarus Instruments (IPAC product), Blue Mountain Technology NOTAMs, NAS NOTAMs. Flight Laptops or PC's.
(home-built market), Sellers Aviation (PC Flight Systems), and Lance Air Explorer service will also be made Display device needs a Avionics (Kit planes). available (verify if additional charge) standard USB or RS- 232 serial port.
21700 Atlantic Blvd., Dulles, VA Mike Cetinich 703 788 7010 20166 mike.cetinich@jeppig.com www.satellinktech.com 703 579 4061 www.merlinwx.com www.jeppesen.com Pilot Weather Advisor (PWA).
Offers graphic and text weather on a wide variety of PC's and Weather Services Between $4-5K for the hardware (current quote Keith D. Hoffler CPU-based displays via an RS- in AOPA mag. 3/25).
International 232 interface. The receiver is a blind mounted satellite receiver system Remote mounted Uses quality WSI data - in FSS, all top 50 FBO's, etc. 5-minute update cycle - GEO continuous receiver and antenna.
Initial installation in a no data more than 11 minutes old. 3 marketing strategies planned: Work with broadcast via Mobile Outside manufacturers Piper Saratoga. Other Less than $50/month. Subscription Sandia certification Northstar ($12K), ADR Flightguide ($7K), MFD manufacturers, stand alone system, and interface with portable Satellite Ventures of MFD's not identified S/W that can be used with aircraft to follow to and flat fee programs planned. Cost planned for late fall Eflightpad ($6K). Investigating IPAQ PDA.
electronic flight bags. Runs on Windows 98, Me, XP, etc. PWS developed (MSV). (Formed as of early March 2002 4 Federal Street, Billerica, MA Northstar avionics, ADR facilitate certification. WSI driver for relatively low subscription 2002 with shipments 757 865 1400 x221 Recent WSI announcement indicates strategic under NASA SBIR contracts including phase III from NASA GRC partnership with TMI - but working to form 01821 Flightguide, and eflightpad ( 3 Sandia display to be fee quoted as competition. Additional to customers shortly partnership formed with Sandia Aerospace to (WINCOMM). Recommends timely TFR and NOTAM info. METARs every 5 communications and strategic partnerships different flight bags) made appropriate for all features and option planned thereafter.
produce avionics. minutes. Consumer Reports type testing welcome if objective (Aviation Motient Corp.(formerly including Avidyne, aircraft.
Consumer Mag?). AMSC)) Goodrich, Honeywell, and USPAT.
www.wsicorp.com khoffler@wsi.com www.wxstream.com
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Company, Address, Phone, Service Plans and Recurring Weather Source, POC, Maintenance or Applicable Aircraft, Contact Product and Description Non-Recurring Cost Availability Comm. Link Req. Equipage Constraints or Considerations Email Costs and Email Warranty Mounting, Power
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GDL 49 Datalink Transceiver add Sales = Scott Smith, Technical = George on to the GNS 430 or GNS 530 Garmin Koelsch. Sheryl Milsap, Aviation Desk, MFD avionics. Lightning and Best info is on web site.
traffic data already available.
GDL 49 transceiver: 9" GNS 430 combines GPS L x 5.4" W x 2.1" H. 6- navigation, VHF comms., and 31 Watts max power. Purchase of the GDL moving map graphics. Also Literature states late Horizontal or vertical datalink transceiver and includes IFR GPS, ILS, VOR, From $9.95/month to $55/month plus 2001 but FAA Requires EchoMap S/W and Orbcomm communicator. NOTE: EchoFlight mounting. 410 series: Orbcomm LLC's low EchoFlight S/W $1 each access. Access to approval of product not FAA approved yet (Planned launch 4/20). Must contact local LOC and glideslope. WAAS 3.75" diagonal LC Meteologix (formerly DTN) Earth-orbit 1 year limited assuming already $3,495 for the transceiver compatible. GNS 530 display is NEXRAD, text and graphical EchoFlight product dealers for references. Scott Smith recommended Penn Avionics in display; 11-33 VDC communication satellites equipped with GNS 400 larger and has additional METARs and TAFs. likely in late April Collegeville, PA 610 409 0328 ext. 4. Ask for Peter Stelzenmuller.
1200 E. 151st. Street, Olathe, KS power. 500 series: or 500 series MFD 913 397 8200 functionality.
66062 4.75" diagonal LC avionics display; 11-33 VDC power.
Go to web site, type in dealer location, www.garmin.com aviation, VA to get dealerships Jason Och, New biz development and product manager 781 402 7476. He is FlightMax designed to interface with FlightMax flight MFD's ONLY. Bi- the person to discuss cost drivers and Avidyne Corp.
directional Request-Reply related issues. Mark Sandeen is Jason's boss. Joch@avidyne.com Orbcomm LLC's low Panel mounted for Part Earth-orbit 23 aircraft - up to King communication Air (basically multi- satellites. R/R. Digital engine). They claim $2,950 for the transceiver includes antenna About $599/year (30 updates/month) format, 2 channels (2- about 2000 users but no FlightMax DX50 datalink ($2,450 for existing customers). Requires an or $349/year (10 updates/month).
Not announced yet bu Use with FlightMAx way VHF in the 137-138 Wx provider not announced evidence. 320x234 transceiver. MFD is Flight Max Avidyne MFD (Flight Max series) . For example, Plan to include NEXRAD national and 55 Old Bedford Road, Lincoln, MA 2 years parts and FSD products (ex. uplink and 150 downlink Mid-late 2002 781 402 7585 Working FAA certification. Not releasing production estimates yet pixels x 65,536 colors. with either 5" or 10.4" (EX5000) the EX5000 is about $12,950. Other MFDs regional mosaics for CONUS, 01773 labor likely. FlightMax EX5000) mghz). Only CONUS 5" diagonal color active display range from $10-18K . Stand alone, remote graphical SIGMETS, plain text currently available.
matrix LCD. 10.4" mounting, VHF compatible. METAR. No TAFS yet.
Ground stations to diagonal for EX5000 send/receive messages.
with 800x600 pixels and 2-7 minute typical FIS are aviation-specific networks. Suggestion is to leverage technologies 65,536 colors.
response time.
already developed - now different technologies going head to head..but no interoperability. Need higher level of integration to combine solutions.
Otherwise market can only support so much. **Combination transceivers that www.avidyne.com 800 284 3963 can handle multiple technologies**. Lower end GA solutions probably not an option due to costs alone. Need to compel folks here to equip via regulatory or for compatibility (if FAA goes digital). Consider spectrum management.
Ultimately broadcasts are good for common data but 2-way or msg capability gap.
Link up with Richard Herbst, Marketing.
References and sales brochures (including maintenance and weather ControlVision $30 - $110/month plus $1.49 - source) being mailed to AMA. Alan Kirby, Compaq iPAQ, 1.69/minute. Includes national radar, Tech. Specialist was very helpful.
Average download time is 30 seconds between request and receipt of Globalstar tri-mose Number is 620 231 9748. NEXRAD ,and METAR and TAF text.
weather info. Comm is dropped after 1 minute. Cellular solution is R/R. Current - weather phone, AnywhereWx $2,899 introductory offer includes Compaq iPAQ AnywhereWx is an integrated Rates dictated by number of free Cessna 175, other Global Star used for making calls (no cell phone use in cockpit). Can the wx service since S/W, GPS receiver, Global Star satellite PDA, GPS receiver, AnywhereWx S/W, Global GPS Flight Manager S/W. that minutes. Download upgrades to 6 Month limited for private. Uses Aircell piggyback on the cell phone use? With 1 minute drop of comms. from Global 1/1/02…about 400 Sat-pack integration telephone or AirCell Star GSP 1600 Tri-satellite phone, and universal can received data link weather via computer via Internet. 6 Month free H/W. Phone and Guardian 1000 Meteorologix Star, would not have inappropriate use of phone time w/terrestrial towers. Not users. Otherwise module, mount. Need Ground based cellular yoke mount. Weather upgrade only is $1,699.
either a satellite link (Global Star) upgrades w/purchase then $115/year IPAQ separate. transceiver (dimensions IFR certified. S/W runs on Pocket PC or Windows CE. Aircell provided wx about 6,000 an expansion sleeve network Can also be used with AirCell's Guardian 1000 at or cellular (AirCell) for 12 upgrades (Airways, airports, and power apply).
graphics can be displayed on moving map with flight plan, traffic, and terrain. registered users. card to attach to PDA $3,500.
etc). TFR's updated daily but need IPAQ display considerably smaller than average MFD. to have a wireless Box 596, Pittsburgh, Kansas 66762 620 231 6647 alan@anywheremap.com phone to dial up sat. phone Internet modem.
connection.
www.anywheremap.com 800 292 1160 Frank Williams (President), John Glaisyer, Program Manager FISDL.
Arnav Selected by FAA along Spoke at length with Susan Hamner, VP.
with Honeywell to 253 848 6060 x28 shamner@arnav.com provide weather data link service via FAA Pierce County Airport, 16923 provided spectrum.
253 848 6060 Meridian East, Puyallup, WA 98373 Currently using VHF Free transmission of FIS METAR GMSK but slated to text and graphical surface condition switch to VDL-Mode 2 reports. Premium products to be by 2004. Product is Applicable to most WxLink receiver and WxNet available at additional cost Current but unknown Wx Data link S/W, FAA Certified products. Suggested NASA R&D initiatives mentioned were E- called WxLink which aircraft. About 200 transceiver are high speed, ($495/year) include NEXRAD as to status of full MFD 5200 Cockpit PIREPs. Additional product tracking capability (ADS-B). Other MFD's that periodically broadcasts sales. MFD 5200 CDU multimode, multifrequency composite graphics (64km national CONUS display, DR-100 can be used with the DR-100 include Garmin, Allied Signal, Trimbel, II Morrow, MFD 5200 around $6K. Paired with the DR-100 wxs info to the cockpit max power 25 Watts; 5" datalink. MFD 5200 (lower-end). mosaic within 150nm from the implementation. DTN Meteorologix aircraft data link and NorthStar. Graphical weather can be overlaid with Terrain Obscuration costs $8K. ICDS around $10K. while in flight using the diagonal LCD. ICDS ICDS 2000 higher-end). DR-100 aircraft and 8km local mosaic within Claimed availability in receiver, engine Proximity System (TOPS). Some TOPS icons are the same color as heavy WxLink receiver and max power 50 Watts; aircraft datalink receiver. RCOM- 150nm from the aircraft), winds aloft small regions of the monitoring module, convective reflectivity colors so unclear as to how displayed when overlapped. WxNet transceiver. 2 10.4" diagonal LCD. 100 SatPhone @$19,995. graphics, and significant weather country. antenna?
VHF frequencies to reports including 3-D turbulence and www.arnav.com broadcast over a portion icing graphics, graphical METARs, of the ARNAV NCWF 1 hour products.
Aeronautical Network (AAN). Also has a partnership with Global Star to provide voice and data to cockpit via LEO constellation.
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Company, Address, Phone, Service Plans and Recurring Weather Source, POC, Maintenance or Applicable Aircraft, Contact Product and Description Non-Recurring Cost Availability Comm. Link Req. Equipage Constraints or Considerations Email Costs and Email Warranty Mounting, Power Current but full NEXRAD coverage Lower end GA up to east of the Rockies some biz jets. Several Line of site but available above 5,000 feet. Any older equipment will have to Gary Stuteville = 913 712 5545 Gary by May 1, 2002. Mid hundred sales. Direct $5,495 for datalink receiver only - to be be upgraded to the KMD 550 or 850. The IHAS 5000 and 8000 are total Free products include text TAFs, would be the person to talk to cost drivers 2003 for full coverage marketing. KDL 510 Weather is broadcast integrated with the 550 or 850 MFD System. systems that integrate the KMD functionality to bring positioning, weather METARs, SPECIs, AWW, PIREPs, and the like. Dustin Wunder, sales 913 anticipated. Sales transceiver is 3" L x 6" KDR 510 VDL Mode 2 via Honeywell KDR 510 VDL-Mode 2 datalink Price includes the interface module card (KAC avoidance, traffic advisories, and terrain warnings. AOPA spokesman said AIRMETS and SIGMETs, CONV.
Honeywell Bendix/King 712 5766 to send out brochures on AFIS, person said the W x 10" H; 10-32 VDC data link receiver, KAC proprietary ground receiver 503 FIS module). Antenna not included. KMD550 that this integration was the way to go but expressed concern that the price SIGMETs. Broadcast data available FISDL, and KDR equipment. Tom Kraft ground system is max power. Horizontal 503 FIS module, stations (approx. 220) is $7,460 (non-radar equipped aircraft) and the was way too high for weekend warriors. Can overlap weather with flight plan to anyone that can receive it today.
is the marketing manager for Integrated quite reliable since or vertical mounting. dedicated VHF with data formatted for KMD850 is $12,406 (radar equipped aircraft). and traffic. If equipped with on board radar, can display electrical discharges 2 years. Encryption starts early '03. Value- NWS Hazard Avoidance. they store and buffer. KMD 550/850 has a 5" antenna. The FIS Bendix/King receivers.
with NEXRAD.
added graphics at $49/monthly with 50 out of 200+ towers diagonal with 10-33 module can be installed Uses FAA provided yearly contract. Includes NEXRAD installed as of mid VDC max power. on the KMD 550 or spectrum. KDR datalink (regional and national at 4Km June 2002.
KMD 850 MFD's receiver uses VDL- resolution, animation available early mode 2 at 31.5kBps.
'03, graphical METARs, NLDN One Technology Center, 23500 W. Much higher price but geared towards very high Ground and satellite based so availability is worldwide. Price and capabilitiy is 877 712 2386 105th St., M/D #45, Olathe, KS AFIS end biz jets and commercial carriers (esp. who Worldwide coverage Larger biz jets, gary.stuteville@honeywell.com comparible and competitive with Teledyne's Telelink, Universal Avionics 66061-1950 travel out of US) corporate and Unilink, and Rockwell Collins AFD 3010E system. Leverages ACARS commercial carriers infrastructures.
www.bendixking.com 913 712 2613 Matt Smith - Manager of Advanced Currently strategizing how to support this market. Would like to leverage Rockwell Collins NOTE: Not for low-end GA Products 319 295 7290. ARINC infrastructure.
Recurring comm costs about $500/month. VHF has coverage issues (LOS); 400 Collins Road, NE, Cedar 319 295 1590 Communication Management Unit need to be at altitude to access info. Need low cost SATCom like GPS - not Rapids, IA 52498 mtsmith@rockwellcollins.com (CMU) MODEM, Radio Interface privatized. Compete at the product level.
In the $50K range for business/regional/jet Current offering geared Unit (RIU). Not ATM compatible VDL-Mode 2 applications (not the more expensive 900 series towards very high end yet. Get text and graphical ACARS/ARINC network which is made for Air Transport). Breakout is: Graphical worldwide weather Type certified for users but the 3010E over land or SatCom products from the CMU on a FIS-B still has questions in his eye - like broken up into regions and flight plan VHF radio 4000 about $14-18K; CMU about including overlays for NEXRAD Challenger 601 by Universal Weather heads up display is used dumb display called the CDU 739 over ocean (Inmarsat).
$25K; Upgrade of CDU or display to receive products. In the $5-15K/year range Summer '03 down to Premier CJ's.
has to go through more than one. Data can be 'stale' because data stored on using ACARS protocol. Also 25Khtz channels.
graphical weather about $10K. Additional File Also used in King Air board. But they are looking at it and plan to be compatible. VHF (VDL Mode 2 31.5kbps. R/R www. rockwellcollins.com trray@collins.rockwell.com CMU can interface with a file R/R) comms as listed here does not have the ARINC 600 connection. This is Server Unit is about $30K. and Part 25 Citiations.
server unit to show graphical priced considerably higher (about $200K) and is more rugged for Air products on a heads up display Transport applications.
called an Adaptive Flight Display 3010E SmartDeck is under development
Goodrich Ray Wabler 60
and will be an integrated Flight Goodrich Avionics Systems 5353 Data link and weather Display and Control System that Issues they are working on include how to get around subscription costs 52nd. St., SE, Grand Rapids, MI 937 426 1700X3012 provider evaluation will allow data link of graphical (especially for those that don't fly 6 months out of the year). This indicates 49512-9704 ongoing. Possible weather. Otherwise only they want to target, in part, lower-end GA users. Also they would like NASA to TBD announcement by TBD TBD Sometime in 2003 Stormscope which displays encourage growth/marketability to bring costs down and to reduce certification Oshkosh (July 2002).
electric discharges from a cone- time (process). Many times there are second thoughts to adding functionality Looking at a GEO 616 949 6600 www.goodrichavionics.com mounted sensor (not data link). due to time to cert. issues.
broadcast data link.
Discharges from the stormscope can also be displayed on Garmin Flytimer Stan Durlacher, CEO Concord, MA www.flytimer.com ARINC/ACARS network with processing power on the ground. R/R to convert text ot graphics.
Developing an encoder Transceiver with generic RS-232 Certification: STC on jets, twin - 337 form, portable electronic - none but Recurring subscription costs TBD but to compress weather connection (an ACARS Control expected 3rd quarter. Prototype currently 'flying'. UAT is threatened by competative. Expected to include S/W purchase, images to send over Unit) that hooks into a MFD, ACARS and Flytimer disqualified from FAA initiaitive due to 'spurious' reasons graphics and text products including transceiver, display slow network. 2.4kbps IPAQ, laptop, etc. 3 offerings are Approximately $2,500 (transceiver, antenna and Simple piston GA all the (UAT req. for broadcast between airplanes...Flytimer doesn't broadcast pier TBD but looking at various NEXRAD (every 15 minutes as Product rollout 4th device or S/W for your up to plane. They feel being planned: simple piston GA, S/W) for lower end; $4,500 for mid level and way up to biz jets to pier). NOTE: TAMDAR (Tropospheric Atmosphere Meteorological Data NIDS vendors available) and GAI lightning data. quarter '02.
MFD. Final application that this is sufficient for higher up, and jets. Auto-tunable $6,500 for high end 978 318 0600X224 shd@flytimer.com and Reporting) optical detection system demonstrated - Auto PIREPS Dispatch of logistics services, tie into layer to be developed. graphical weather data to fit into excess bandwidth (sides (senses 9 parameters and sends to ground based servers with 3-D time ARINC, email, digital ATIS, pre-dep.
(352 towers and 9 of baseband). Basically a reseller stamp). Probe to be integrated with Flytimer system clearences also.
frequencies for user). of ACARS services.
Plan to upgrade to VDL- Mode2 with ACARS certification by late summer '02.
VHF facilitates receipt of AFIS text Paul Tews, Program Manager for ACARS, airborne phone messages only as well as flight plans, Multifunctional Displays. David (ground based UniLink. Can be configured to act Approximately $28K for the VHF transceiver (not position reports,etc. Graphics and Universal Avionics Upchurch, Marketing. Sales for the east commercial VHF). VHF like a modem (telephone) or VHF including installation and standardized antenna). text received from Unilink modem Universal Weather - Brian Biz jets, Higher end region are Tom Hook at 410 398 2789 is about 800 kbps range transceiver. Unilink LS is an Approximately $20K for the modem unit (no VHF include NEXRAD mosaics, satellite Allen in Houston, TX. 800 231 Current service. turbo props including Regulatory issues such as FMS is for level C, 178 issues and Randy Chappell at 860 824 0319. (12 lines of text). accessory to their Flight transceiver). NOTE: Either configuration imagery (vis. and IR), winds aloft, 5600 King Air and Gulfstream Telephone is about Management System (FMS) requires FMS for4 GPS navigation. Approximate tops/movement, other AWC-derived 3260 E. Universal Way, Tucson, AZ 2.4kbps range for called Flight-Deck Connect. minimum equipage cost is $35K. graphics. Looking at pre-pay type of 520 295 2300 85706 graphics.
service(expected level of use) for low- www.universalavionics.com end and high volume discount plans Subscription service options: Matthew Ruwe, Marketing Rep. For Jeppesen $249/year for weather. Unlimited Navigation S/W, GA Division access to graphics and text. 2km 55 Inverness Drive east, Engelwood, FlightMap S/W includes 303 328 4779 resolution/16 level NEXRAD CO 80112-5498 DTC and Dyncorp DUATs. Cellular solution via FlightStar. For North America mosaics. Charges per min apply as Merlin service Looking to display products on other vendor MFD's. Plans TBD. No current Worldwide weather available AirCell (current) and coverage: $499 1x charge. In- Table computers @ $4-6K with wireless keypad.
Need the aircell phone 30 day on S/W. All aircraft applicable. per Aircell arrangement. Other available mid 2002.
certification issues as laptop is portable. via Jeppesen International GEO solution via Merlin Flight S/W to be released with Sat Windows XP, 2000 or 98 compatible.
options include Nav data and AirCell current.
Weather Service (planned) Link (cockpit optimized interface).
www.jeppesen.com matt.ruwe@jeppesen.com FlightMap updates ranging from Need Aircell phone.
$495/year (28 day updates), $229 for every 56 days, $149 for every 3 months, or $99 for 1x a year update.
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Weather is a contributing factor in approximately 25-30 percent of general aviation accidents. The lack of timely, accurate and usable weather information to the general aviation pilot in the cockpit to enhance pilot situational awareness and improve pilot judgment remains a major impediment to improving aviation safety. NASA Glenn Research Center com- missioned this 120 day weather datalink market survey to assess the technologies, infrastructure, products, and services of commercial avionics systems being marketed to the general aviation community to address these longstanding safety concerns. A market survey of companies providing or proposing to provide graphical weather information to the general aviation cockpit was conducted. Fifteen commercial companies were surveyed. These systems are characterized and evaluated in this report by availability, end-user pricing/cost, system constraints/limits and technical specifications. An analysis of market survey results and an evaluation of product offerings were made. In addition, recommendations to NASA for additional research and technology development investment have been made as a result of this survey to accelerate deployment of cockpit weather information systems for enhancing aviation safety.
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