Hi All
We are very pleased to hear that the CAA plan to provide this capability, this is clearly a positive move.
It appears that the transmission protocol will be 978/UAT based, in which case to implement this on PilotAware systems can be achieved with additional development.
We are disappointed that the CAA has, once again, excluded sharing information with us during this trial, but sadly this is unsurprising. Perhaps there will be a change of heart from the CAA, in sharing information in the future for the benefit of ALL airspace users, including PilotAware and FLARM.
We were surprised to read this statement, which does not appear to include ourselves, as we have never had any requests or contact from the CAA
All will be undertaken in close cooperation with the GA community and equipment manufacturers to make sure that we can implement the findings as quickly as possible
Therefore once information is in the public domain, rather than privately held between the CAA and their preferred partners, we would endeavour to add this functionality for the benefit of all GA.
Until that time, whilst this position persists, then we can only await any further disclosure from the CAA