Quiz: ADS-B Rules and Regulations
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The rules for transponder requirements changed in 2020, requiring aircraft to be equipped with ADS-B out transponders in most of the same airspace that previously required a Mode C transponder. Take our latest quiz and test your knowledge of the details of ADS-B rules.
You have a flight planned from Currituck Co. airport (area 3) to Norfolk International airport (area 1). What additional equipment is your airplane required to have, if any?
![You have a flight planned from Currituck Co. airport (area 3) to Norfolk International airport (area 1). What additional equipment is your airplane required to have, if any?](https://media.flighttrainingcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05165521/figure-20_2h_crop.jpg)
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ADS-B Out equipment is required when flying:
![ADS-B Out equipment is required when flying:](https://media.flighttrainingcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/05174427/Stratus_ESG_box.png)
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Unless otherwise authorized, which situation requires Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B)?
![Unless otherwise authorized, which situation requires Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B)?](https://media.flighttrainingcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/06101157/bret_aztec_ifr-scaled.jpg)
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You depart from Wood Co. airport (1G0 - area 5) and head northbound at 1,600' MSL under the Toledo Class C airspace to circle your house. Is the flight legal if the ADS-B system on your airplane was marked inoperative in the maintenance log?
![You depart from Wood Co. airport (1G0 - area 5) and head northbound at 1,600' MSL under the Toledo Class C airspace to circle your house. Is the flight legal if the ADS-B system on your airplane was marked inoperative in the maintenance log?](https://media.flighttrainingcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05165534/figure-59_2h_crop.jpg)
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You are flying along the coastline at 7,000' under the 9,000' MSL Class B shelf southeast bound (area 4). Are you required to have an ADS-B Out system?
![You are flying along the coastline at 7,000' under the 9,000' MSL Class B shelf southeast bound (area 4). Are you required to have an ADS-B Out system?](https://media.flighttrainingcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05165527/figure-59_2h_crop_1.jpg)
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You are performing a test flight in the vicinity of Onawa airport (K36) at 11,000' MSL. What additional equipment does the aircraft need to have installed?
![You are performing a test flight in the vicinity of Onawa airport (K36) at 11,000' MSL. What additional equipment does the aircraft need to have installed?](https://media.flighttrainingcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05165515/figure-78_2h_crop.jpg)
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You are flying from Gnoss Field Airport (DVO) to the private airport of San Rafael at 3,500' to meet your friend. What additional equipment does your aircraft need, if any?
![You are flying from Gnoss Field Airport (DVO) to the private airport of San Rafael at 3,500' to meet your friend. What additional equipment does your aircraft need, if any?](https://media.flighttrainingcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05165509/figure-70_2h_crop.jpg)
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Which of the following avionics equipment is required to be installed in your airplane to fly in Class A airspace?
![Which of the following avionics equipment is required to be installed in your airplane to fly in Class A airspace?](https://media.flighttrainingcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/10101853/jet-contrails.jpg)
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Your planned flight overflies the Class C Sacramento International airport (SMF) from west to east at a cruising altitude of 9,500' MSL. Does the flight require ADS-B out equipment?
![Your planned flight overflies the Class C Sacramento International airport (SMF) from west to east at a cruising altitude of 9,500' MSL. Does the flight require ADS-B out equipment?](https://media.flighttrainingcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05165452/figure-71_2h_crop.jpg)
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When flying through the lateral and vertical boundaries of Class C or B airspace, what additional equipment is your aircraft required to have installed, if any?
![When flying through the lateral and vertical boundaries of Class C or B airspace, what additional equipment is your aircraft required to have installed, if any?](https://media.flighttrainingcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/05170513/piper-seminole.jpg)
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You have a flight planned from Auburn airport (AUN - area 8) to Sacramento Mather airport (MHR - area 6) at 4,500' MSL. What additional avionics equipment must your aircraft have installed?
![You have a flight planned from Auburn airport (AUN - area 8) to Sacramento Mather airport (MHR - area 6) at 4,500' MSL. What additional avionics equipment must your aircraft have installed?](https://media.flighttrainingcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05165452/figure-71_2h_crop.jpg)
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