[Avionics Today 05-13-2016] Gulf Coast Avionics and Pacific Coast Avionics have been approved as authorized dealers for the Appareo family of Stratus portable and panel-mounted Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) products. The two companies will now be able to offer Stratus 2S portable and Stratus ESG, a panel-mounted 1090ES/ADS-B transponder.
Stratus 2S includes subscription-free weather, dual-band ADS-B traffic, Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) GPS position, back-up Attitude Heading Reference System (AHRS) and a built in-flight data recorder. The companies can also offer the panel-mounted, Stratus ESG, which is a 1090 Extended Squitter (ES) ADS-B Out transponder with built-in WAAS GPS.