Queensland University of Technology carried out a survey for us to examine the use of electronic conspicuity technologies across 10 Australian aviation sectors. This provides an updated picture of aircraft equipage and changes since 2021.
The survey received 1662 voluntary responses covering 3037 unique aircraft, including VH-registered and sport aviation aircraft such as RAAus-registered, glider and experimental aircraft.
It focused primarily on visual flight rules (VFR) operations, examining:
- the rates and types of electronic conspicuity equipment in use
- changes in equipage since 2021
- factors influencing uptake.
The researchers distributed the survey through 78 organisations and supported by 6 industry groups and bodies. They assessed responses against known fleet populations to estimate equipage rates and indicative locations for technologies including transponders, ADS-B and electronic flight bags (EFBs).
It covered technologies including transponders, ADS-B and EFBs with results compared with the 2021 study.