ADS-L Guide
Understand electronic conspicuity, choose equipment, and fly with full awareness.
What is ADS-L?
ADS-L (Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Light) is a lightweight electronic conspicuity technology for aircraft, including paragliders.
Updated on 25 September 2026
All electronic conspicuity technologies
Overview of electronic conspicuity technologies for light aircraft: ADS-L, FANET/FANET+, FLARM/PowerFLARM, ADS-B, Mode S/C transponder and PilotAware.
Updated on 25 September 2026
ADS-L for paragliding: complete guide
What paraglider pilots need to know about ADS-L: why it concerns them, how it's used in flight, and how to choose suitable equipment.
Updated on 25 September 2026
ADS-L vs ADS-B: what's the difference?
ADS-L and ADS-B are two automatic dependent surveillance technologies, but they target different aircraft categories and constraints.
Updated on 08 August 2026
ADS-L vs FLARM: what's the difference?
FLARM and ADS-L both address a need for visibility in free flight and gliding, but rely on different technologies and histories.
Updated on 25 September 2026
Which ADS-L device should you choose?
The key criteria for choosing an ADS-L device suited to your practice: transmission, reception, integration, budget.
Updated on 25 September 2026
Is my current instrument ADS-L compatible?
How to check whether your current flight instrument is ADS-L compatible, or what needs to be added to make it so.
Updated on 08 August 2026
Can a smartphone be used as an ADS-L device?
A smartphone alone does not meet the same technical conditions as a dedicated ADS-L device. Explanation of the limits and existing applications.
Updated on 08 August 2026
Syride and ADS-L
Syride is a French manufacturer of flight instruments for paragliding and free flight. Overview of its positioning on ADS-L.
Updated on 08 August 2026
Federal subsidy for an ADS-L device: how it works
The Swiss Confederation financially supports the purchase of ADS-L compatible Skytraxx and XC Tracer devices via variosubvention.ch. Conditions, amount, procedure and deadlines 2026.
Updated on 25 September 2026