Bob Pasker
January 31st 15, 04:24 PM
AOPA wrote a letter to the FAA, which starts out:
"As representatives of tens of thousands of aircraft owners and operators, we are writing today to ask for
the FAA's support in resolving compliance issues and to certify new and lower-cost solutions that will
assist general aviation in meeting the Agency's 2020 ADS-B Out mandate. We are seeking your support
to identify, certify, and make available low-cost equipment that will allow for maximum participation in
ADS-B. Our organizations are committed to working with the FAA and industry to achieve these goals"
They calculate that compliance with 2020 will cost about $5,000 for a 1967 Cessna 150 currently equipped with Mode C and a VFR GPS.
Also, they did a survey and found that 1,339 US airports will be inside "ADS-B airspace".
You can read the entirety of the letter here:
http://download.aopa.org/advocacy/150122-Huerta-ADS-B-FINAL.pdf
--bob
"As representatives of tens of thousands of aircraft owners and operators, we are writing today to ask for
the FAA's support in resolving compliance issues and to certify new and lower-cost solutions that will
assist general aviation in meeting the Agency's 2020 ADS-B Out mandate. We are seeking your support
to identify, certify, and make available low-cost equipment that will allow for maximum participation in
ADS-B. Our organizations are committed to working with the FAA and industry to achieve these goals"
They calculate that compliance with 2020 will cost about $5,000 for a 1967 Cessna 150 currently equipped with Mode C and a VFR GPS.
Also, they did a survey and found that 1,339 US airports will be inside "ADS-B airspace".
You can read the entirety of the letter here:
http://download.aopa.org/advocacy/150122-Huerta-ADS-B-FINAL.pdf
--bob