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scott moore wrote:

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Why is that? Well, the official excuse is that the airlines are already
equipped with mode-s, so its "cheaper" for them. BULL. When was the last
time you heard about the airlines cutting costs on avionics?

When? Every single time someone wants the airlines to add some piece of
equipment. Why do you think the cargo companies wanted ADS-B instead
of TCAS?

Think about it, all aircraft owners are the same. The FAA wants to mandate
something and the alphabet soups start screaming. Historically, the only
way these mandates work is for there to be an economic benefit to the
owners and/or operators.

a single link for ADS-B won't happen until either

1) Mode S is affordable for light GA, or

2) The Mode S mafia stops pushing Mode S as the answer to world hunger

(Mode S - the solution looking for a problem)

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Bob Noel
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