On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 16:04:26 -0700, "Bob Gardner"
wrote in :

Which company should have received the contract, in your opinion..L-M?
Raytheon?

I'm happy to see someone other than Boeing or LockMart get the ADS/B
contract. But I have issues with the whole ADS/B implementation.

ADS/B will work well for the airlines, and I would guess ground
controllers will be pleased with the additional information. But what
about military aircraft?

Someone was going to get it, because ADS-B is going to get a huge
monkey off the back of the ATC system.

To which particular monkey are you referring?

Pilots won't be required to equip for
it until 2020, and I'm pretty sure that is enough lead time for anyone to
make plans regarding his or her airplane.

Have you any idea of the cost of equipping a light single with ADS/B?

I remember when VOR came along,
and I remember when transponders were mandated....no one accepts being
force-fed graciously, but we sure have plenty of warning this time.

Bob Gardner

I guess aircraft without electrical systems will be similarly exempt
from the mandate to equip.

I just hope pilots don't rely exclusively on the nifty new box in the
panel to deconflict traffic. I can see where ADS/B might
influence/reduce the amount of windscreen scanning in the future. That
would be a mistake.

I'm not in agreement with privatizing the NAS ADS/B system. It seems
a thinly camouflaged prelude to user fees.