Ernest Christley wrote:


And that is the gist of the problem. When the FAA decides and mandates
that everyone must have product XYZ, the price doubles. Then the rest
of the world moves on to cheaper technology that performs better, the
FAA doesn't update the regs and the price doubles again..and
again....and again.



You're nuts. Transponders, which are essentially required are 15-20% of
the cost of the first ones, which had about 64 possible codes. ELT's
cost less too. $150 gets you one today. Right now only garmin makes
the main part of the ADS-B system and it costs about $6000. In five
years you'll see these easily below $1500.