Airspace grab

I announced the following FAA rule in my popular newsletter (please
see www.eglider.org)

This is just the first of new airspace rules ending the airspace
freedom we have enjoyed up to now, and may make glider flying near the
major east and west coast corridors impossible or impractical.

ADS-B portends to be the beginning of new fees, fines and further
restrictions to airspace.


ADS-B Equipment Required in Next Decade
Notice Number: NOTC2314

New Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) Rule
On May 27, 2010, the FAA published new rules (contained in 14 CFR
§92.225 and §91.227) mandating airspace and avionics performance
requirements after January 1, 2020. The avionics perform a function
that is generally known as “ADS-B Out” which transmits precise
location and other information about the aircraft to ground stations
and other ADS-B equipped aircraft. The ADS-B rule mandates ADS-B Out
avionics performance when operating within the designated airspace,
giving aircraft owners approximately 10 years to equip. The ADS-B
rule, like current transponder operating requirements, requires
operators to have ADS-B Out avionics installed and operating in order
to fly their aircraft in the busiest airspace, as described
below:Class A, B, and C airspace.All airspace at and above 10,000 feet
MSL (mean sea level) over the 48 contiguous United States and the
District of Columbia.Within 30 nautical miles of airports listed in 14
CFR §91.225, from the surface up to 10,000 feet MSL.Class E airspace
over the Gulf of Mexico from the coastline of the United States out to
12 nautical miles, at and above 3,000 feet MSL.


FAA Technical Service Orders (TSOs) describe the equipment approved
for ADS-B operations. The ADS-B rule states that avionics must meet
the standards of either TSO-C166b (for 1090ES link equipment) or TSO-
C154c (for UAT link equipment). TSO-C166b is required in Class A
airspace and either link can be used in all other airspace. For more
information about the FAA’s ADS-B program, visit www.adsb.gov.
Questions? Contact the FAA Flight Standards ADS-B Office at: 9-AWA-AVS-
. Contact the FAA Aircraft Certification ADS-B
Office at: .


Tom Knauff