AOPA's ADS-B simplification proposal

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 he

http://download.aopa.org/advocacy/15...DS-B-FINAL.pdf

--bob