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Old August 21st 10, 06:11 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Andy[_10_]
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On Aug 20, 8:38*pm, Mike Schumann
wrote:
On 8/20/2010 9:46 PM, Eric Greenwell wrote:



On 8/20/2010 9:25 AM, Mike Schumann wrote:
The ADS-B Ground Station roll-out is moving forward at an accelerating
rate and should be completed Nation Wide by the end of 2012. It is
fully funded and all the necessary contracts are in place.


The vast majority of the country will have coverage above 1,800 ft.
See
http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/...s/ato/service_....


I have no financial interest in any of this.


Mike, with the way my newsreader works, it would be a lot easier to
follow the meaning of your posts if you included at least a paragraph of
the posting you are replying to. Thanks!


Sorry. *This was in response to Andy's post claiming that the ADS-B
ground station roll-out would take 10-20 years and wasn't even funded yet..

--
Mike Schumann


Thanks for the map - pity they only intend to cover many of the places
I fly in the west at above 18,000'. I remain skeptical that it'll be
done in 2 years, but we'll see.

How's the coverage down low on the White Mountains, where there is a
big converging traffic issue? Is it line of sight or can it get around
mountain ranges?

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