Seems to me there's a statement in the FARs regarding transponders along the
lines of "aircraft with engine-driven electrical systems" or similar.
Gliders are exempt by default since they generally don't have engines. Same
with classic or simple airplanes that have no generators or alternators.


"JohnDeRosa" wrote in message
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I don't mind editorials but the writer should get his facts
straight.

As I see it the issue on implementation is not the weight. It is the
additional cost (unit, wiring, antenna, etc) and the effect on our
limited battery capacity.

Also, "The glider exemption was a simple oversight in the first
place." HUH??

Let's point him in the direction of LSA. Or maybe automobile crashes
where there are certainly many orders of magnitude more near misses,
crashes and fatalities.

- John