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Good report. I think transponders will be necessary, and a good
thing. Remember, it just makes them required above 10,000' or in the Class B 30 mile veil, not everywhere - just like everybody else! I would guess that most (not all, unfortunately) training flights would be outside the airspace where xponders would be needed. The cost issue? We pay almost 2K$ for parachutes, glider computers are over 2K$, etc. It just follows the trend of the sport - it isn't cheap flying anymore (unless you stay below 10k ft). If you want to run with the big dogs, etc.. Batteries? I would think the new technology (Nimh, etc) would allow an Xponder to be powered all day. A non-issue, IMHO. I just got my PCAS, so I can see the other VFR traffic (that isn't talking to ATC but has to have a transponder), and a transponder is next (when I figure out where to stick it in my panel). Or, as MasterCard would put it: Transponder and installation: $3000 Fancy battery to power said transponder: $100 Watching the Southwest 737 jinking out of your way as you core a 12 knot thermal just outside Phoenix's Class B airspace: Priceless! Kirk 66 |
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