(USA) NTSB issues recommendations to the FAA and the SSA regarding transponder use in gliders

There are obviously some challenges in getting this commercialized. The
biggest challenge is to get the FAA to accept the notion that there should
be a VFR only version of ADS-B that is designed to be cost effective, and
does not provide the accuracy and reliability levels needed for parallel
instrument approaches in Class B airspace.

My gut instinct (I don't have any experience dealing with the FAA) is that
we can get the FAA to provide a mechanism so that this type of device can be
sold commercially at a ~$1K price point. Politically, it would help a lot
of the SSA, AOPA, and the EAA took the position that universal deployment
would be acceptable, if equipment was available to the GA community at this
price point.

Mike Schumann

"user" wrote in message
. ..
I heard a much higher price on this unit... more like $1500. Of course,
cheap or not, it has to be approved. Are the chances real???


"Mike Schumann" wrote in message
.. .
MITRE is currently testing an ADS-B UAT transmitter that is the size of a
pack of cigarettes, runs for 14 hours and 4 internal AA batteries, and
has a parts cost of ~$150. With this kind of technology, there is no
reason that any aircraft, balloon, hang glider, or parachutist should be
flying around without one. Hopefully we'll see this commercialized
within the next year or so.

Mike Schumann

"Ron Gleason" wrote in message
...
On Apr 2, 7:25 am, "Mike Schumann"
wrote:
Voluntary compliance is great. However, there are always people who
don't
get it and create situations that give the rest of us a black eye or
worse.

I don't think that it is unreasonable to require that all aircraft
(gliders,
balloons, etc.) who fly above 10K or near major airports are
transponder
equipped. I would hope that rather than forcing everyone to install
Mode C
(an antiquated technology), that we could get the FAA to accelerate the
deployment of ADS-B ground stations in strategic areas, and let gliders
and
balloons meet the transponder requirements with low cost ADS-B
transceivers,
which will hopefully be available within the next year or so. A side
benefit of this, is that the power draw for ADS-B UAT transceivers
should be
a lot lower than Mode C.

Mike Schumann

I think this idea is bad and wrong. Not all aircraft that flies above
10K can feasibly fly with a transponder. Where can store the
transponder when flying my hang glider or paraglider? The technology
is not there to cover all aircraft.

Ron Gleason
DG303 N303MR




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