Transponder replacement suggestions

Thomas Borchert wrote:
Garmin 330 if you want/need Mode S, otherwise the 327 is great.

Didn't I hear that TIS (traffic information service, or something like
that) is not going to be developed any further? If thats the case, what
is the value (to the pilot) of Mode S to your average part 91 flyer?

--
Frank Stutzman
Bonanza N494B "Hula Girl"
Hood River, OR

Frank,

Didn't I hear that TIS (traffic information service, or something like
that) is not going to be developed any further? If thats the case, what
is the value (to the pilot) of Mode S to your average part 91 flyer?


Correct. Here in Europe, Mode S transponders are (becoming) mandatory,
however.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Frank Stutzman wrote:

Didn't I hear that TIS (traffic information service, or something like
that) is not going to be developed any further? If thats the case, what
is the value (to the pilot) of Mode S to your average part 91 flyer?

As an owner of a Garmin GTX 330 with traffic displayed on my MX20, I would
suggest that there is still value in a mode S transponder with TIS, if the
pilot flies a lot in the busy northeast, southeast (Florida), and/or
southwest.

While it is true that the FAA is actually disabling TIS for those radar
sites that they are upgrading, my understanding (based on reading articles
in _IFR_ and _Aviation Consumer_) is that this upgrade is happing slowly,
sometime over the next four to five years, and that the number of sites
that will eventually have TIS disabled is a relatively small number when
compared to the total number of sites that provide TIS.

_Aviation Consumer's_ last article on the subject still advocated TIS as a
cost effective, in-cockpit traffic awareness tool for the next few years.
Of course, if the FAA does get their act together with regards to the
nationwide deployment of ADS-B then this recommendation would change, but
the editors of AC still believe ADS-B is five or more years away from
nationwide deployment.

--
Peter

Frank Stutzman wrote:
Thomas Borchert wrote:

Garmin 330 if you want/need Mode S, otherwise the 327 is great.


Didn't I hear that TIS (traffic information service, or something like
that) is not going to be developed any further? If thats the case, what
is the value (to the pilot) of Mode S to your average part 91 flyer?

Mode S will be required in the not too distant future as ADS-B gets
rolled out.

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Newps wrote:

Didn't I hear that TIS (traffic information service, or something like
that) is not going to be developed any further? If thats the case, what
is the value (to the pilot) of Mode S to your average part 91 flyer?

Mode S will be required in the not too distant future as ADS-B gets
rolled out.

I doubt it. Seriously. There really isn't a case for Mode S. It's been a
solution in search of a problem for years and years and years.

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

I have a Garmin 330 and it is a wonderful box. It does have some nice
features like a flight timer, readout of pressure altitude, as well as an
aural alert when leaving an altitude.

However, the most useful item is the Mode S, connected to a box that will
display traffic. Even on severe clear days it is amazing how much traffic is
out there that you will not see. Most of my travels in the Midwest have had
coverage (Chicago, Milwaukee, Indiana, Minneapolis), while some smaller
locations did not (South Bend, for example).

Regardless, for the extra few relative dollars over a regular transponder,
it was definitely worth the cost. It sure beats $20,000 for true TCAS or
TCAD.