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FAA ADS-B Propaganda Video
View it he http://videoontheweb.faa.gov/aviatio...stry/ADS-B.asx
Initially, airlines will be exempt from ADS-B mandate (there is no plan to implement ADS-B for military aircraft, so they will remain largely invisible); General Aviation will be required to pay for ADS-B first. There are 219,780 general aviation aircraft (66 percent of them piston-engine singles). There are 19,382 air carrier aircraft, or about 11% of the GA fleet. So, although the FAA wants to employ ADS-B to track airline movements in the air (especially in areas lacking radar coverage), and more importantly, on the ground, they are proposing to demand that GA aircraft owners spend thousands of dollars for ADS-B equipment and installation. Is that reasonable? Why? So, if the current ADS-B OUT NPRM is enacted, GA will have to install 219,780 ADS-B units, and receive none of the ADS-B IN benefits such as traffic depiction and weather information. The sole advantage will be ATC's positional information of GA aircraft in areas lacking radar coverage, and on the ground. If a private corporation were to attempt to market a product with such an unfavorable price/performance ratio, it would fail miserably, but the heavy hand of the Bush administration knows no bounds. Additional persuasive FAA NextGen ATC propaganda he http://www.faa.gov/regulations_polic...authorization/ Disclaimer: These are my opinions based on my understanding at this time. Factual and informative rebuttal is welcome. |
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