On Mar 4, 4:25*pm, wrote:
Larry Dighera wrote:
On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 12:34:43 -0800 (PST), K l e i n
wrote in
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I think the cost estimates are totally bogus for the GA market. *After
all, it's only a GPS and a transmitter.
I'd be surprised if a complete GA market ADS-B Out/In system couldn't
be done for a couple thou.
Garmin sells hand-held GPSs for more than a couple of thousand
dollars, and they don't require any installation labor.

And a Mr Coffee goes for $9.99 at Walmart, neither of which will meet
the requirements of ADS-B as proposed.

What it SHOULD cost, if the proposal were sensible and allowed for
non-TSO handheld equipment, and what it WILL cost given the current
proposal requirements are two different things.

I read the requirements a little more carefully, and it is true that
ADS-B Out, as currently specified must be WAAS, etc. My bad.
However, eventually the FAA will figure out that it is in everybody's
best interest for low-cost units to become available, especially, for
the sport/antique/glider/etc community that has no way to install a
fully compliant unit. The FLARM being sold into European glider
community does all the "important" functions of ADS-B Out/In for
enabling collision avoidance at the $1000 cost level. Works about the
same too, except for lower power Out transmission. People buying
Cirrus and above aircraft will have no problem with the $10,000 cost
level. Garmin will be happy to serve them. FLARM and ZAON, etc will
be happy to serve the kilobuck market.

K l e i n