ADS-B Mandate
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sjohnson
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Boise, ID
A little old (2003): "IRS centers established to help people prepare their tax returns gave incorrect answers - or no answer at all - to 43 percent of the questions asked by Treasury Department investigators posing as taxpayers."
I just got FAA's notice about the April fools joke being a hoax.
But what I noticed was this sentence, "Only aircraft that fly in uncontrolled airspace, and aircraft without electrical systems, such as balloons and gliders, are exempt from the mandate"
I have not seen the exception worded that way before.
This kind of opens things up that even with an engine driven charging system on can fly without ADS-B Out.
Thoughts, comments?
But what I noticed was this sentence, "Only aircraft that fly in uncontrolled airspace, and aircraft without electrical systems, such as balloons and gliders, are exempt from the mandate"
I have not seen the exception worded that way before.
This kind of opens things up that even with an engine driven charging system on can fly without ADS-B Out.
Thoughts, comments?
hotrod180
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Port Townsend, WA
If you stay out of class A, B, or C airspace, as well as any of the thirty or so 30NM radius "mode C veils" in the country, you will not have to have ADS-B. At least for now. 10 or 20 years from now, who knows?
Basically where you do NOT have to have a transponder now, you will not need to have SDS-B in 2020.
A lot of people got their feathers in a ruffle about SDS-B who in general aren't necessarily affected by the mandate.
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hotrod180
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Port Townsend, WA
Yes, a buddy of mine also got that email from them & forwarded it to me.
I placed a "pre-order" for a tailbeacon six months ago,
kinda surprised (and disappointed) that they didn't send me one.
There's also an online news release:
[FONT=Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif]https://uavionix.com/uavionix-receives-tso-package-for-tailbeacon-ads-b-out-solution/[/FONT]
I placed a "pre-order" for a tailbeacon six months ago,
kinda surprised (and disappointed) that they didn't send me one.
There's also an online news release:
[FONT=Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif]https://uavionix.com/uavionix-receives-tso-package-for-tailbeacon-ads-b-out-solution/[/FONT]
skywagon8a
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SE Mass MA6
Sandia STX360
Has anyone installed a Sandia STX360 or heard anything good or bad about it? When compared to other options the $3200 price for a transponder/ADS-B out/in all in one unit seems reasonable. Sandia does make nice avionics. They are just not a big high volume name like Garmin. Air Spruce says that it is on indefinite back order. In my mind that is not a good sign. Does that mean that the company is not producing or that it doesn't sell well for some reason?
http://sandia.aero/product/stx-360-sentinel/
If no one buys my 185 before the end of the year it will need something or be grounded since we live under a class B.
Has anyone installed a Sandia STX360 or heard anything good or bad about it? When compared to other options the $3200 price for a transponder/ADS-B out/in all in one unit seems reasonable. Sandia does make nice avionics. They are just not a big high volume name like Garmin. Air Spruce says that it is on indefinite back order. In my mind that is not a good sign. Does that mean that the company is not producing or that it doesn't sell well for some reason?
http://sandia.aero/product/stx-360-sentinel/
If no one buys my 185 before the end of the year it will need something or be grounded since we live under a class B.
