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https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/06/16/2015-14818/transponder-requirement-for-gliders
Comment Period Ends August 17th.
1st of all there is not currently an exemption for gliders, it is currently for all aircraft with inadaquate power sources.
2nd gliders are probably the hardest to add a transponder to due to the limited space and long flight times and limited locations to mount an antenna.
3rd they are looking for comments on TABS devices, I could only find information on one that looked like it was simply a WAAS GPS source, aka Mode S transponder also required. Are there any specific combinations of hardware that would provide ADS-B out currently available? What kind of price? For non-glider people think of what would you put in a J-3 Cub?
Brian
Comment Period Ends August 17th.
1st of all there is not currently an exemption for gliders, it is currently for all aircraft with inadaquate power sources.
2nd gliders are probably the hardest to add a transponder to due to the limited space and long flight times and limited locations to mount an antenna.
3rd they are looking for comments on TABS devices, I could only find information on one that looked like it was simply a WAAS GPS source, aka Mode S transponder also required. Are there any specific combinations of hardware that would provide ADS-B out currently available? What kind of price? For non-glider people think of what would you put in a J-3 Cub?
Brian