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"In a surprise announcement late on Sunday the FAA revealed, in press conference from their Washington headquarters, that they will be reversing position on their roll-out of the ADS-B portion of NextGen; a process which has been over a decade in the coming.
Those invested heavily in the technology expressed consternation at the announcement, saying this about-face is a huge step backwards, and will cost their companies significantly. Word from those developing and marketing ADS-B devices mirrored this thought, stating this has the potential to seriously harm their company's financial situation.
AOPA has talked to end-users of the devices and 'the only ones happy right now are those who put off installing the ADS-B units'; those who already installed them are left with an expensive and much-vaunted technology that will have no network to communicate with, and no purpose in their aircraft.
In other news, the FCC has announced long-hoped for plans to re-establish the LORAN-C chains within the U.S, bringing back a standalone navigation technology which was heavily utilized, and much appreciated by many aviators."
This article brought to you by the AOPA (American Onion & Pilots Association)
Those invested heavily in the technology expressed consternation at the announcement, saying this about-face is a huge step backwards, and will cost their companies significantly. Word from those developing and marketing ADS-B devices mirrored this thought, stating this has the potential to seriously harm their company's financial situation.
AOPA has talked to end-users of the devices and 'the only ones happy right now are those who put off installing the ADS-B units'; those who already installed them are left with an expensive and much-vaunted technology that will have no network to communicate with, and no purpose in their aircraft.
In other news, the FCC has announced long-hoped for plans to re-establish the LORAN-C chains within the U.S, bringing back a standalone navigation technology which was heavily utilized, and much appreciated by many aviators."
This article brought to you by the AOPA (American Onion & Pilots Association)
