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*FAA Aims To Nix Radar By 2014, Convert To GPS-Based ATC*
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=bbf6a473-42be-40d8-9c4f-648f60206548&;
<http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=bbf6a473-42be-40d8-9c4f-648f60206548&;>
or
http://tinyurl.com/lucqh
And, what will be the cost to general and very light aviation?
Heads up!
Ed
Ed,
The cost may be less than it would otherwise be. The idea seems to be to
eliminate ground-based nav aids which are expensive to install and even
more expensive to maintain in favor of a GPS based system which is less
costly to develop and lower in maintenance. At least that is the theory.
Based on the FAA's experience on their ability to improve the current
system (considering both cost and time) I think they are on the right
track. It will require a GPS unit in each plane. However, compared to
the cost of today's instrument packages, GPS is not that expensive
today. AS more units are made and in use for cars and boats, units for
simple VFR navigation will come down in price as well. IFR qualified
units will always be more expensive, but probably not as expensive as
the instrument packages that are in current use for general aviation
planes. that we fly. At least that's my read on it as of this date.
John Roach
N 2427H
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