According to the article at the link below, the FAA is offering a $500 rebate to those who install ADS-B IN/OUT systems.
http://goo.gl/VqPIbD I've been reading recently, Navworx and Selus have FAA compliant ADS-B systems for prices approaching $500. Concievably, if you put a system in that costs less than $500 one could even make a profit on the deal after getting the rebate.. The FAA compliant ADS-B in/out boxes I've been reading about recently have been primarily developed for UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) but are apparently perfectly legal to use in Experimentals. Looking last night I could find only one in/out system for $1200 - but I've seen prices quoted recently down in the $500 range. I don't have that info at hand but as time goes by all this will become widely known by us cheapskates that don't want to put a Garmin GTX345 in. (If I was rich I sure would though - that is one nice transponder!) These new ADS-B systems don't require a separate transponder to link to - they have a built in signal generator that serves the same purpose as a transponder. These small, self-contained ADS-B in/out systems transmit and receive all the ADS-B information, are FAA compliant, and cost around $500. Navworx makes one of them and Selus is another - I think I have the spelling wrong on the latter. We'll certainly know more as time goes by but it appears my prediction of a year or more ago that we'll have choices for ADS-B in/out systems for $500 is coming to pass already and we're still 3.5 years away from the mandate deadline. Mike KSEE ____________________________________________________________ Nextiva vFAX Why Do You Still Have An Old Fax Machine? http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5755cc0446974c01589cst02vuc
