Triadic, I totally agree with your sentiment and it is just one area where the “authority” lives up to the “safety” bit in their name by ignoring basic safety and “agreeing” that it is simply too dangerous for someone to simply fit a decent radio to their light aircraft. The gear I see in RAA and homebuilts is stunning. Meanwhile back in GA simply replacing my aged and poor quality VHF radio is an exercise that costs way more than it should and is complicated beyond belief. Where is the safety in that?
As for fitting a simple cost effective ADSB, it is way “safer” not to have one at all.
Thanks for the link Peter. Aviation will never catch up, let alone keep up.