Originally Posted by
Flying Flapjack
The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts has released a discussion paper to consider whether or not to further mandate ADS-B for aircraft. The end outcome after 2033 is to have ADS-B Out in all VFR and ADS-B Out/In in all IFR aircraft.
ADS-B transponders aren't cheap! Unless they're free installed (with all units paid for by Joe Taxpayer) or specifically required for access to some level of airspace (like IFR now), it simply isn't going to work - if necessary it will just push more folks sideways into RAAus, Class G and out the door. We might even see a "no radio/no transponder/no ADSB" rebellion starting up! Your typical VFR farmer pilot is already there.
This is just another case of Big Brother trying to tell everyone what to do.
