In the USA a lot of people are fitting mods S despite the fact that there is no mandate for it................. why ?
It is because they see the advantages of ADS-B, TIS and real time weather information all via the mode S data link.
So what do we get for fitting mode S............. sweet FA ! (and may be charges for using the air)
What do you all expect from the people who have just started to investigate an approach system that has been in use in the USA for fourteen years ?.
The bottom line is the CAA have not got the first idea of what is happening in GA today and are stuck in a time warp but see mode S as a way to suport there life style by charging us to use class G airspace, the sooner EASA puts the whole lot of them on the dole the better.