Dick,
I completely agree with your request for tried and proven technologies to close a safety gap.
I also agree that a retrofitting of Australian aircraft should include the apllications of ADS, because, firstly, Australia should be leading the world..not following and secondly, your own background in mass produced electronics allows us all to use your experience in this field to know that by forcing larger unit production, you are making the individual units cheaper anyway.
By shying away from ADS-B you are kind of telling us all that the world is still flat. We need to embrace these new technologies as we look for proven ones to solve our airspace problems and inherent risks of mid-air collision in non-radar environments between VFR and IFR aircraft.
By the way..I salute your efforts to allow the David Hicks issue to be resolved in Australian courts.
Last edited by Chris Higgins; 19th Feb 2007 at 01:40.