I notice the document is titled:-
"Consultation for The Proposal to Amend The Air Navigation Order 2000 to Require the Carriage and Operation of Mode Select Secondary Surveillance Radar Equipment for Aircraft Flying in Designated UK Mode Select Airspace"
The big question, is what is "Designated UK Mode Select Airspace"? If it is present Class A airspace, then VFR pilots won't have anything to worry about, or if it is like the USA Mode C Veils which only exist 30 nm radius around major airports.....I don't know.....
I have been checking the price of Txpdrs, and the current price is around $5,000 US for a Garmin. Hopefully by 2005 - 2008 the price will drop significantly....though as with everything to do with aviation, the price will remain horribly over priced.
EA
