Latest Price for ADSB US$163,000 – AU$213,252

[Dick Smith]

I haven’t been able to sell my Citation so I thought I’d look again at the cost of fitting ADSB – hoping that it had come down.

It appears that if you purchase a unit that will be accepted in the United States you have to go to a DO260-B.

The latest quote from Aeromil at Bankstown to do this is US$163,000 – that is AU$213,252.

Of course, this is all coming about because we are 4 years ahead of the US – they keep telling me the price is going to come down dramatically – but when?

In the meantime, if I want to fly and see Aussie Helpers at Charleville, I am forced to drop down to flight 290, sometimes into bad weather, to meet the applicable current Australian/Airservices/CASA regulations.

No wonder the CJ3 mainly sits in the hangar!

I do have ADSB in the C208 – but at most places Airservices don't have ADSB ground stations - so a waste of money.

I am not complaining – just informing.