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There are no places where ADS-B is not required once you install it in your plane. Once installed it is required to be on and transmitting whenever the aircraft is in motion. The ADS-B system is both a part of the transponder system yet separate from it. The ADS-B system trnsmits it's own...

Capt. Thorpe: I edited my post. Right after hitting "save" I realized that you mentioned the ADS-B ON requirement. My mistake. We are in agreement. Someone posted earlier that the Skybeacon system may be powered through the nav light system. I'm not sure this would be allowed by the FAA...

Capt. Thorpe: I'm not sure we have a bone of contention here. My point is that the ADS-B out system once installed, is a required piece of equipment and may never be turned off as long as the aircraft is moving. If it fails the aircraft is grounded, with a few exceptions. Therefore...

It's all the rules, all the regulation, all the silliness. ADS-B out is a fine example. What an incredibly expensive and complex boondoggle that is. Why is it needed? What is the benefit? Why one set of rules for LSA/experimental and another for the rest of us? We all fly in the same...

Nah. Mostly it's to **** us off. And increase the size of the FAA bureaucracy (job security).

The pilot is not supposed to be able to turn the ADS-B system on and off. It is supposed to be on ALL the time, from engine start to shut down. Once installed it must be on and transmitting or the aircraft is grounded ( with a few exceptions). Doesn't matter what type of airspace you intend...

It just needs to "sniff" out the information from the transponder, a physical connection to the transponder is not required. There are similar devices that are able to read the transponder output and use that data ti transmit their own ADS-B out message.

Waiting for some of this really cool stuff to be legal for certified aircraft. Fingers crossed.

Electronics International Sale: UBG16 Engine monitor - $400 rebate, making the price about $1100 plus install. Includes EGT & CHT probes, add the rest of the sensors as you go.

The Garmin GDL 82 does have "Stealth Mode" when squawking 1200. It is an optional feature enabled during the set up. I'll bet they will have added ADS-B in as an option by the time it is available. Perhaps in a slightly more expensive version. https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/540911

It's easy to see why many of us are waiting for simpler and cheaper options to comply with ADS-B. I think we have another 18 to 24 months before we will really know how cheap compliance can get.

All of these devices have only one primary use and that is the delivery of weather. GPS position provided by Stratus and Stratux is the next most useful function for those without any other GPS data. All other functions are secondary and vary as to their usefulness. Traffic avoidance, AHRS...

Here you go, the new ADS-B Out box from Garmin. https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2017/july/18/garmin-announces-lower-cost-adsb-out-solution?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social Media&utm_campaign=garmin-announces-lower-cost-adsb-out-solution&utm_content=News Article

My experience with customer support has been much better with Electronics International than JPI.

Boy! A $900 Stratus over a $200 Scout, thats a $700 difference! That's 200 gallons of avgas or 20 hours of flying for me or might even cover the next annual. I'll take the Scout and the fuel.

Here you go: http://buy-ei.com/ei-rebate/

The Electronics International UBG 16 is only $1100 with $400 rebate till the end of September. Brand new with probes. Why pay $800 or so for a used one?

My GPS in my Ipad is very reliable and every bit as accurate as my older panel mounted GPS. Maybe reliability is dependant on where and how it is mounted.

Scout draws only 125 ma, my Stratux draws nearly 2 amps (2000 ma). The 10,500 ma battery I use to power my Stratux for about 5 hours will now power my Scout for 84 hours. Cool!

Now that's the best advice I've heard in a long time!