Chicken? Or Egg?

A news story appearing in August quoted a Washington think-tank member as blaming general aviation for the delays in implementing ADS-B, the underlying technology in the FAAs latest scheme to modernize the national airspace system and improve efficiency. Robert Poole of the ironically named Reason Foundation was quoted by online sister publication AVweb.com as saying, "Because aircraft owners balk at being forced to buy and install new gear until they get real benefits from it (and this is especially true of GA owners), FAA felt under strong political pressure to make the deadline as far off as possible (hence, 2020)." Itd be a wonderful thing if GA had that much clout at the FAA.

Key Takeaways:

• Robert Poole of the Reason Foundation blames General Aviation (GA) for resisting ADS-B adoption without clear benefits, leveraging this perceived resistance to advocate for privatizing Air Traffic Control.
• GA largely views the FAA's NextGen and ADS-B initiatives as an attempt to shift the financial burden and operational responsibility for communication and surveillance from the FAA to aircraft operators.
• GA's reluctance to adopt ADS-B stems from past experiences with FAA mandates, like the short-lived TIS service, which created a "buy-in-now-benefits-later" fatigue and distrust regarding promised advantages.

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