REFLECTOR: Dream Panel, Satellite Weather & ADS-B

[Ron Brown]

I have read that one of the objectives with the ADS-B system is to not only 
provide TIS info to ADS-B receivers but also weather and perhaps ATC 
instructions in text.  The ADS-B weather is supposed to be free.  But it 
like most stuff that FAA studies, is at best, YEARS away!!!

Perhaps we need to get AOPA hopping down FAA and Congress's throats now that 
FAA is saying they don't have enough money to continue expanding the 
services they provide to meet the additional expected increases in traffic 
from the airlines and Very Light Jets.

Judging from the number of spam cans for sale at the local FBO (3-4 times 
the number of ads normally on the bulletin board), it sounds like a lot of 
people will be moving to sport planes.  That should make ATC happy!

Ronnie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Michalk" <michalk at awpi.com>
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Dream Panel, Satellite Weather


>I asked the FAA this question at Sun-n-fun.  Their response was that 
>private industry was the only way this was going to happen.
>
> Sid Knox wrote:
>> I agree (about the wishful thinking). I am wondering if the Government
>> should someday begin (no-fee) transmission of this data as a service to
>> enhance flight safety. With the same rational that is accepted for other
>> "free" radio-related survices such as AWOS/ASOS, VOR, GPS, WAAS,....
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