I have installed and worked with a number of ADS-B units. My planes currently have Skyguard units, which currently run roughly $1300 per unit, or $1200 per unit for Out Only. I can't recommend them any more. I have had 5 years worth of problems with them. I had so many problems and did so much R&D and flight testing for the manufacturer that he gave me a second unit just for my troubles.
The 1090-ES units that are part of a new transponder installation typically work best. It's hard to go wrong with Garmin... but it's also hard to afford them. They cost a lot of $$. Any transponder solution is typically going to start around $3500 and up. The reason I posted the recommendation for the uAvionix Echo-UAT unit is that I just finished the installation of a uAvionix TailBeacon TSO unit and am impressed with the uAvionix units. They are simple, and they work. The current package sale on the unit puts it at $1399 complete. With free shipping, that's your price and you install it yourself. I bought it using my EAA credit card which dropped the price with the discount to $1329 with everything included. I don't think you will find another complete in and out solution for that price... and the uAvionics stuff actually works. I always used to go by the big sky theory. Figured the chances of a mid-air in the remote areas I flew in NM were pretty remote. Then one day at 10,500' in the middle of nowhere, I got a very close up look at a Piper Arrow while I maneuvered hard enough miss it that I launched everything in the cockpit into the top of the canopy. Close call. I only had a second or two to react to miss him, and I don't think he ever saw me. So yeah, I kind of view it as a big bonus to know where the traffic is around me, and for them to be able to see what I'm at. I rarely fly in class C & D airspace any more, and aptly demonstrated how rusty I am with ATC yesterday while at a Class C airport. Sounds like you have your head cut in, and I'm not likely to convince you otherwise. It's legal for you to fly without, so do so if that's your choice. I posted the information for those that are interested or need to equip. FWIW, I used to fly the west side of the Cascades based out of Toledo, WA. There's a lot more traffic running up and down the west side than you think. -Jeff Scott --------------------------- > Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 at 7:41 PM > From: "Samuel Spanovich via KRnet" <krnet@list.krnet.org> > To: krnet@list.krnet.org > Cc: "Samuel Spanovich" <spanovich...@gmail.com> > Subject: KR> ADS-B opinions/recommendations > > I dreaded this moment (Jan 1st, 2020) when I purchased my airplane almost 18 > months ago, but fortunately the mandate did not stop me from becoming a KR > owner. Now, with the deadline approaching, I’m just looking for some > opinions out there on adding ADS-B out. > > Here’s where I stand; I do not take many long trips in the KR, and when I do, > they are generally not in the areas where Mode C is required. I think I can > count on one hand the number of times I’ve flown into class C in the KR2S, > and I’ve only ever flown in class B once and it was in a Cessna 172 with two > other pilots on board. Only one time have I flown the KR2S above 10k feet, > mostly due to curiosity of how high I could get near gross on a 90F day (in > short, it was about 11k MSL), while also putting as much room between me and > the Cascade mountains as the plane would let me. And finally, as for the > Mode C Veils (30NM from Class B airports), I’m willing to change my routing a > little bit and avoid these areas, if it means saving some money. > > Everybody’s situation is different, but for me personally, unless I’m missing > the big picture of the mandate, given my current situation, I don’t see a > reason to follow through with the mandate, especially in a small aircraft > like the KR2S. I understand it’s almost a minimum of $1500-2000 to add just > the “out” option. That’s a fair amount of green for such an affordable > aircraft, for something that I will very rarely, if ever, truly “need” on > board. > > If it’s not too much to ask, for those of you out there with the ADS-B > equipment installed, would you mind sharing what brand you went with, and a > rough estimate of what it cost? I have looked on several different websites > and the cheapest “out” options I’ve found are around $1500-2000. If there > was an option that was in the $500-$1000 range, I would probably reconsider > and make it a Xmas present. > > Any input (as always) is greatly appreciated! > > Sam > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org > _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
