FreeFlight CEO: No Advantage To Delaying ADS-B Installs
The functionality of an ADS-B unit bought today would be the same as one bought in 2020.

FreeFlight Systems CEO Tim Taylor debunked the “myth” that aircraft operators delaying installation of ADS-B avionics would be able to purchase lower-cost units with more features later on. Testifying yesterday afternoon on behalf of GAMA at a U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee hearing about NextGen 2020 equipment mandates for general aviation, Taylor noted that the FAA set the ADS-B standards way in advance and that the functionality of an ADS-B unit bought today will be the same as that of an ADS-B unit bought on Jan. 1, 2020–the deadline for operators to equip with ADS-B out.