Terry W. Adams

Document ID: FAA-2007-29305-0102
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
Received Date: February 26 2008, at 11:30 PM Eastern Standard Time
Date Posted: February 27 2008, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: October 5 2007, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: March 3 2008, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 803ca11b
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This is comment on Rule

Revised Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

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This NPRM provides no benefits to general aviation and is extremely costly. Eliminate the mandate to equip for any but Class A airspace. ADS-B has not been shown to provide any safety nor reduction in costs. No quantifiable cost savings in time or monetary benefit has been demonstrated to the flying public. The analysis that 30 seconds may be saved on a commercial flight is absolutely rediculous in comparison to a recommend arrival for passengers two hours before their flight or thirty minutes to retrieve luggage. GA is in a sharp decline with no foreseeable growth in the future. GA is currently over-regulated and costs are prohibitive. Not only have GA aircraft prices skyrocketed, but GA fuel costs are outrageous. Regulations pose a huge threat of punitive action against GA for inadvertant errors.