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by genmud 1118 days ago
I think a sensible approach would be to allow these larger/automated drones only in class C, or extend the adsb mandate to ultralights.

Alternatively, maybe it's time to push them to have a lighter, non certified version of ADSB for light aircraft/drones and mandate a price requirement for a mobile transponder/receiver under 1k. If apple can sell an AirTag for $20, there isn't any reason we couldn't get the prices of longer range beacons down.

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> there isn't any reason we couldn't get the prices of longer range beacons down.

The electronics aren't why the beacons are expensive, it's the regulations. Your proposal is to add more?