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by watersb 497 days ago
The ADS-B Transponder requirement for non-commercial aviation took decades.

And oh, how we howl at the expense! $2500 so your airplane pings out its position and heading.

I stopped flying right about then, mid-2000s, so I never had more than a hand-held GPS to go along with the usual radio stack.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Dependent_Surveill...