Alaska Moving on ADS-B Implementation Assistance Program

Alaska's governor is proposing to provide low-interest loans to help GA (general aviation) aircraft owners equip their aircraft with ADS-B (automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast) equipment.

According to the Alaska Journal of Commerce, Governor Sarah Palin's initiative resulted from a letter she received from the FAA asking for her support on the equipage issue, and because a group of aviation industry officials approached her and other state officials with a request for support.

The program would allow for about 400 ADS-B equipage loans, according to Greg Winegar, the director of Alaska' Division of Investments. "We are using a figure of $15,000 for the hardware and installation at 4 percent interest. At that rate the annual payment would be $1,480, or $122 monthly," Mr. Winegar said.

The program will have a sunset date of 2020 and money paid on the loans will go back into an Alaskan revolving fund.  02-05-2008.

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