The Aircraft Electronics Association said this week they will award five aircraft owners $1,000 each, from a random drawing, to be used toward an ADS-B upgrade. The drawings will be held next week during EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh. By offering the incentives, AEA President Paula Derks said, “AEA hopes to send a message to owners of general aviation aircraft that the time to act and upgrade is now.” Only 41 months remain to equip more than 100,000 general aviation aircraft with ADS-B equipment. “Aircraft owners who wait to equip will face scheduling pressure and likely higher installation costs as we get closer to the Jan. 1, 2020, deadline,” Derks said.
AEA’s effort joins other incentives offered by the FAA and avionics manufacturers. More efforts are expected to be announced next week at Oshkosh. Aircraft owners can enter to win the AEA awards next week at Hangar B, booth number 2035/2036, starting on Monday. Drawings will be held Monday through Friday; each owner only has to enter once to have a chance in all of the drawings. Winners must use an AEA-member avionics repair station to complete the installation, and the installation must be scheduled by August 1, 2017.
