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General aviation warns that ADS-B data misuse, fee collection and enforcement could deter safety technology uptake
Summary
AOPA and other witnesses told the subcommittee that using ADS-B tracking data to enforce landing fees or support private litigation is creating privacy and safety disincentives that may keep pilots from equipping aircraft with safety-enhancing technology.
General aviation representatives told the House Aviation Subcommittee that the growing use of ADS-B (automatic dependent surveillance–broadcast) data for purposes other than safety poses privacy and safety risks that could slow adoption of a technology many in the industry consider essential.
Darren Pleasence, president and CEO of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), described cases where ADS-B data have been used by private citizens or third parties to identify aircraft and submit complaints or, in at least one case cited by witnesses, a demand letter that…
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