Originally Posted by
speedracerntrixie
Holy cow…..a Franklin post that I agree with except for only one single point. The Flite Test SOP of no fixed sites. Eventually you will have to add the cost of a RID module to that mix. The official start date on that is September of this year. The cost at this point is $250-$300 and they are not exactly readily available. I have a strong feeling that the date of compliance will be pushed out again.
Agree on FliteTest, but I didn't want t make a universal statement of NO fixed sites. If they establish even one, then the statement is untrue. So I just stayed away from it.
And yes, the cost of an RID module is an additional up front cost. But some number of AMA type folks are going to need those too, so I don't know that it's a huge discriminator. Especially given that it's easily transferable, prices are expected to come down in time (lowering "overhead"), and non-compliance will likely be high until prices come down some.