For several years, I’ve been studiously avoiding any discussion of ADSB solutions. My plan was just to wait until December, 2019 and worry about it then. And I think it was a good plan.
But time sure flies! And here we are.
I decided on a Garmin GDL 82 with GPS, since I have no proper GPS source in the plane. $1,795 from Sporty’s. I went Garmin, since I’ve had excellent reliability and service from Garmin units over the years, and it will be interfacing with a Garmin GTX 327 transponder.
Anyway, got the unit about a week ago. Garmin certainly spared no expense on packaging:
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49187094553_bd36cf2e7c_z.jpg)
(the blue USB cable is one I had lying around)
What’s in the bag:
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49187117068_a0062f3d28_z.jpg)
No manual or templates. Pretty chintzy, if you ask me.
To be continued...