WASHINGTON – The FAA today announced it is relaunching its $500 ADS-B rebate program 

effective immediately and through Oct. 11, 2019. The Agency is making $4,900,000 available

under the rebate program, which will fund 9,792 ADS-B Out installations.

As of Jan. 1, 2020, aircraft flying in airspace where a transponder is necessary

today will be required to be equipped with compliant ADS-B Out technology.

“The ADS-B mandate is not going away. We are about 15 months from the

Jan. 1, 2020 deadline and now is the time for aircraft owners to equip,”

said FAA Acting Administrator Dan Elwell.

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) welcomed the rebate’s return.

“Pilots across America thank Acting Administrator Elwell for reopening the ADS-B out

rebate that will make our skies safer and more efficient by incentivizing even more pilots

to adopt the cutting-edge technology. This is the last opportunity for GA aircraft owners

to take advantage of the FAA rebate in meeting the 2020 deadline,” said AOPA President and CEO

Mark Baker.

The previous rebate program, which ran from Sept. 19, 2016 to Sept. 18, 2017, issued more

than 10,000 rebate payments.  As before, there are five steps aircraft owners should follow

to meet the mandate and receive the $500 rebate:

Purchase the equipment and schedule installation.

Obtain a Rebate Reservation Code by reserving a position online.

Install the equipment.

Conduct the required equipment performance validation and get an Incentive Code.

Claim the $500 rebate online using the Rebate Reservation Code and Incentive Code.

As with the earlier rebate program, the rebate program is available only to those who

have not yet equipped their aircraft. 

To help determine which ADS-B products might be best for your aircraft,

see the AOPA ADS-B Selection Tool online.

In addition to the ADS-B Rebate reservation portal, the FAA’s Equip ADS-B website 

lists FAA-certified ADS-B equipment and features an equipage database searchable

by aircraft type and model.