^^^ Exactly ^^^At this time, there are no ADS-B out requirements to fly to the Bahamas.
https://www.aopa.org/go-fly/aircraft-and-ownership/ads-b/where-is-ads-b-out-required
ATC doesn't do ADS-B "checks", Flight Standards does. You go to the web page (ADS-B Performance Report Request), provide the information and you get the report via E-mail. Since ADS-B isn't mandatory for now, there is nothing they must do. What is going to happen after the mandatory date? Your guess is as good as mine.Our ATC doesn’t even care. I called Approach the other day for an ADS-B Check. They didn’t have a way to check & sent me to center. Called center and asked for an ADS-B check and got, “What’s that.”
ATC doesn't do ADS-B "checks", Flight Standards does. You go to the web page (ADS-B Performance Report Request), provide the information and you get the report via E-mail. Since ADS-B isn't mandatory for now, there is nothing they must do. What is going to happen after the mandatory date? Your guess is as good as mine.