Both Ralph and I had conversations with the FAA yesterday. This is what we know:
There was only three people that submitted data to them for an AMOC. It turns out that they where for a 430w, a 480, and a 650. The people that submitted data will get an individual AMOC first, most likely some time in August.
We were told that this is being done because the FAA is working with a large aviation related interest group to facilitate the Global AMOC to the public. The name and the process hopefully can be made public in the next couple of weeks. The expectation was sent that the Global AMOC should be available, assuming no more hurdles get in the way, by September. The intent of the first Global AMOC is to cover the 480, 4XX, 5XX, 6XX, and 7XX family of Garmin transponders.
The FAA is prohibited from supply the data that we sent to the FAA directly to the interest group. Just like the fact that they have insight into Bill's plans, but can't share any details due to non-disclosure requirements. Ralph, Phil, and I have been asked to share the data with this organization to get the process rolling. We are just waiting to hear what the process may be and the process/organization name to be made public. I'm hoping that news may come out at a large aviation event happening next week.
I was also told that anyone that upgrades the GPS to the ones that Navworx is offering on the web site, will also need an AMOC. Unfortunately, that is a chicken/egg scenario. Until somebody installs the upgrade, generates successful data through the FAA Public ADS-B Performance Report, they can't issue an AMOC. They did share that while they can't disclose details, they know of no reason the new GPS will fail. They were quite optimistic. They also couldn't disclose details of the EXP solution, but stated that they were optimistic with what they've seen to date. The EXP news has to come first from Bill before the FAA can comment publically.
If you have another brand certified GPS, I can work with you to get an AMOC submitted and approved. The process isn't that difficult. I may be able to cut some red tape out of the process for a short period of time. The FAA is really pushing hard to help us. There are new resources assigned that weren't directly involved in the original debacle.
I will be in HBC (weather permitting) from Saturday through Thursday morning. If you're going to be at OSH and have specific questions, let me know and we can meet.
As always, as the FAA shares more details, I repost them here. Please be patient. We just have to work through the formal FAA ISO 9000 processes. That just takes some time.
For those that ask, I have no formal relationship with NavWorx. I'm a customer just like you. I still have an outstanding support issue with Bill. My goal is to come up a free solution that will help me and the majority of the ADS600-B users get through this debacle.