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Old 08-24-2019, 10:25 AM
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"I did NOT overshoot base to final turn!"

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Old 08-24-2019, 11:40 AM
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I find that flight aware only provides data if planes has 1090es transponder OR you are on filed flight plane OR flight following. Using 978 UAT with mode S sniffing transponder will not produce out put on Flight Aware. This has been my experience YMMV
I?ve heard it?s hit or miss for some but for me, it has worked 100% with the stock Skyview 978 UAT setup with NO flight plan or flight following for the last 3 years.
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Old 08-24-2019, 03:33 PM
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I’ve heard it’s hit or miss for some but for me, it has worked 100% with the stock Skyview 978 UAT setup with NO flight plan or flight following for the last 3 years.
Most of the times someone posts an issue of not seeing certain flights with FltAware, it boils down to the user settings. Log in with your free account and make sure you have the "SHOW POSITION ONLY FLIGHTS" option selected.

BTW, The SkyView 978 UAT is an ADS-B IN only box so it does not transmit on 978. If you have the DYNON brand transponder, it transmits ADS-B OUT on 1090.

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Old 08-24-2019, 10:49 PM
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Now with ADSB Flightaware works pretty well.

www.flightaware.com

If you stand up a Rasberry Pi you can get the free Enterprise account and have unlimited people in your list so you know when all your buddies are flying. It will send you a text.

https://flightaware.com/adsb/piaware/build

Daryl,

Just for fun I looked up the Flightaware (not FAA) site that shows the different kind of ADS-b stations and I was really surprised that there are many more PiAware stations that all the other kind combined. Interesting.

https://flightaware.com/adsb/coverage

Thanks for sharing that....

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Old 08-25-2019, 12:54 AM
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Ha!

I can hear it now....."Whadda mean I busted minimums, no way!"....

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Is anyone using a GPS tracker that reports your position live, like APRS does?

The idea being that you could share a website (or app?) with friends and family that would allow them to see your progress.

Charlie
Why not just use APRS? It works great and the service is free.

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Old 08-25-2019, 09:50 PM
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Why not just use APRS? It works great and the service is free.

Bevan
My interest was to learn from people what GPS trackers are being used and if they liked them or not. There is a thread for APRS here
http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...play.php?f=104

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Old 08-31-2019, 08:53 PM
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I use Greenalp.com (free) with an Android phone so the spouse can watch flights in my non-APRS equipped biplane. I think they now have an option for iPhone users.
I got a reply from Greenalp and they said that the app has to have internet to download the flight to view on a map. Hence based on what I have been told it seems to me that this is more of a data recording device and would not report position "live" while you were in the air.

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Old 08-31-2019, 09:23 PM
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Is anyone using a GPS tracker that reports your position live, like APRS does?

The idea being that you could share a website (or app?) with friends and family that would allow them to see your progress.

Charlie
I have the Dynon transponder, so if need be simply refer people to FlightAware or FR24 for live tracking and for historical data, I tend to use ADSBExchange.

Another option if you are confident of cellular coverage is GoogleMaps and the Share location option.
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Old 08-31-2019, 10:03 PM
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I was wondering if the google/Iphone/Ipad mapping apps would work if flights were above cell tower connectivity, i.e. GPS only....

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Old 08-31-2019, 10:10 PM
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I got a reply from Greenalp and they said that the app has to have internet to download the flight to view on a map. Hence based on what I have been told it seems to me that this is more of a data recording device and would not report position "live" while you were in the air.

Charlie
No, it definitely reports live much like APRS, my wife has watched me in flight and the little bubble refreshes every few seconds (not sure of the exact interval).

Just try it....it's free......
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