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Title: ADS-B in US
Post by: charlestown on July 06, 2009, 08:30:48 AM

Pardon, please, the Newby question, but does the AirNav work in the USA specifically in DC/Virgina? ADS-B is at best a set of small trials in Florida and a few other states on a limited basis. What will I be able to see and track?

Apologies for the stupid questions, but having seen in British air mags, been lusting for one in US.

Thanks

Michael in DC

Title: Re: ADS-B in US
Post by: Allocator on July 06, 2009, 10:52:21 PM

Is there anybody who has a good screen shot of the Washington DC area that they could post here to show Michael what he might see?

Title: Re: ADS-B in US
Post by: freqhopping on July 06, 2009, 11:07:18 PM

I'm in Loudoun County.  I get about 7 to 12 ADS-B equipped planes during the busier times.  I have a pretty decent line of site.  If you are on high ground with a good line of sight you might get a few more than that.  Here's a screenshot from right now.

Title: Re: ADS-B in US
Post by: Paulc on July 07, 2009, 04:55:06 PM

Something else to remember is that not airliners have the necessary kit to show on the map. My local airport is dominated by one particular airline (flybe) and their DHC8-Q400's and Embraers do not have ADSB but do have mode S so appear in the data line but not on the map. Having said that it has given me a lot of pleasure over the last year and is well worth it.

Title: Re: ADS-B in US
Post by: Jetcos on July 07, 2009, 05:36:54 PM

I usually pick up mostly European aircraft plying their way to and from Europe to/from US airports. More and more US airliners are showing up on on RB (Jetblue, Virgin America,Cont and Canada's Westjet) . Still worth watching and with the AirNav Flight Tracker i can figure out who is who.