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Title: Why no commuter and mil flights on the maps?
Post by: TGA388 on November 09, 2009, 04:38:11 PM

Hi sorry if this has already been discussed on the forum, but I was wondering why it is that most commuter flights and all mil flights do not show on the map when they appear in the myflights lists?

I can probably understand that mil flights don't show up for security reasons, but why not aircraft like the CRJ and EMB types?

Rgds and thanks in advance, Dave

Title: Re: Why no commuter and mil flights on the maps?
Post by: Runway 31 on November 09, 2009, 04:42:25 PM

They are not ADS-B equipped

Title: Re: Why no commuter and mil flights on the maps?
Post by: TGA388 on November 09, 2009, 04:49:28 PM

Ok, many thanks.

Rgds. Dave

Title: Re: Why no commuter and mil flights on the maps?
Post by: t1mb0 on November 09, 2009, 06:38:40 PM

Mil flights probably are equipped, they just don't transmit position data for obvious reasons

Title: Re: Why no commuter and mil flights on the maps?
Post by: DaveReid on November 09, 2009, 08:02:08 PM

Quote from: t1mb0 on November 09, 2009, 06:38:40 PM

Mil flights probably are equipped, they just don't transmit position data for obvious reasons

Well there's an element of truth in that - many military aircraft are equipped with what's referred to as "ADS-B-out" or "1090 Extended Squitter" - they send some of the packet types, such as callsign and sometime airborne velocity, just not the position details.