[ML-General] Do we have any pilots?

[WebDawg]

What is the range on something like this?  Will it track Mode S?

On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 3:42 PM, david <ainut at knology.net> wrote:

> I would not consider it a vital component but it has already been flown by
> quite a few people and they are excited about how much it is improving
> their situational awareness.  In side to side A-B comparisons, it is as
> good as the commercial versions.  And it is a lot of fun.  :)
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> On 10/26/2015 01:45 PM, Chris Bero wrote:
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> As a homebuilt solution to track planes, this looks neat. If you intend to
> use it on a plane I certainly would recommend it be used as/with a
> redundancy; reliability is one of the reasons that the commercial systems
> are expensive.
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> Chris Bero
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> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 1:29 PM, david <ainut at knology.net> wrote:
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>> Are there any pilots in the group?
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>> Or maybe anyone that likes to monitor airplanes going around, especially
>> with the ADS-B?
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>> I've run across this really fun thing called 'stratux' that is (almost
>> complete) ADS-B in and for less than $130.  Computer of choice for it at
>> the moment is the Raspberry Pi 2.
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>> David M.
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