David Agranovich  Dec 17, 2022

A quick example of why ADS-B is really important, from the perspective of someone who spends a lot of time in extremely busy, congested airspace, often doing unpredictable stuff.

Most smaller (non-airline) planes today use ADSB for traffic deconfliction, and it’s been a huge, affordable improvement for safety in congested airspace. I have a $50 Linux home built ADSB receiver I use with students, and it’s helped us avoid dangerous situations like this F-18 on a Bay Tour.

Show threadJohnny Wheels Dec 17, 2022
@dagrano I kinda want to build one myself, what did you use?
Show threadDavid Agranovich  

@JohnWhelan I built a Stratux kit - it’s been great, you just need a battery pack to power it (like an Anker power block). You can add sensors to it depending on what functionality you want, and it’s far cheaper than a Stratus, which has pretty much the same capabilities.

I have a Scout too, but it’s incredibly unreliable.

Dec 17, 2022 at 6:41amWeb
Show threadJohnny Wheels Dec 17, 2022
@dagrano a worthy project for the holidays.