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Old 18th March 2011, 10:46 AM
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Hi all. Just noticed today that all REX flights are showing as Mode S only in Basestation. Anybody else seeing this? They've always been ADSB in the past.

All other A/C appear normally.
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Old 18th March 2011, 02:33 PM
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Funny you should mention that Donald, VH-ZLV as RXA9701, is currently displaying full ADS-B patterns of the northern coast of Sydney. Has been in the area for over 40 minutes.
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Old 19th March 2011, 08:37 AM
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All A and B models have mode S transponders. There's only a handful of B+ models ADSB capable. VH-ZLV is one of those. All other B+ models are Flight ID equipped.
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Old 25th March 2011, 12:22 AM
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ADSB a/cft add about 16 minutes to the time it takes to enter flight plans each day. Time that could be better spent looking out the window at a brick wall.
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Old 25th March 2011, 08:24 AM
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That got a chuckle out of me Chris.

Surely it's not that bad???
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Old 26th March 2011, 11:23 AM
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All A and B models have mode S transponders. There's only a handful of B+ models ADSB capable. VH-ZLV is one of those. All other B+ models are Flight ID equipped.
Thanks for that. I had been seeing so many on screen flights in Syd that I assumed they were all equipped with ADSB.
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Old 27th March 2011, 08:51 AM
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It would be pretty close to on the money Adam, an extra 5 secs per plan and you know how many there are.
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