Los Angeles County, ADS-B, and the Property-Tax Bill That Followed Pilots Home From the Ramp
Radio Hangar explores Los Angeles County, ADS-B, and the Property-Tax Bill That Followed Pilots Home From the Ramp.
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FlightAware Sues Kalshi, the Fight Over Who Owns Your Flight-Tracking Data, and Why That Little Airplane Icon Is Worth Suing Over
FlightAware has sued prediction-market operator Kalshi over flight-tracking data and trademark use, raising big questions about who owns the data pilots rely on.
TowerTen Ninety Versus Nine Seventy-Eight, the Two-Frequency ADS-B System America Built That No One Else Copied
Why the U.S. built ADS-B on two frequencies - 978 MHz and 1090 MHz - and what every pilot must know about traffic coverage.
VectorThe Newark Radar Blackout, the Philadelphia TRACON, and the Ninety Seconds of Dark Screens That Forced the FAA to Rip Out Its Copper
Why Newark's 2025 radar blackouts happened, how controllers kept aircraft safe, and what the FAA is doing to fix its aging copper infrastructure.
TowerThe Two Frequencies of ADS-B, Ten Ninety ES and Nine Seventy-Eight UAT, and Why America Split Its Traffic Picture Onto Two Radios That Can't Hear Each Other
Radio Hangar explores The Two Frequencies of ADS-B, Ten Ninety ES and Nine Seventy-Eight UAT, and Why America Split Its Traffic Picture Onto Two Radios That Can't Hear Each Other.
VectorThe Mode C Veil, the Thirty-Mile Ring Around Class Bravo, and Why That Invisible Circle Traps More Good Pilots Than the Airspace Itself
The Mode C Veil is a 30nm transponder ring around Class Bravo that traps pilots who never enter the busy airspace itself.
PatternThe Unencrypted Beacon - Why ADS-B Broadcasts in the Clear, How Easy It Is to Spoof a Ghost Airplane, and What the FAA Actually Does About It
ADS-B broadcasts aircraft positions unencrypted and unauthenticated - here's why it's spoofable and what the FAA does to catch fake targets.
VectorThe Privacy ICAO Address, How ADS-B Turned Every Airplane Into a Trackable Beacon and the FAA Program Built to Let You Disappear From the Feed
Radio Hangar explores The Privacy ICAO Address, How ADS-B Turned Every Airplane Into a Trackable Beacon and the FAA Program Built to Let You Disappear From the Feed.
VectorClass Charlie, the Two-Way Radio Rule, and Why Hearing Your Own Callsign Is the Only Thing That Legally Lets You In
Class Charlie airspace requires two-way radio communication before entry, established the moment ATC answers using your callsign.
PatternClass Bravo, the Upside-Down Wedding Cake, and the Two Words - Cleared Into the Bravo - That Every Other Airspace Doesn't Require
Class Bravo airspace requires an explicit 'cleared into the Bravo' from ATC - not just radio contact or a squawk code - to enter legally.
PatternThe Dual-Link Gamble, 978 UAT and 1090ES, and Why America Built Its ADS-B Network on Two Different Frequencies
Why the U.S. built its ADS-B network on two frequencies - 978 UAT and 1090ES - and what the dual-link design means for every pilot.
VectorADS-R, the Rebroadcast That Vouches for You, and Why the Airplane on the Other Frequency Is Invisible Until a Ground Station Ties the Picture Together
ADS-R is why your ADS-B traffic display can be lying to you - here's how the dual-link system works and why you need ADS-B Out.
VectorThe NEXRAD Age Indicator, the Mosaic Lag, and Why the Radar Picture in Your Cockpit Is Always Older Than the Timestamp Says
Your cockpit datalink radar can be 15-20 minutes older than the sky, even when the timestamp says two - here's why, and how to fly it safely.
VectorThe Privacy ICAO Address, Why ADS-B Out Broadcasts Your Tail Number in the Clear, and the Anonymity Program the FAA Built to Give It Back
ADS-B Out broadcasts your tail number in the clear once a second - here's how the FAA's PIA and LADD programs try to give privacy back.
VectorThe UK's Plan to Share the Sky With BVLOS Drones, and Why the End of Segregated Airspace Should Have Every GA Pilot Paying Attention
The UK plans to let BVLOS drones share unsegregated airspace with crewed aircraft - here's why every GA pilot should be watching.
TowerThe Dual-Link Split, Why America Runs ADS-B on Two Frequencies at Once, and the Ground Rebroadcast That Keeps 978 and 1090 From Ever Meeting in the Air
Why the U.S. runs ADS-B on two frequencies - 978 and 1090 MHz - and how ground stations bridge the gap for pilots.
VectorThe Nine Seventy-Eight Megahertz UAT, the Universal Access Transceiver, and Why America Split Its ADS-B Onto Two Frequencies When the Rest of the World Uses One
Why the U.S. runs ADS-B on two frequencies - 978 MHz UAT and 1090 ES - and what it means for your cockpit traffic and weather.
VectorADS-B Has No Password - The Unencrypted Broadcast, the Twenty-Dollar Receiver, and the Spoofing Problem Nobody Designed Out
ADS-B broadcasts your aircraft's position unencrypted and unauthenticated - here's why that tradeoff powers modern surveillance and exposes you.
VectorTIS-B, ADS-R, and the Ghost Target - How the Ground Network Stitches Together the Traffic on Your Screen, From the Avionics Hangars at Oshkosh
Why a ghost target of your own airplane appears on ADS-B traffic displays - and what it reveals about how the ground network builds your picture.
VectorAireon, Space-Based ADS-B, and the Sixty-Six Satellites That Put Every Airplane Over the Ocean on a Controller's Screen
How Aireon put ADS-B receivers on 66 Iridium satellites to give controllers a live picture of aircraft over the oceans for the first time.
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