traffic awareness

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Cleared Direct Oct 22, 2026

TIS-B, the Rebroadcast Layer Behind Your ADS-B Traffic Display, and the Low-Altitude Coverage Hole Your Avionics Panel Does Not Warn You About

TIS-B rebroadcasts radar-tracked aircraft to your ADS-B display, but coverage drops below 3,000 feet AGL with no cockpit warning.

Vector

Cleared Direct Oct 18, 2026

UAT versus One-Zero-Nine-Zero Extended Squitter, the Two-Frequency ADS-B Split, and the Traffic Picture Gap Every General Aviation Pilot Is Flying With

The FAA's ADS-B system runs on two incompatible frequencies - UAT and 1090ES - creating real traffic display gaps every GA pilot should understand.

Vector

Cleared Direct Oct 11, 2026

TIS-B, the Radar-Derived Traffic Uplink Behind Your ADS-B In Display, and the Coverage Hockey Puck Most Pilots Don't Know Exists

TIS-B fills your ADS-B In display with radar-derived traffic, but a 15-nautical-mile 'hockey puck' service volume and 12-second radar lag create gaps most pilots don't know exist.

Vector

Cleared Direct Sep 27, 2026

The ADS-B Ghost Flight Problem, the Unauthenticated Broadcast Protocol Anyone Can Spoof, and the Security Vulnerability Built Into Every Traffic Display Flying Today

ADS-B's unauthenticated broadcast protocol allows anyone with accessible hardware to inject false traffic into cockpit displays - a known vulnerability with no near-term regulatory fix.

Vector

Cleared Direct Sep 17, 2026

ADS-B IN, the TIS-B Rebroadcast Network, and the Traffic Picture Every Cockpit Display Looks Complete but Isn't

ADS-B IN traffic displays are powerful but structurally incomplete - understanding why is essential for every equipped pilot.

Vector

Cleared Direct Sep 14, 2026

TIS-B, the Ground Stations That Rebroadcast the Radar Picture to Your Cockpit Display, and the Hybrid Surveillance Architecture Most Pilots Have Never Thought About

TIS-B rebroadcasts radar-derived traffic to ADS-B displays, filling gaps from unequipped aircraft - but data latency and coverage limits matter.

Vector

Cleared Direct Sep 7, 2026

TIS-B, the Radar Relay Hiding Inside Your ADS-B Traffic Display, and the Low-Altitude Coverage Gap Pilots Mistake for Empty Sky

TIS-B relays radar targets to your ADS-B display with up to 15-second latency, and ground station coverage disappears below 3,000–10,000 feet depending on terrain.

Vector

Cleared Direct Aug 31, 2026

TIS-B, the Fifteen-Nautical-Mile Traffic Bubble, and the ADS-B Traffic Picture Most Pilots Assume Is Complete

Your ADS-B traffic display is not showing you everything - here's exactly how TIS-B works, where its coverage fails, and what your screen cannot show.

Vector

Cleared Direct Aug 28, 2026

TIS-B, the Radar Ghost Fleet Hidden Inside Your ADS-B Display, and the Latency Numbers Every Pilot Needs Before Trusting That Traffic Warning

TIS-B targets on your ADS-B display are radar-relayed, not direct broadcasts - carrying up to 12 seconds of latency that can place traffic half a mile from where it appears.

Vector

Cleared Direct Aug 26, 2026

TIS-B, the Ghost Traffic on Your ADS-B Display, and Why That Yellow Diamond Isn't Always Where It Says It Is

TIS-B uplinks radar-derived traffic to ADS-B In receivers, but its position accuracy and latency differ significantly from direct ADS-B targets - and most pilots don't know the difference.

Vector

Cleared Direct Jul 26, 2026

TIS-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.

Vector

Cleared Direct Jul 4, 2026

The Hollow Diamond: What TIS-B Is, How It Works, and Why Your Traffic Display Has Blind Spots

TIS-B fills ADS-B traffic display gaps using FAA radar data, but latency, coverage holes, and non-transponder aircraft create blind spots every pilot must understand.

Vector

Cleared Direct May 28, 2026

The FLARM collision avoidance system and why glider pilots built a traffic solution that works where ADS-B does not

FLARM predicts flight paths 18-20 seconds ahead, solving the mid-air collision problem ADS-B cannot address for maneuvering aircraft.

Vector

ATIS Apr 23, 2026

The four hundred dollar ADS-B In device and the Reagan midair collision

Analysis of how a portable ADS-B In receiver could have provided 59 seconds of warning before the Reagan National midair collision.

Tower