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Cleared Direct Oct 4, 2026

Multilateration, the Crowd-Sourced Receiver Networks That Track Aircraft Without ADS-B, and the Timing Math Hiding in Every Transponder Squawk

Multilateration tracks aircraft using time-difference-of-arrival math across passive receiver networks - no radar required, no ADS-B Out needed.

Vector

Cleared Direct Aug 21, 2026

The Privacy ICAO Address, LADD, and How ADS-B Made Every Airplane Trackable and Then Had to Invent a Way to Disappear

How ADS-B made every aircraft trackable in the clear - and how LADD and the Privacy ICAO Address let some pilots disappear.

Vector

ATIS Jul 5, 2026

Class C Airspace Entry: the Rules, the Nuance, and the Call That Trips Pilots Up

What VFR pilots must do before entering Class C airspace, including the exact radio communication standard that determines legal entry.

Tower

Cleared Direct Jun 30, 2026

ADS-B Exchange - The Unfiltered Network That Tracks What Everyone Else Hides

ADS-B Exchange is the unfiltered flight tracking network that displays every ADS-B-equipped aircraft publicly - including those hidden from FlightAware and FlightRadar24.

Vector

Cleared Direct May 18, 2026

The uAvionix tailBeaconX and the ADS-B Out transponder hiding inside a position light

The uAvionix tailBeaconX packs a Mode S transponder, WAAS GPS, and antenna into a tail position light for under $3,000.

Vector