Calculated risk of a mid-air

[Neil_S]

"Avplan and Oz Runways both have a facility to report your position and latitude to a website. I did suggest to someone close to the Avplan people that it would be nice if all this information was available on both websites but have not heard anymore about it. This would be a very low cost traffic awareness aid independent of transponders, radar and ADSB.

I agree - this would be a real advantage if implemented. Or if we (recreational pilots) were able to use FLARM at $700 a go, that would also be good. My only nagging concern, as someone has already said, would be having a false sense of security that ALL aircraft would be picked up, when in reality they wouldn't.

 

But on balance I think it would be better to have it than not, as I have also been in the situation of hearing a radio call from an aircraft in close proximity, but never being able to see it, despite straining my eyes in the direction stated.

 

Cheers,

 

Neil

 

 

[dsam]

I say again.... we need an "affordable TCAS".

 

It would include alerts for ALL intercepting ADS-B equipped aircraft, not just AvPlan/OzRunways users. My Raspberry Pi ADSB-in is "passive" on my iPad - I must remain vigilant on the screen, no audible collision alerts, (as are the norm for a TCAS system).

 

 

[frank marriott]

It depends on what people are using as to how much use a system is I suppose.

 

In my "local" area most RAA operators use OzRunways (may be some Avplan just I am not aware of them).

 

Most RAA aircraft here do not have/use transponders let alone ADSB, (only 2 with ADSB that I am aware of) so ADSB receivers are of limited use in the lower levels that most RAA operations are occurring in.

 

Then of course others don't use any. Certainly useful, but far from a total picture and then there is one (VH) locally that doesn't have a radio either.