Planeplotter Program question

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Please excuse my ignornace on this matter;

 

Why is it that most B767s and B737-400s do not appear on PP - what tracking equipment are these aircraft missing and why aren't they installed?

 

cheers

 

-adam

 

 

[Guest Chainsaw]

Hi Adam,

 

Those planes do not have the ADS-B gear on board. Also quite a few of the Qantas 738's also don't have it. For example of the VX* series, only VXT and VX? have it. A number of VB planes also don't. The jungle jets also don't. I think we will see more and more with ADS-B in time as more countries make it mandatory. Most internationals have it. The plan for Aust has been pushed out a bit. Firstly we will prob see anything over FL29 with it in the next few years. The B767's and the B734's are old...relatively speaking that is.

 

 

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Thanks for the reply and info, that clears things up a bit.

 

Every now and then I see the 'green triangle' plots on PP, showing various VH-ZX* aircraft, which makes for a nice treat.

 

Are these ACARS signals which are being picked up in order to display plots of these a/c?

 

 

[Guest Chainsaw]

yup

 

What maps do you have?

 

 

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yupWhat maps do you have?

Just the basic ones which seem to do the job fine and I normally have google earth running at the same time.

 

It would be nice to pick up some of the 767s. Being a larger aircraft they are a little easier to see in the distant sky.

 

I'll have to put my radio scanner on at the right time and see what I can get any of their plots from their ACARS transmissions.

 

cheers