BurnieM

I think Skippy has already established that his Trig transponder is only transmitting mode S but not extended splitter (ADS-B)

Buy a power bank. These can be charged in the plane and then recharge the SkyEcho overnight. Also good for any other device (phone, camera etc) you need to charge away from mains power. Just work out the capacity you need.

A big advantage is the cost but it is a double edged sword. You absolutely do not want to present an engine range with a quality/reliability question as cheap

(Potential) customer perception; There is a big quality/reliability question Zonsen have way too many models Introductory or discount pricing is unwise. This works backwards with the number 1 perception problem You need to establish one or maybe 2 models as reliable I would pick the CA500 (912ULS) and maybe the CA550Ti (915). You need to get 10 of each model flying asap Maybe a factory loan deal with ongoing data logging - low or no cost to test group owners Common parts for models you support need to be always available in Australia, 2 day delivery All of this will cost you and the factory a significant amount but I do not see you succeeding any other way.

Problem is it does not have a reputation yet. I guess what I am looking for is "we have 200 of them flying with 500 hours or more and these are the failure numbers with these specific types of failures" Sorry but 1 or 10 or 50 with 100 hours does not cut it.

I have Garmin Pilot. If you have traffic on then an aerial box in the top left corner of the screen is displayed. If no information is received the box has a red 'X'. I am currently using it with 'AvTraffic' via phone hotspot to the internet.

I believe pingUSB uses the USB port for power, either cig lighter or powerbank and connects to your EFB tablet via wifi. However a few people commenting that it is not robust with some failing at less than 12 months.

0r 15 Dec 2025

https://www.9news.com.au/national/belimbla-park-plane-crash "The 72-year-old was instructing a 29-year-old pilot inside a Cessna travelling from the Hunter to Wollongong around midday yesterday when it collided with another light plane over Belimbla Park, in the Macarthur region."

Both need to have ADSB-out to be seen but if even one conflicting aircraft had ADSB-in then your odds go up significantly. If you are thinking of a panel mount transponder then also seriously consider something wih audio alerts (may require audio panel or new VHF radio with builtin audio) Eyes out with ADSB-in audio alerts is your best option.

I believe the Cessna 182 is based at Shellharbour. It seems unlikely that he was not aware of The Oaks/Camden procedures/freqs.

https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/456466 https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/456459

I believe he flys out of The Oaks and it looks like this is approx 1 nm NW of The Oaks. From the ABC video it appears one plane is mainly white and the other mainly yellow.

I guess it does not really matter if it is wrong as long as altimeters in your general area are equally wrong.

From Garmin Pilot; the reference point at East Sale is 23ft and West Sale is 93ft