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Old 25th Jan 2019, 19:37
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DaveReidUK
 
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Originally Posted by Tomahawk53
The PA28 I fly has a Mode S transponder...sometimes the flights show up on FR24...sometimes they don't.
Does it have ADS-B, though ?

If it doesn't, then tracking it is considerably more difficult for FR24. Even if it does, it will only be tracked if you fly within line-of-sight of someone with a receiver that's feeding FR24 at that point in time.
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