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14th Oct 2004, 06:54

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karrank

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Erm, your enthusiasm is nice Gaunty, but ADS/B isn't that good. While unit to unit will extend anywhere there is a CDTI on the dashboard ATC will only see aircraft within range of the ground stations, and there are "only" 28 of them.