ADS-B – “Traffic, left 10 o’clock, 3 miles, 800feet above, descending” (and only tells you about traffic that has a good chance of actually hitting you because it has accurate azimuth and closing algorithms in both vertical and azimuth fields)
Which ADS-B unit is this
Scurvy.D.Dog ?
3 miles eh....so what happens at the GAAP or other high traffic VFR circuit area ?
There has already been a mid-air in the US where a pilot had identified an aircraft on TAS - and yet there was still a prang. So much for the 'IN' screen eh.
After reading that the majority of Oz mid-airs happen in the circuit - it looks like
Lefthanded_Rock_Thrower has realised just what a waste of money any 'Traffic' system (ADS-B) will be for VFR aircraft safety in Oz - infact, IMHO, it will probably kill pilots
....NEXT
