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VH-XXX

27th Mar 2012 22:27

Flightaware.com

For those that are interested, FlightAware.com now covers Australia

www.flightaware.com

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/qantas.jpg

RatsoreA

27th Mar 2012 22:49

Yes, but how accurate is it...

They currently have a departed YSBK senecca climbing through FL160 on its way Qaanaaq in Greenland...

VH-XXX

27th Mar 2012 22:56

Garbage in, garbage out, is all I can say to that....

Capt Fathom

27th Mar 2012 23:06

If you look at the history for that aircraft, a (PA34T), you'll see it regularly flies in the Flight Levels, and is heading for Moree, or a strip nearby!

Aimpoint

28th Mar 2012 08:09

Better post before this thread is closed due to free advertising...

Howard Hughes

28th Mar 2012 08:26

You can access Flightaware for free Aimpoint!:ok:

Aimpoint

28th Mar 2012 08:46

Oh, but they attract advertisers themselves!

Checked it out, good site.

Tinstaafl

29th Mar 2012 04:43

My wife calls it 'Hubby-track (tm)'

baswell

29th Mar 2012 05:12

Can't find the answer on their site, but looks like it is only showing aircraft squawking a code. Possibly only IFR?

What's the delay on it?

Desert Duck

29th Mar 2012 05:14

I tracked an aircraft today - it would appear to be very little delay

baswell

29th Mar 2012 05:44

So no 45 minute delay like WebTrak to stop terrorists abusing it, then?

WE'RE ALL GONNA DIIIIIIEEEEE!!!!! :eek:

Kenneth

29th Mar 2012 06:11

From the FAQ page:

Quote:

How live is FlightAware's tracking and status data? (Back to top)
The data displayed on FlightAware.com is typically 30 seconds to five minutes delayed from real time depending on the data source and government regulations. You can contact us if you have a commercial need for real-time data.

How often does the data update or refresh? (Back to top)Depending on the data source, updates are usually one to four times a minute. For transoceanic flights, it may be every couple hours while over water. For registered members that are logged in, pages will receive more frequent updates.

Harro

29th Mar 2012 10:53

With the last couple of flights I've flown , it seemed to track them very accurately . We were conducting practice approaches and I was surprised it reported alts for each stage of the approach accurately including minima.

A friend tracked my last flight , we worked out it was very close to realtime.

Baswell we were IFR however I think it tracks based on discreet squawk code as I've notice a number of flights cruising at VFR levels.

Pass-A-Frozzo

31st Mar 2012 07:04

Did we ever get an answer on the true delay? Did ASA have a 15 min delay?

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