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ADS-B is not a great solution, the latency/accuracy is such that you might know a drone is in the area, but seeing it and avoiding would be difficult. It's a lo

ADS-B is not a great solution, the latency/accuracy is such that you might know a drone is in the area, but seeing it and avoiding would be difficult. It's a lot easier to spot a small plane than it is to spot a drone. As a pilot, I have had to avoid large birds more often than drones. They tend to actively avoid planes, which helps. Some sort of active avoidance, even super-minimal, on the part of the drones is likely to be more effective in reducing accidents. Just my 2 cents.

sokoloff 9y ago
None of the airspace in the US currently mandates ADS-B transmissions nor reception. Only a tiny percentage of the US airspace will require ADS-B transmission (only; not reception) starting in 2020. Even if it was a technically bulletproof system, it's still not a solution due to non-equippage.
markab21 9y ago
I have only flown past what I believe seemed to have maybe been a drone (honestly, it could of been a bird but I swear it looked like a drone to me). I was taking off out of the Tampa airspace at about 1k feet AGL. If the drone did have ADS-B out, it might not give me the precise location to where i can do a 200' flyby, but just like any other aircraft avoidance, I could steer clear of the general area where it's at and at least know that there is something there. My experience with ADS-B has been incredibly positive, I fly frequently in-and-out of the Tampa bravo, being my home airport and love the situational awareness. Sure it's not perfect but seems to be reasonably solid. The biggest risk of having ADS-B is probably assuming there is nothing else out there if it's not showing up on traffic. I'm not an expert on this matter, simply a consumer of the tech as a pilot myself. Regardless, it's interesting to listen to other pilots take on ADS-B. = )

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ADS-B is not a great solution, the latency/accuracy is such that you might know a drone is in the area, but seeing it and avoiding would be difficult. It's a lo

by chris_va 9y ago

sokoloff 9y ago
None of the airspace in the US currently mandates ADS-B transmissions nor reception. Only a tiny percentage of the US airspace will require ADS-B transmission (only; not reception) starting in 2020. Even if it was a technically bulletproof system, it's still not a solution due to non-equippage.
markab21 9y ago
I have only flown past what I believe seemed to have maybe been a drone (honestly, it could of been a bird but I swear it looked like a drone to me). I was taking off out of the Tampa airspace at about 1k feet AGL. If the drone did have ADS-B out, it might not give me the precise location to where i can do a 200' flyby, but just like any other aircraft avoidance, I could steer clear of the general area where it's at and at least know that there is something there. My experience with ADS-B has been incredibly positive, I fly frequently in-and-out of the Tampa bravo, being my home airport and love the situational awareness. Sure it's not perfect but seems to be reasonably solid. The biggest risk of having ADS-B is probably assuming there is nothing else out there if it's not showing up on traffic. I'm not an expert on this matter, simply a consumer of the tech as a pilot myself. Regardless, it's interesting to listen to other pilots take on ADS-B. = )