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It's funny this news just came out. In my part of Brooklyn, loud low flying helicopters from Blade and Uber have been a complete nuisance all through the holid
by CoolGuySteve 7y ago
It's funny this news just came out.
In my part of Brooklyn, loud low flying helicopters from Blade and Uber have been a complete nuisance all through the holidays. People have been taking them from south Manhattan to JFK.
They're not supposed to fly lower than 1000 feet but I can read the numbers on the bottom these things so clearly they're flying lower than that to save fuel, maybe around 500 feet.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoCheck the ADS-B historical data to see if they're sub 1000 feet AGL, if so, report to NYC and FAA authorities.
- ovi256 7y agoIt's sweet that helicopters have ADS-B Out now in the US, I don't think they do yet in Europe. I would be very curious to check out the helicopters that fly to and from a nearby heliport.
- FabHK 7y agoDoes ADS-B report AGL, MSL, or pressure altitude? I thought it was the latter (like the transponder), but I might well be wrong.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoReports both geometric and barometric/pressure altitudes. You can work back to AGL from geometric and GPS coordinates. https://www.faa.gov/nextgen/programs/adsb/faq/#g7 https://www.faa.gov/nextgen/programs/adsb/faq/#g7