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So how do I actually see which airplanes are in the sky at a given moment? I went here: https://flightaware.com/adsb/stats/user/vegasbrianc https://flightaware
by umvi 6y ago
So how do I actually see which airplanes are in the sky at a given moment? I went here:
https://flightaware.com/adsb/stats/user/vegasbrianc https://flightaware.com/adsb/stats/user/vegasbrianc
(from TFA) but it's all just stats. I want to see "Ok, that's an NBC helicopter overhead" or "Oh, that's a flight to Denver overhead")
Or is that only available if you have access to the pi itself?
- vegasbrianc 6y agoCorrect, you need access to the Pi itself. However, you can use the FlightAware map to zoom in on Denver
- bdamm 6y agoDoesn't the main view show that? https://flightaware.com/live/ https://flightaware.com/live/
- dfcab 6y agoCheck the Flightradar24 app (https://www.flightradar24.com https://www.flightradar24.com), I use it all the time to determine the helicopter or airplane nearby.
- umvi 6y agoWow this is great. Do military aircraft show up? Sometimes I hear them roaring overhead and want to know what kind it is.
- commiebob 6y agoIf you want to see military aircraft use ADS-B exchange: https://globe.adsbexchange.com/ https://globe.adsbexchange.com/ there is a filter (click the U button on the map) that will only show military aircraft. The commercial ADS-B tracking sites filter out these and many other aircraft. Enjoy.
- sbisson 6y agoIf you are running your own receiver, you should see them on your map, especially if you are part of a MLAT network for calculating position data for aircraft that only transmit Mode-S data. The key issue is ICAO hex to aircraft mappings, and there you'll need to either do a lookup against (often commercial APIs) or build your own registration database from public data.
- thiatt 6y agoBesides the other sites already mentioned, there’s also radarbox.com