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There's some yahoo who buzzes my house twice a week in a Cessna (coming and going). He's often under 500' AGL. No ADS-B and haven't gotten a tail number yet. I

There's some yahoo who buzzes my house twice a week in a Cessna (coming and going). He's often under 500' AGL. No ADS-B and haven't gotten a tail number yet. I think it should be illegal to not have it enabled, for exactly this kind of thing. In fact I wonder if it's even a licensed pilot—William Bushling apparently flew for 20 years without a current FAA license and also didn't use ADS-B; when he finally lost the dice game it took them days to find the wreckage: https://youtu.be/69NvK6YbNtg https://youtu.be/69NvK6YbNtg

peterleiser 3y ago
Try contacting local small airports for information. Also, flight plans are apparently public record and available upon request.
- deleted 3y ago
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- knodi123 3y ago
  Flight plans are not required if you're just out flying VFR. Someone who doesn't like ADS-B probably also doesn't call uncle sam and tell him where he plans to fly.
kridsdale1 3y ago
Have you tried a super long telephoto lens? If you got like 100 photos in a row you might be able to use some kind of software to blend them and infer the number.
- ericbarrett 3y ago
  It's only been a couple times a week on random days and times; I'd basically have to camp on my roof to catch them. And they're going full tilt (at least 90 knots) so there's only 5-10 seconds of opportunity. I do have a pretty good long lens on my digital camera, maybe I'll set it up and have it by the door.
callalex 3y ago
Start writing down the exact time of the events, that way you can piece it together without having to sprint outside with binoculars.
SushiHippie 3y ago
Do you have your own ADS-B receiver or how do you know it doesn't have ADS-B?
- cronix 3y ago
  You can track them with sites like FlightAware or FlightRadar24. Just zoom in to where your house is. Click on a plane. If it's not on the map, it likely isn't broadcasting ADSB https://www.flightaware.com/ https://www.flightaware.com/ https://www.flightradar24.com https://www.flightradar24.com
  - ericbarrett 3y ago
    They aren't visible on these sites, first thing I checked. Maybe they've requested delisting but I think they're just not broadcasting—specifically to avoid consequences of their reckless flying.
    - SushiHippie 3y ago
      As others have noted these commercial services don't show every plane, the owners of planes may request to hide their planes there, that's why I asked how you can be sure. Other sites like https://globe.adsbexchange.com https://globe.adsbexchange.com or https://globe.adsb.fi https://globe.adsb.fi don't filter aircrafts, they even show military planes (well, if they have ADS-B enabled). Though they don't have coverage above oceans, as satellite ads-b is expensive. (These sites look nearly the same, as they both use tar1090 as the webui, but they may have different coverage) These sites, may sometimes have less coverage, as the sites you mentioned are way more popular. But if your area has coverage by these sites, you can be sure that you'll see every plane if it has ADS-B. You could even replay, if you know the time and date when the plane passed, by appending ?replay to the URL. e.g. https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?replay https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?replay
      - ericbarrett 3y ago
        Thanks, this is great info!
Baeocystin 3y ago
When I started paying attention to airspace as part of my 107 drone cert, the amount of extreme bullshit flight behavior out of the two local small fields genuinely surprised me. It makes me think it's no wonder general aviation has so many accidents. (The fields are San Martin and Watsonville in the Bay Area, FWIW.)
stevehawk 3y ago
do you live near an airport?
- ericbarrett 3y ago
  Nope.
  - stevehawk 3y ago
    4 days late on this but - if an airfcraft is in a sparsely populated area then it is allowed to be below 500' AGL so long as it is 500' away from "person, vessel, vehicle, or structure." This rule is suspended if the aircraft is in the process of taking off or landing (includes "flying the pattern"). I don't know where you live, so it may not apply to you. If you're in a rural-ish area, the person could be taking off from their own land or an airport you're not aware of.

peterleiser 3y ago

Try contacting local small airports for information. Also, flight plans are apparently public record and available upon request.

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knodi123 3y ago
Flight plans are not required if you're just out flying VFR. Someone who doesn't like ADS-B probably also doesn't call uncle sam and tell him where he plans to fly.

kridsdale1 3y ago

Have you tried a super long telephoto lens? If you got like 100 photos in a row you might be able to use some kind of software to blend them and infer the number.

ericbarrett 3y ago
It's only been a couple times a week on random days and times; I'd basically have to camp on my roof to catch them. And they're going full tilt (at least 90 knots) so there's only 5-10 seconds of opportunity. I do have a pretty good long lens on my digital camera, maybe I'll set it up and have it by the door.

callalex 3y ago

Start writing down the exact time of the events, that way you can piece it together without having to sprint outside with binoculars.

SushiHippie 3y ago

Do you have your own ADS-B receiver or how do you know it doesn't have ADS-B?

cronix 3y ago
You can track them with sites like FlightAware or FlightRadar24. Just zoom in to where your house is. Click on a plane. If it's not on the map, it likely isn't broadcasting ADSB https://www.flightaware.com/ https://www.flightaware.com/ https://www.flightradar24.com https://www.flightradar24.com
- ericbarrett 3y ago
  They aren't visible on these sites, first thing I checked. Maybe they've requested delisting but I think they're just not broadcasting—specifically to avoid consequences of their reckless flying.
  - SushiHippie 3y ago
    As others have noted these commercial services don't show every plane, the owners of planes may request to hide their planes there, that's why I asked how you can be sure. Other sites like https://globe.adsbexchange.com https://globe.adsbexchange.com or https://globe.adsb.fi https://globe.adsb.fi don't filter aircrafts, they even show military planes (well, if they have ADS-B enabled). Though they don't have coverage above oceans, as satellite ads-b is expensive. (These sites look nearly the same, as they both use tar1090 as the webui, but they may have different coverage) These sites, may sometimes have less coverage, as the sites you mentioned are way more popular. But if your area has coverage by these sites, you can be sure that you'll see every plane if it has ADS-B. You could even replay, if you know the time and date when the plane passed, by appending ?replay to the URL. e.g. https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?replay https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?replay
    - ericbarrett 3y ago
      Thanks, this is great info!

Baeocystin 3y ago

When I started paying attention to airspace as part of my 107 drone cert, the amount of extreme bullshit flight behavior out of the two local small fields genuinely surprised me. It makes me think it's no wonder general aviation has so many accidents. (The fields are San Martin and Watsonville in the Bay Area, FWIW.)

stevehawk 3y ago

do you live near an airport?

ericbarrett 3y ago
Nope.
- stevehawk 3y ago
  4 days late on this but - if an airfcraft is in a sparsely populated area then it is allowed to be below 500' AGL so long as it is 500' away from "person, vessel, vehicle, or structure." This rule is suspended if the aircraft is in the process of taking off or landing (includes "flying the pattern"). I don't know where you live, so it may not apply to you. If you're in a rural-ish area, the person could be taking off from their own land or an airport you're not aware of.