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The route they were training for was to evac government personnel during an emergency (terrorism, incoming attack, etc.). ADS-B is live location whereas transpo
by 542354234235 1y ago
The route they were training for was to evac government personnel during an emergency (terrorism, incoming attack, etc.). ADS-B is live location whereas transponder is delayed. In a real scenario, you wouldn’t want to be transmitting live location, since whatever the emergency is likely involves targeting of VIP government personnel. But in training, that would not effect your training, since the ADS-B is for others benefit, and doesn’t change your situational awareness or capability.
edit: To add and make clear, the route will be known for a training or real situation, but it will be delayed. So for training, turning off the ADS-B does not protect the route information and that is why there is no reason to fly with it off for training.
- ceejayoz 1y agoIf you train to turn the ADS-B on, there's a decent chance you'll turn it on during the real thing. That's the point of training.
- firesteelrain 1y agoYou are insisting that this was a training thing. But realistically, military just doesn’t like to be tracked and would rather put everyone else at risk.
- ceejayoz 1y agoI’m not insisting - it’s stated in the article.
- firesteelrain 1y agoWe shouldn’t take the article at face value. Reporters are lazy and don’t do in-depth reporting. It’s to drive clicks.