cynical_spar

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   by cynical_spar 1y ago

   This is not correct. There is no hard requirement for GPS nor anything that requires “something that transmits its location”. There is also no requirement for a flight plan or communication with ATC. I can take off from an uncontrolled airp
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   by cynical_spar 1y ago

   All commercial planes have it at this point. And most part 91 airplanes (General Aviation) have it at this point. Without ADSB you cannot fly in or near class A, B, or C airspace and must stay below 10,000 feet. Which largely makes having a
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   by cynical_spar 2y ago

   You are down playing it way too much. It’s way better than nothing. You also don’t seem to understand how ADS-B works. There are two kinds ground to air and air to air, air to air latency is measured in milliseconds and in the case of conve
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   by cynical_spar 2y ago

   We do, it’s called ADS-B. It’s required in class C, B, and A airspace. As well as in class E above 10,000 feet and within a mode C veil. Unfortunately we have thousands of airplanes that do not have electrical power so it would be very diff
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   by cynical_spar 2y ago

   Yes, because there are usually no less then 4 separate ways to turn it off (AP disconnect, trim switch, circuit breaker(s), servo override) and this includes small GA airplanes. The autopilot does not fly the airplane on intuition. It flies
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   by cynical_spar 3y ago

   There is a homeassistant integration that might work if you really want that. https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/nexia/