MilAir Archives - Scanner School

05Jun 2018 by Phil 30 Comments

ADS-B Receiving and Flight Tracking with Eric Carlson

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Monitoring Aviation from a different point of view ADS-B (Automatic dependent surveillance — broadcast) is the protocol used by airplanes to give their position beacons. This includes there altitude, location, heading, and Squawk Code. (more…)

Aviation Scanning with Dave Pascoe, KM3T, from LiveATC.net

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Aviation Scanning - Don't let it go over your head! To someone who has never tuned the aviation band, all the rapid transmissions between aircraft and the controllers can sound like a mash of directions, numbers, letters, and frequencies. This session of the Scanner School will help you stay grounded while scanning the aviation band. (more…)

Scanning Air Shows

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One of my favorite activities is scanning air shows Memorial Day weekend on Long Island means a few things. First, it means remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice serving our great nation. It is a time to reflect on those currently serving, as well as their families. It means setting up the BBQ, catching a parade, or the Jones Beach Air Show. In addition, this is usually the same time as Fleet Week in NYC, so we have a lot of Military service members and air craft in our area! (more…)