Hello,
I am a member of a flying club at our local aiport (LKBU) and I would like to convince my colleagues to apply for a free FR24 reciever that we would be able to install on top of our tower. The reception should be great because the tower is about 10 meters high and the aiport itself has relatively high altitude compared to the surrounding areas, so we have very good full horizon view.
I think I can be more successfull in convincing them, If we could utilize the FR24 receiver for some club-related purposes. My idea was, that it could be a good aid for our AFIS dispatcher on duty, If we would be able to view transponder information of nearby traffic even if it does not provide location. I know that when enough FR24 recievers register an aircraft, the website can display multilaterated position, but this does not guarantee seing an aircraft.
Is there a way, how to access the FR24 receiver and get a list of all nearby (non ADS-B) transponders, with their available information and distance from reciever obtained from TDOA calculation?
By using this the AFIS dispatcher can have a better overview of the local traffic and possiby see aircrafts that entered the ATZ and haven't contacted the tower.
Thanks for the replies.
I am a member of a flying club at our local aiport (LKBU) and I would like to convince my colleagues to apply for a free FR24 reciever that we would be able to install on top of our tower. The reception should be great because the tower is about 10 meters high and the aiport itself has relatively high altitude compared to the surrounding areas, so we have very good full horizon view.
I think I can be more successfull in convincing them, If we could utilize the FR24 receiver for some club-related purposes. My idea was, that it could be a good aid for our AFIS dispatcher on duty, If we would be able to view transponder information of nearby traffic even if it does not provide location. I know that when enough FR24 recievers register an aircraft, the website can display multilaterated position, but this does not guarantee seing an aircraft.
Is there a way, how to access the FR24 receiver and get a list of all nearby (non ADS-B) transponders, with their available information and distance from reciever obtained from TDOA calculation?
By using this the AFIS dispatcher can have a better overview of the local traffic and possiby see aircrafts that entered the ATZ and haven't contacted the tower.
Thanks for the replies.
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