I was at a ROC launch at the end of last year, perhaps it was ROCtober?
Anyway, someone at LCO asked what the altitude of a commercial aircraft going
over and someone called back the altitude. So, just wondering what they were
using. For the military aircraft part of the question, I asked this because of
FAR launches. If it’s something that I could use before launching any rocket I
had, I would. Even if it increases safety a little bit, I would consider it
worthwhile. There are times when there’s no contrail and not much sound either.
The fact is, there have been times when aircraft pass over the range and no one
says anything until we see it as it is going away. Even at launches with many
people that may see incoming air traffic.
I’m not even close to suggesting anything that would interfere with aircraft.
Hum, actually, the opposite. :-)
And, I’ve been advocating a two-way communication between the far pads and LCO
for years now. Hey, it beats the LCO trying to get the attention of people at
the far pads using the PA and then trying to understand their hand signals.
And, I’ve checked, because I was curious if a simple baby monitor could pick up
and amplify aerial sound better than without any aid, and it does.
So, both practical and maybe just a little curious too.
Richard
On May 27, 2018, at 1:20 PM, Andrew Wimmer <xenonrocket@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Generally aircraft will have to be equipped with an ADS-B transmitter
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_dependent_surveillance_–_broadcast ;
<https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_dependent_surveillance_%E2%80%93_broadcast>
to show up in an app such as flightradar24
Small non commercial or military aircraft will generally not be equipped.
Rockets, on occasion, are
-Andrew
Sent from my iPhone XcB
On May 27, 2018 1:15 PM, "Richard Dierking" <applerocketry@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:applerocketry@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
I heard several people mention an app that shows aircraft in the area during
a launch. I’m curious about the current state of his kind of technology. Do
small non-commercial aircraft and perhaps military aircraft have transmitters
can be seen on these apps?
What are people using now for this?
Also, I noticed that you can be at the far pads and hear aircraft in the
vicinity that are not heard at the LCO. There are monitors that are pretty
sensitive now and this might be a good way to have direct communication with
the far pads as well. Worth a try?
Thank you,
Richard Dierking
TRA #11366, L2
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