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ADS-B 101 Presentation
Last Friday evening I had the honor and privilege of giving a presentation on ADS-B, Stratux, and FlightBox at VAA Chapter 16 in Gardner Kansas. The talk covered all the basics of ADS-B In and Out, as well as an introduction to Stratux and FlightBox. There were something like 30 – 40 people at the meeting, and they seemed to like the presentation, so I’ve decided to share a PDF of it for anyone who’s interested. They devoted over two hours of their weekend, asked a lot of good questions that I hope to wrap up into an FAQ, and in general were great hosts and a wonderful audience. (I ended up joining the chapter – $20 well spent.)
ADS-B is confusing: two system (UAT / 1090) and two function (out / in). I hope this helps clear up some of the questions. Please let me know if you would like a live presentation – I really enjoy meeting people and geeking out on all-things aviation.
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11 Comments so far
ssokolPosted on 3:34 am - Mar 17, 2016
Starting to. 25 units went out this evening. Another 50 will go out tomorrow. I will be posting an update on the blog tomorrow or Friday.
Rol MurrowPosted on 1:53 am - Mar 26, 2016
My kit arrived 3/23. Assembled and tested ok 3/25. Now have to get Wing-X!
RonPosted on 12:48 pm - Mar 28, 2016
Got my unit 3/25/16. Worked great on Foreflight on my IPad. Had my friend with his IPhone worked at same time.
ssokolPosted on 4:05 pm - Apr 24, 2016
Yes – it works with the 740, 720, and the tablet apps as well.
Tundra JoePosted on 3:24 pm - Apr 26, 2016
Received my kit. Very impressed, nice work. What power source do you recommend? Thank you
ssokolPosted on 4:03 pm - Apr 26, 2016
My personal preference is the Anker PowerDrive 2 cigarette lighter adapter. It puts out > 2 amps on each port, so it can run the FlightBox and charge an iPad at the same time. If you want to go completely portable, I recommend the Anker E3, E5, and E7 batteries. All of the Anker gear is available on Amazon.com (and they sell it cheaper than I can buy it wholesale).
MikePosted on 5:54 pm - May 3, 2016
how does this connect to the iPad? can I connect it to a computer at home? if so how? thanks so much looks like a promising product.
ssokolPosted on 6:01 pm - May 3, 2016
Hi Mike,
The FlightBox acts as a Wifi access point. Your tablet, phone, or computer connects to it just like it would to your home router. You will need an EFB app on a mobile device to display the data. There’s an onboard web interface that lets you check status and adjust the configuration, but it doesn’t have a moving map or provide the weather data in a useable format. Please see the FlightBox page for list of compatible apps.
Thanks,
Steve
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