Author: Dan

http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/delays-at-perth-airport-as-police-helicopter-pursues-target-20160503-gokz0h.html

Be careful out there! http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2016/04/13/plane-nearly-clips-tourist-vause-intv.cnn  Actually, it appears he was hit… on the finger!

Russian aircraft have reportedly flown directly over a US Navy vessel in the Baltic Sea in what is being described as one of the most aggressive actions in recent history. On Monday, Russian fighter jets made 20 passes over USS Donald Cook at an altitude of 100 feet as the ship left the Polish port Read More …

The US Air Force is deploying F-22s to the UK and Europe: http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/12/politics/air-force-f-22s-deploy-to-europe/index.html

BuzzFeed released an interesting report today regarding the aircraft exhibiting “strange” behavior and flight paths across the US. See here for details: http://www.buzzfeed.com/peteraldhous/spies-in-the-skies Research methodology outlined here: http://buzzfeednews.github.io/2016-04-federal-surveillance-planes/analysis.html  

Wargames involving all branches of the military will take place across the UK during April. Two huge exercises will include large formations of fast jets which “may not be able to comply with the Rules of the Air” . There are two exercises and they overlap! Exercise Joint Warrior runs from Saturday 9 April to Read More …

The following article was just published today regarding “unfiltered” flight tracking. ADS-B Exchange was interviewed for the piece. http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2016-03-18/flight-tracking-blocking-efforts-under-way

Looking at the map tonight, we now have feeders in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and Bangladesh!  Thanks for sharing the traffic, folks!

Apparently, the US Air Force recently stated that they will miss the 2020 deadline for ADS-B equipage.  This deadline applied to most airspace in the US – ie. terminal areas and airspace above 10,000 ft. I was unaware the US military was affected by (or planning to comply with) the mandate.  Apparently they are which Read More …

All, FYI, the default view now features operator flags and silhouettes. If this is your first time to the site, it will be the default view. If not, go to http://global.adsbexchange.com/VirtualRadar/settings.html and click “remove all”. This will remove your current view preferences and replace them with the new default view.  I think you will find Read More …