EpicFlight
Well-Known Member
Actually, if you are receiving ADS-B from any aircraft where there is an ADS-B ground station – just about everywhere there is an airport with a staffed, operating tower – you will receive all the traffic in the area on radar being tracked by ATC. Including traffic not carrying and ADS-B Out transceiver.Providing the aircraft has the box onboard not all of them do.I find its about 50% of aircraft have it when flying
my air 2.So helpful yes,but not a cure all by any means.
This is a deliberate feature in the design of the system to maximize traffic information for all pilots, drones to 747s.
Soon all manned aircraft will be required to be equipped with ADS-B Out, giving situational awareness far better than VLOS in most urban locations.