True. But it’s also fun to see what’s passing overhead. A lot of military flight ops here due to the relatively quiet airport and altitude. They clearly come to train on a regular basis.
The youngest’s work is right under the final approach for 21, less than a mile out from the threshold, so he likes to be able to watch the activity in the pattern and see it when it passes over. -D > On Jun 26, 2022, at 11:24 AM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > It's even more fun to be that traffic! > >> On Sat, Jun 25, 2022 at 7:40 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Youngest son likes to track flights, so I got him an ADS-B RaspberryPi >> receiver from FlightAware. It came with a little base-loaded magnetic >> antenna that he had stuck up in one of the skylights in his room, which >> limited the reception somewhat. >> >> Just put up a full blown ADS-B “stick” on the roof today and hooked it up. >> Not a major difference in reception, but a lot better range, for sure. >> We’re picking up flights from as far away as 100 miles and a lot more >> traffic to the east and south, where there’s little in the way of >> topography to block our reception. >> >> Fun to see all the traffic going over the house. >> >> -D >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher > Von Braun > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
