Author: Dan

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 …

Another “security theater” move by the US Government! You’ve got to wonder what they were thinking…. C’mon folks, use some common sense here…. https://ca.news.yahoo.com/faa-banned-canadian-private-planes-050000619.html

All, VRS Logos and Silhouettes are now available. They are not yet in the default view, so you’ll need to customize your view if you wish to use them. Dan

Look for our interview with “Aviation International News” in their March issue…. Update: Article published – http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2016-03-18/flight-tracking-blocking-efforts-under-way

Ok, it’s a work in progress, but here is another interesting way to view military aircraft currently being detected. http://www.adsbexchange.com/airborne-military-aircraft/

If you run Virtual Radar Server, check out our new tutorial on how to feed using it: How to Feed Using Virtual Radar Server

You will now notice that there are some additional links near the bottom of the “aircraft details” pane. One links directly to a Google Image search of the aircraft’s registration.  Quite often the first picture found (in the upper left of the search result) is a picture of the aircraft.  Also included is a link Read More …

The latest version of VRS (2.3.0) was installed.  There were some bug fixes and performance enhancements. Let me know if you see anything out of the ordinary. Also, our geographic coverage continues to expand thanks to new contributors.  Coverage is now available in Honolulu, Malaysia, Singapore, Beijing, Tel Aviv, around Iceland and parts of South Read More …

Interesting developments being discussed….

Currently, our feeds are unfiltered.  Please note that this information is transmitted from each aircraft, in clear text, unencrypted over the air, and participants are merely receiving it. Any concern that “bad guys” might use this information needs to be tempered with the fact that anyone can easily build their own basic receiver that can Read More …