FLARM vs ADS-B XCSoar

On Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 3:14:45 PM UTC-6, John Smith wrote:
On Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 12:08:25 PM UTC-8, Luke Szczepaniak wrote:
On 11/8/2016 1:39 PM, John Smith wrote:
I'm a newer pilot, recently solo. I purchased a Russian AC-4C with TRIG transponder already installed.

I know I can purchase a Power FLARM for around $1,500 and have it display FLARM and ADS-B traffic on my Tablet with XCSoar.

Is there a way to have the ADS-B and other traffic appear on the XCSoar display?

John

Hi John, If you send the data stream from the flarm to your device
running XCSoar it will display FLARM and ADS-B traffic on the moving map
or on the radar screen.

Luke

Luke,

Thanks, but I don't have a FLARM and just wanted to display any traffic from the Transponder.

I could drop $1500 on a Flarm but the ADS-B seems to be the future.

PowerFLARM will display ALL mode-S 1090ES ADS-B traffic on your map and "radar", along with non-directional transponder (Mode 3C or Mode-S). What it will not show is UAT-ADS-B traffic. Note that in the US, you still have to have at least a Mode 3C transponder with your UAT ADS-B out, so you will theoretically see all transponder and ADS-B traffic.

On my PF I see local ADS-B traffic just fine (local medevac helo that comes into a hospital nearby, and a local RV-6 that has Mode-S ADS-B installed. Regular transponders also show up, but not as reliably and at relatively close range.

Remember, unless you install a fully compliant ADS-B out system, there isn't any reliable way to get ALL ADS-B traffic into your cockpit. Yet.

Kirk
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