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Re:Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance o... by phire on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @10:34PM (#34514075)
And for anyone who doesn't know; ADS-B is simply the aircraft voluntarily reporting its own GPS coordinates.

So it's not going to help at all in a MH370 scenario.

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Re:Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance o... by lxgr on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @12:10PM (#34520974)
> ADS-B is simply the aircraft voluntarily reporting its own GPS coordinates

True, but that is ultimately the case for all flights outside of primary radar coverage.

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