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Re:Missteps Equipment Problems and a Common but Risky Practi... by ceejayoz on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @03:01PM (#43849363)
It's really not that rare. Especially with stuff like ForeFlight.

https://download.aopa.org/advocacy/2019/dhowell_jking_DASC20...

> A majority of respondents had used ADS-B In, with 56% of respondents reported having experience with either an installed or portable system. Of the group who had experience with ADS-B In, 85% used portable systems and 30% used installed systems.

And that's in 2019.

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Re:Missteps Equipment Problems and a Common but Risky Practi... by firesteelrain on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @03:24PM (#43849607)
No disagreement. ADS-B IN is just a feature that most military aircraft to include UH-60's (Black Hawk) do not have yet.
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Re:Missteps Equipment Problems and a Common but Risky Practi... by ClumsyPilot on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @03:40PM (#43849752)
Sounds like they should sort it out before placing civilians in danger
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Re:Missteps Equipment Problems and a Common but Risky Practi... by firesteelrain on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @05:43PM (#43851026)
In retrospect, it was a bad plan to let a young Captain who mostly served as a liaison in DC and not a helicopter pilot to train on that route. A simpler one where she could progressively train up to would have been wiser. She also should have listened to her more well seasoned Warrant Officer copilot. ADS-B In wouldn’t have addressed any of those problems
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