Skylines + XCSoar have had this functionality for some time. You'll often see some of the juniors live on skylines. On 4 May 2015 12:13 pm, "Mike Borgelt" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Looks like the whole flight tracking thing just happened. > > Avplan is a GREAT piece of software. I used it on the way back from Perth > in January. > > We had Telstra data comms all the way both ways. Unparalled situational > awareness. > > No I'm not getting a cut. > > Twitter? Fakebook? Isn't there some other way to share? > > Mike > > > Introducing AvPlan Live > View this email in your browser > <http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=05e2c7aac13473c15d99e90f2&id=d434ab54c9&e=4e6158a4fd> > [image: []] > > > > > *Introducing AvPlan Live * > *Live in-flight aircraft tracking and position reporting*Today we are > introducing AvPlan Live! AvPlan Live brings live flight tracking to AvPlan > EFB. When enabled, your devices will automatically send position reports > via the internet every 15 seconds. This is a free service for all AvPlan > EFB subscribers. > > These position reports are extremely light weight and when combined with a > good coverage cellular network (Telstra in Australia for example) will > enable your aircraft to be tracked with very good accuracy. The amount of > data sent by your device is also very small - around 30 KB per hour while > in flight. You do not need to have submitted a flight plan either, the > service will work if you have a flight plan in the system or not. > > In Australia, soon you will be able to submit notification that you are > using this service, and AMSA will be able to pull up details of your last > known location if you happen to not arrive at your destination and a search > is initiated. This will save a lot of time if a search is commenced and > will ensure you are located sooner than before. > [image: []] > When you share your flight plan via Twitter or Facebook, others can view > your flight plan, current location and ground track. If you do not share > your plan via these mechanisms, then your current location not viewable by > anyone but yourself (when looking at the My Flights > <http://avplan-efb.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05e2c7aac13473c15d99e90f2&id=9f9e1c49d1&e=4e6158a4fd> > section of our website). > > *How reliable is it?*We have developed a very lightweight protocol which > is proving to be incredibly reliable over cellular data networks. Our beta > testers have been busy flying in remote parts of the country to assist us > in the development process. On one example flight from Lightning Ridge to > Burke in Western NSW, every position report was received by our service. > > *How to get started with AvPlan Live* > > 1. Open AvPlan EFB on your device(s) and tap *Settings*, *User > Settings*. > 2. Enable the 'AvPlan Live' user setting > 3. Enable the 'Sync plans via cloud' setting > 4. Share your flight via twitter or Facebook to allow others to follow > your flight. > > If you do not share your plan via these mechanisms, then your location > will remain private. However we will share your last known position with > AMSA if we are contacted in the event you do not arrive at your destination > (which has happened in the past). > > *Other additions in AvPlan EFB 5.0.1*AvPlan Live isn't the only new thing > we have added. In AvPlan EFB 5.0.1 we have added the ability to save flight > status and flight callsigns. 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