Joe, Which GPS model has that? I'd be kind of curious as I easily fly a lot more miles than I drive. About the farthest I drive is to the gas station 35 miles away to get another 100 gallons of Mogas to feed the planes. :o)
BTW, I recently installed the SkyGuard Vision Pro ADS-B Transceiver companion to go with my iFly 720 GPS. I have photos of the installation on my web site <http://jeffsplanes.com> on the instrument panel page. I will likely add some screen shots of the TIS-B traffic overlay on the iFly720 after I get a chance to fly it a bit more this weekend. My first impression: This is not a replacement for the Mk 1 eyeballs, but it is nice to have it show you where to look to find traffic. At most of your local airports, the traffic information will be less than reliable as much of it is Mode-C traffic that is picked up by radar at center, then rebroadcast via the ADS-B tower. So, most traffic won't show up in the traffic pattern as they are likely to be below Center's radar, or if you are below the line of site from your local ADS-B tower, you aren't likely to receive the data even if they are on center's radar. However, if the local traffic is broadcasting either Mode S with 1090ES or UAT you will map them all the way to the ground. So, this will improve as more planes equip with either 1090ES or UAT transmitters. While in the pattern, your eyes belong outside the cockpit rather than scanning for traffic on the GPS where it is likely to not appear. Performance of the unit is likely to be significantly better near major hubs where the radar and ADS-B towers are both going to be close by. The good part is for traffic while flying cross country. While at altitude, you and any conflicting traffic are likely to be on Center's radar and within range of an ADS-B tower. Under that circumstance, it's great for deconflicting with other traffic. One caveat is that Mode-C traffic that is being picked up by radar and rebroadcast via the ADS-B tower has a significant delay, so the traffic is often times well past where they are being painted on the display. Traffic that is broadcasting 1090ES or UAT is depicted with an accurate position. This unit would be all but useless in my SuperCub as I am rarely more than a few hundred feet off the deck. But in the KR, it's a welcome addition. -Jeff Scott Los Alamos, NM > Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 at 9:28 AM > From: "joe.kr2s.builder--- via KRnet" <krnet at list.krnet.org> > To: krnet at list.krnet.org > Subject: KR> Phun Phriday Phact > > I just ran across a odometer on my gps while I was programing in the trip to > Chino. It shows just shy of 12000 miles flown presumably since I bought it 4 > years ago. I thought it was interesting....Joe Horton
