>original message: >This looks pretty cool. Being able to see commercial traffic. But really, >I don't think I really have to worry about a 747's running into me. I'll >stick with the real ones.
Oh really? You may just want to reconsider that! A few years ago I was in route to the KR Gathering at MVN and was skirting the mode C ring around Chicago O'Hare and I was cruising at 8,000' when I looked up and saw a commercial crossing above me. That thing was huge and I could easily see the oil streaks on its belly. Really gave me a strange feeling inside my guts. Also here at STE we have commercial transitioning our area at very low altitudes going into CWA which is 20 miles north. One day I was level and flying parallel with a commercial and he asked me what kind of plane I was flying? When I told him he said he would love to fly it and I told him if he would let me fly his that I would let him fly mine. He just laughed and continued on to his landing at CWA. When I do get ADS-B it will be for both frequencies. Mark Jones (N886MJ) Stevens Point, WI E-mail: flykr2s at charter.net Web: www.flykr2s.com
