location and need help." The last is the SOS message. Normally it takes 10 minutes or so for an SMS to come through which is mostly OK. You cannot however test your tracking. With InReach, you have an unlimited number of 'instant' messages that you can send. The quick messages are s...
The air transport industry has embraced advanced technologies like no other. Flight trackers are ubiquitous now and use innovative technology and elegant in-design features to keep up-to-date flights. ADSBExchange is a renowned name in the world of geeky aviation enthusiasts seeking to track and v...
I activate the "I landed safe, please come and get me" button on Spot. No one turns up for hours. I leave out the adventure part here. Got "rescued" the next day.. I receive no Spot sms on my phone after getting back into mobile reception area. The new Spot messenger and InReach...
The Guardian – From celebrity jets to Pelosi’s Taiwan trip, flight trackers are the sleeper hit of the summer Flight Tracking Exposure Irks Billionaires and Baddies Celebrities get called out for climate hypocrisy (Newsnation Interview) ADS-B Exchange is used “unofficially” in ops centers arou...
Ah - adventure. True - you are usually a long way away when it happens :-) Proper pre-planning is required in order to stay on the increasing side of the Yerkes–Dodson Law curve - otherwise it can turn bad. I am not a thrill seeker. I push into the right hand side of that curv...
> Spot trackers seem to be very popular, but probably just because they are one > of the older brands, but Spot does not have global coverage. Anyone wishing > to use such a device should do some homework and determine exactly what ...