For better or worse, I am going to 'live' X this.
Got the Middle East geofence ACARS limping.
So lets do this. Lets roll it out to the site in real time.
Here is the box. I had @GuardedDon help me position it, so if you don't like it, tag him! <grin>
Right, so lets look at the @NodeRED flow that makes this work.
We get the aircraft every 10 minutes from an API call (via the yellow 'http request' node).
Then we have to split up the ADSB / ADSC aircraft into separate database calls. Then we look up each ICAO of what's inside the box.
Jun 25, 2023 • 28 tweets • 10 min read
Iridium Mega Thread.
Lets start by looking at a bit of history, what it is, how it works (very roughly) and then focus on ACARS via this 'new' mode.
The original satellites had large antennas and reflected sunlight like crazy. Fun to watch for sure, but not something you want in the night sky.
The new satellites have reduced this 'flare' effect dramatically.
