that not all pilots are concerned enough for their safety to fit an ADS-B transponder to their aircraft, and so are invisible to both the thus-equipped drone pilot and air traffic control alike.

[Nathan] aka [30hours] gives a fairly thorough overview of the system which can even recognize helicopters from other types of aircraft, and also uses the ADS-B monitoring system as a sanity check.

“If the drones are being flown legally, the ADS-B transponder on the drone should make it easy for authorities to identify the drone and the operator,” he said. Could the drones be the work of ...

ADS-B integrity and electronic interference, among other critical issues, top the list. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is currently addressing several […] ...

Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) ADS-B integrity and electronic interference, among other critical issues, top the list. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA ...