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5/7/2018 1:35 PM
 

Guys,

 

I have an iFly 740 and the Ping RX ADSB  that plugs into the USB port. When I am flying I see arrowheads that seem to be other aircraft and a number close by that might say +8 or + 42. Can anyone tell me what these number are. Are they relative to my altitude, realative to sea level altitude ot what?

 

Thanks,

 

Jim Mantyla

 
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5/8/2018 10:06 PM
 

They should be relative to your altitude.  If you go to Map Mode>Traffic (Gear) You can customize the settings.  One of the options is to have the altitude relative or actual. 

 
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5/9/2018 12:40 PM
 

So the +8 means they are 800 feet above me?

Thanks,

Jim

 
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5/10/2018 11:39 AM
 

Yes.

 
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7/28/2019 3:51 PM
 

Speaking of the Ping, I have an old one connected to my 740 by USB cable.  As of late all the altitudes displayed seem to be way off by thousands of feet.  As an example I was flying near my buddy who was at 4500' and it was displayed on the 740 as 8400'.  I have not kept up on the forum until now reading all I can about the Ping Buddy but apparently it has been discontinued and is no longer supported.  Would this have a factor in the erroneous altitude reports?  Is the Ping Buddy now worthless?

I wished I had known this as I just installed a Garmin GDL 82 (ADS-B out) and probably would have gone with the uAvionix echoUAT in/out bundle.

Thanks

 

 

 
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