pmccarthy Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 My Skyecho2 has been nicked. I don't know exactly when. Is there any way to track it down by its signal? I assume they have changed the aircraft code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgwilson Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 The hexadecimal code provided by CASA is linked to the serial number of the SE2 so if the robber tries to use it it can be tracked. They cannot get another code for it and by deleting the code it will not work so it will be completely useless to the robber. You should report it stolen to CASA. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Apple Airtags can be used to track high-value portable items that are likely to be stolen. They're not 100% effective, but they will give you clues when they're in range of any other Apple device that has Bluetooth turned on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgwilson Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 You couldn't hide an airtag on a small item like a SE2. At 32mm x 32mm & 8mm thick t's the first thing that would be discarded and left where the SE2 was stolen from. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 (edited) Silly question, it's not under one of the seats of the aircraft is it. Mine was missing. (In my own hangar) it had fallen off the windscreen and was under the seat. Edited September 17, 2023 by Kiwi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted September 17, 2023 Author Share Posted September 17, 2023 I still can’t believe it would be stolen. But I have searched several times. It was in its case, zipped up. I still think it more likely mislaid, but I had no reason to take it out of the plane. Then again, I lose spanners all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Have you looked up your rego on the FlightAware app, it may show the last location if it is in range of a receiver when turned on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFguy Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 @pmccarthy What was the hex code of the skyecho ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkennard Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 I guess the only thing it would be good for is ADSB IN but... you hope if they use OUT CASA might be helpful but I suspect they aren't geared to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted September 18, 2023 Author Share Posted September 18, 2023 3 hours ago, RFguy said: @pmccarthy What was the hex code of the skyecho ? It was assigned 7C5E1D for my PA28. But I disabled ADSB out when I got the Vixxen as it has a Mode S transponder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFguy Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 (edited) but Mode S and ADSB are supposed to coexist (if your modeS doesnt have adsb , or are you saying your mode S transponder HAS adsb ? anyway, you can look for that hex code on the sites... Edited September 18, 2023 by RFguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
440032 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 (edited) Could you lose some more spanners - I have an incomplete set. My prediction is, your thingo will turn up, right where you left it, someplace safe. The most logical answer will be the most likely. You did something out of normal routine with it. (Like parking on nextdoors ramp, then hitting a light.) A mate lost his wallet. For days. Came around here to check because he had been here - nope. Days later in his car, he lowered the sun visor and Voila! Wallet drops in his lap. HE put it up there when he parked on my driveway. Check in the caravan, or near it. You put it somewhere safe(er) before going away maybe. Edited September 18, 2023 by 440032 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Who's got that piechart that shows the tiny slice displaying the amount of time you use an item? - and the huge slice of the chart, that displays the amount of time you spend looking for that item? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosi72 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 If it's stolen, the chances are higher to find it on marketplace/gumtree/ebay.. The next best chance is if thief is an amateur, and leave the hex but turn the adsb transmit on, in which case you might check the adsb tracking sites. Unfortunately even real transponders are "disappearing" from the aircrafts. As with mobile phones, emei numbers can be re-flashed. Hope it will show up somewhere.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted September 19, 2023 Author Share Posted September 19, 2023 Ok...here is the confession. I found it where I left it - in the aeroplane! Just as 440032 suggested yesterday. I decided to search everywhere again. Searched two cars, the home shed, my office, the caravan, the hangar and the aeroplane again, yesterday afternoon. The plane had been searched three times by me and once by my wife, and it is only a small plane. I had even released seat catches and flipped up the seat bases. So this morning I decided to go for a fly. Sitting in the pilot's seat, leaned the passenger seat back forward to tidy up the seat belts, and there it was in the seat back pocket. Black item against a black seat with a black mesh pocket. I must have actually leaned on it a couple of times it when I flipped the seat forward to search the luggage compartment. It is more than just domestic blindness, because my wife usually finds things when I get desperate. Anyway, thanks everyone for your suggestions. 3 1 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRviator Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Need to have Ian change the title to NOT stolen SkyEcho! 😛 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendAn Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 5 hours ago, pmccarthy said: Ok...here is the confession. I found it where I left it - in the aeroplane! Just as 440032 suggested yesterday. I decided to search everywhere again. Searched two cars, the home shed, my office, the caravan, the hangar and the aeroplane again, yesterday afternoon. The plane had been searched three times by me and once by my wife, and it is only a small plane. I had even released seat catches and flipped up the seat bases. So this morning I decided to go for a fly. Sitting in the pilot's seat, leaned the passenger seat back forward to tidy up the seat belts, and there it was in the seat back pocket. Black item against a black seat with a black mesh pocket. I must have actually leaned on it a couple of times it when I flipped the seat forward to search the luggage compartment. It is more than just domestic blindness, because my wife usually finds things when I get desperate. Anyway, thanks everyone for your suggestions. Current wait time is 3 hours… #marriage #marriedlife #momlife... WWW.FACEBOOK.COM 13M views, 285K likes, 10K comments, 86K shares, Facebook Reels from Mark Bland: Current wait time is 3 hours… #marriage #marriedlife #momlife #husband #married. Mark Bland · Original audio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
440032 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 All's well that ends.😀 Now... about those spanners 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Sounds to me like the CRM in the McCarthy fleet needs to be looked at and revised. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny_galaga Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Where did it get stolen from? Is there a cash converters nearby? I would ask there first... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Danny, the Skyecho wasn't stolen, just misplaced. Read the entire page above. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny_galaga Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 yeah, you have a two minute window to edit your posts here. by the time i noticed, it was too late 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted September 24, 2023 Author Share Posted September 24, 2023 I would change t.he title if I could! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 I'm sure you would. My sympathies are with you. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gearon Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 On 17/9/2023 at 9:04 PM, pmccarthy said: I still can’t believe it would be stolen. But I have searched several times. It was in its case, zipped up. I still think it more likely mislaid, but I had no reason to take it out of the plane. Then again, I lose spanners all the time. I took my sky echo to USA last year to test for a friend. He’d wanted me to buy one. It never arrived in USA. Stolen from luggage. Stealing sky echo’s is a thing. Who knew! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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