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    Users of other EFBs will only see you if they have an ADSB-In connected and operational. Some EFBs may access and distribute position info but that info is not authoritative and may have holes, usually because the connections to the mobile network is dodgy.
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    Did he have ADSB in or was he relying on a 3rd party product like flightradar24 or your operation of an EFB being broadcast to other users of that particular EFB system?
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    There are 2 (or more) charger standards 1. QC - Qualcomm 2. PD - Apple? The SE2 conforms to the QC standard. Apples conform to the PD standard. If you want to "properly" power an SE2 (or Samsung kit) choose a QC compliant power pack. I have attached pics of 2 car chargers that have QC compliant ports and std USB -A ports. The white one also supports IOS but I'm not sure about the standard
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    If your Mode S transponder has an active ADSB-Out you are not permitted to allow your SE2 to transmit ADSB-Out but you can receive. Enjoy the flying - the weather is stuffing us in the Sydney Basin.
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    uavionix claims a 12 hour duration. We know (but I forget) the battery specs but that should indicate the battery drain over the batteries rated capacity. From that you should be able to work out (roughly) the current supply required to keep the batteries floating at full capacity.
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    Mea culpa - Col, RTFM 8-(. ignore the rubbish above. I was thinking of another dongle. but while you can connect WiFi to the PingUSB you can't hotspot at the same time. Same with Skyecho. But it does look neat for connecting to a PC as a Hub or Server.
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    You also need connectivity to mobile network data in order to receive traffic data from OzRunways, AvPlan, FlightAware, FlightRadar24, AdsbExchange et al. If you don't have a mobile connection or it is out of range you won't get any traffic data seen by these services. ADSB-in is independent of the phone network and only depends on other traffic transmitting ADSB-Out. ADSB-In wont pick up transponders.
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    PingUSB requires a USB connection to your EFB which "may" preclude connecting your EFB to external power (battery or cigarette lighter) or sharing ADSB-In with your trusty co-pilot over WiFi. SkyEcho is a much better investment as it is much more flexible. Admittedly using a PingUSB enables a EFB WiFi connection to your phone for hot-spotting for mobile data and there is probably a $20 dongle from Cygnet that allows the mixing of the USB port on the EFB for both power and data.
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    My latest Telstra AGM permits For, Against, Abstain. Maybe we should get the RAA Board to change the constitution (while they are fixing the 9 year rule which caused an aborted AGM last year). I find the whole Corporation powers to be a smokescreen for the government and public service and the means to protect useless boards from shareholders. Super and investment fundd are encourage to either not vote or prop up their mates and in the end leaving control of the company in the hands of the board. That is not to say that the committee of the building strata isn't immune from jiggery-pokery.
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    go down to JB HiFi and check out the range.
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    I have voted and cant remember the ballot paper but it may well be that you can vote for or against and if a candidate gets more nose than yeses they are excluded. If it is not it should be otherwise we are open to defaulting to duds on the board.
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    Ah is for heavy equipment - car batteries etc. MAh is for the electronics and light industries AAA, C, D etc. It has always been thus!
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    You need RPC to fly RAAus, but you need GA Licence, or training exemption, to fly controlled airspace.
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    Sue gave me a guided tour last year. Not as busy as email/westinghouse at Orange but you could see the quality and professionalism going into the planes.
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    Simca Veddettes, beloved by public servants because they were only 2.4L but 8 cylinder and qualified for the highest level of travelling allowance when used for official travel.
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    RAAus is user pays - I doubt that RAAus will be forking out much to support G.
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    For us in NSW, 2 towns, Sydney and Coffs Harbour! CTA transit rights are key to the continuation of enjoying RAA flying. I'm sure the other states can draw up their lists.
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    The extra 400 planes and extra 400 pilots would also be hit with fees which would pay for admin. As Scotty says "I don't hold a hose" and so it goes with RAA, the additional load is administration not mechanical handing or pilot training.
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    https://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/opinions_layman/depleted-uranium/en/l-3/2.htm#:~:text=Depleted uranium is less radioactive,missiles%2C forklifts and sailboat keels.
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    corporations - I think that it all boils down to - if the organisation couldn't run a chook raffle - that your problem for being involved - but there is sure to be a lawyer out there prepared to take your cash if you want to have a fight.
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    And Gas 25% - while still a source of CO2 gas is much more efficient and cleaner than coal - if nothing else, moving in the right direction.
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    Mining company head offices? - Melbourne and Perth - sound like great places for toxic dumps!
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    Or, given the shortcuts both mining companies and governments take, until next week. I can't imagine that there will be much remediation in the Hunter just bloody big holes or the subsidence of Newcastle.
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    Any ship in a navy is like a small town and with medical facilities to match (or better) so they need facilities to treat sailors and store the biological and hazardous wastes til their next friendly port visit.
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