Lissadell Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Got up this morning to find that the existing app, as previously advised by the developer, has ceased to work from 30.03.20 Like many I guess, until now I have been using the free version - this option has now gone. Instead a 7 day free trial leads into one of three bands of subscription: Basic, Silver and Gold. My question is .................... has anyone identified on the Flight Radar website what the costs will be for UK users? I’ve tried to locate the info but either the developer is being somewhat coy in this matter or my brain isn’t in gear yet (it’s 06.30 hrs)!! Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Chambers Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Morning! Flight Radar and Planefinder still working on my PC-not that there's much to see! Best wishes, Tim. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lissadell Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 That’s interesting Tim The announcement re 30th March was made a while back and mines definitely shut down this morning! Hope you continue to squeeze some life out of yours! best regards Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 (edited) Ok so I end up looking out of my home office window to spot an Air Lingus flight coming in to Manchester according to Flight Radar, carefully not trying to plane spot. According to Flight Radar it was on finals, then suddenly it has over shot and is over Wythenshawe and now it is safely in the airport on the ground and has been marked for it's return flight. Never even saw it in the sky despite the fact I can watch planes take off and land from my lofty office position. Edit: No mention of fees or limited access on my PC Edited March 31, 2020 by woodenhead Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ron Ron Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Flightradar24 is also available to be viewed in your browser, rather than through the app. I've just checked and the free web version is running normally....on an iPad. The app is also running normally, on both my phone (free, un-logged in) and my iPad (paid for logged in - Silver). Have you accidentally pressed the green icon that offers the 7 day free trial for the subscription versions? . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ikcdab Posted March 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2020 (edited) Everything ok on my tablet, logged in as a basic user. Clicked on "remove ads" gave me the subscription options. That's the web version. Using the app on the tablet, again al ok, logged in as basic. Clicking on myh profile again gave the upgrade options. Edited March 31, 2020 by ikcdab Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold scottystitch Posted March 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2020 3 hours ago, Lissadell said: Got up this morning to find that the existing app, as previously advised by the developer, has ceased to work from 30.03.20 Like many I guess, until now I have been using the free version - this option has now gone. Instead a 7 day free trial leads into one of three bands of subscription: Basic, Silver and Gold. My question is .................... has anyone identified on the Flight Radar website what the costs will be for UK users? I’ve tried to locate the info but either the developer is being somewhat coy in this matter or my brain isn’t in gear yet (it’s 06.30 hrs)!! Adrian On downloading the new version on IOS, I was met with a screen saying "as a long term subscriber blah blah blah, we'd like to offer you 3 months special deal" or words to that effect. I just clicked on the x at the top right of that screen and it allowed me to use the free version. I already use 360Radar on my desktop as it shows military and my company's Coastguard SAR assets. Best Scott. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzler17 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 IIRC the annual charge for the basic version of FR24 on a PC was / is $10. Was on their Android app about 10 mins ago and no mention of having to pay but there again I've got the automatic update setting turned off so I'm still on the version I originally downloaded. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium mezzoman253 Posted March 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 31, 2020 A couple of other radar tracking sites you may or may not know about. https://tar1090.adsbexchange.com/ you can select military only by clicking on the "U" https://planefinder.net/ mostly civil, but a few military now and again. These are desktop/laptop sites, but I think there's apps for mobiles. I don't have a smart phone. Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted March 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2020 3 minutes ago, mezzoman253 said: A couple of other radar tracking sites you may or may not know about. https://tar1090.adsbexchange.com/ you can select military only by clicking on the "U" In the UK it even gives the serial no. of the aircraft - not sure about elsewhere Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold scottystitch Posted March 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, mezzoman253 said: A couple of other radar tracking sites you may or may not know about. https://tar1090.adsbexchange.com/ you can select military only by clicking on the "U" https://planefinder.net/ mostly civil, but a few military now and again. These are desktop/laptop sites, but I think there's apps for mobiles. I don't have a smart phone. Rob Having both ADSB and 360Radar side by side on my screens just now, and 360Radar shows more airframes. That said, 360Radar is not free. 360Radar shows Serial, Hexcode, type, Altitude, Vertical speed, speed, heading and Squawk Code. Edited March 31, 2020 by scottystitch 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium njee20 Posted March 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 31, 2020 There's a new free app. Both have existed for a year or so, hence some people presumably reporting it still working. The new one looks virtually identical to the old one, slightly cleaner UI. It's still free, although it has banner adverts at the top. The icon is slightly darker blue, it's the only way I can tell the difference on my phone! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BMacdermott Posted March 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2020 Hello Adrian Attached is a screen grab from Flight Radar website. I have been using Gold for probably more than a year now and find it worth every penny (or dollar). Works really well either on my laptop or cheap old iPhone 5. There are still plenty of planes flying and air freight seems to be doing well. Hope it helps. Brian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BMacdermott Posted March 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2020 5 hours ago, woodenhead said: Ok so I end up looking out of my home office window to spot an Air Lingus flight coming in to Manchester according to Flight Radar, carefully not trying to plane spot. According to Flight Radar it was on finals, then suddenly it has over shot and is over Wythenshawe and now it is safely in the airport on the ground and has been marked for it's return flight. Never even saw it in the sky despite the fact I can watch planes take off and land from my lofty office position. Edit: No mention of fees or limited access on my PC Hello woodenhead I think Flight Radar explain the phenomenon of planes not being where they are in reality somewhere on their website (and that's too technical for me!). I have sometimes 'seen' a 777 land on Harrow! And the occasional plane flying backwards! Or sideways! But - generally speaking - they are not too far out. I can look up at the sky over my my house in Milton Keynes and be darn near spot with my focal point for planes outbound from LHR to the north coming into view out of the clouds. Brian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted April 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1, 2020 I love this app; I have 'Silver' on my iPhone. I find it pretty accurate in real time but following a/c on final approach can sometimes lead to the image on the screen repositioning itself sideways, or backwards, and sometimes parking in fields or housing estates half a mile or so from the airport. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium mezzoman253 Posted April 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 1, 2020 Unless the person feeding the data in to the server is very close to the airport/field, the app will lose track and that's why the plane seems to go off at a tangent or "land" in an strange area. The ADS-B data is sent at 1090Mhz , so line of sight is the main method of recieption. Obviously as the plane gets lower and lower, the signal gets lost due to ground clutter. Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenrithBeacon Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 I have Gold and it's just renewed, I'd forgotten about it. I suspect that this year's subs will be a waste and I won't be renewing my Duxford membership for that reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ron Ron Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, mezzoman253 said: Unless the person feeding the data in to the server is very close to the airport/field, the app will lose track and that's why the plane seems to go off at a tangent or "land" in an strange area..... Indeed. These tracking services rely on members (plane spotters etc,) feeding data from their home receivers, into the site's servers. Where there's limited coverage of people using receivers, the data will become lost and the tracker app then starts to predict or guess where the aircraft is. 3 hours ago, mezzoman253 said: The ADS-B data is sent at 1090Mhz , so line of sight is the main method of recieption. Obviously as the plane gets lower and lower, the signal gets lost due to ground clutter. It's also worth noting that these tracking services are NOT RADAR, but are simply picking up ADS-B data being transmitted from aircraft Modes S transponders. . Edited April 1, 2020 by Ron Ron Ron Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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