Posted Mar 6, 2014, 6:54 PM
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I am so smart, S-M-R-T!
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Moved south to Austin, TX
Posts: 667
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Originally Posted by Spaceman
I'm tracking a friend's flight to Europe today... I've heard an app is being developed that will allow a user to point a smartphone at a plane, in flight, and get instant info on that plane, i.e., carrier , speed, destination, etc.
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FYI, the FlightRadar24 app already does this through its AR (Augmented Reality) view. But the problem is that most data is delayed by about 5 min by FAA mandate, so you're not likely to get a lot of accuracy out of it.
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