Flight Data Recorder / Playback
The flight data recorder feature enables you to record and playback flight movement files. This feature is accessible on the File menu.
Flight data files contain a Mode-S message on each line. Their extension is .rbl.
Data on each line is in comma-separated format and has the following fields:
| • | $PTA: Always present and identifies a mode-s message |
| • | Date/Time in format yyyymmddhhnnss |
| • | Mode S HEX Code |
| • | Callsign |
| • | Altitude in feet |
| • | Groundspeed |
| • | Track |
| • | Vertical Rate in feet per minute |
| • | Airspeed |
| • | Latitude |
| • | Longitude |
Examples:
$PTA,20070516163432224,40056E,TOM287Q,,,,,,,,,,,,,
$PTA,20070516163432739,C076F0,,39000,,,,,38.9736,-8.3035,A,,,,,
$PTA,20070516163420739,C076F0,FCA923C,,,,,,,,,,,,,
$PTA,20070516163420802,495288,,,231.5,328.8,-2432,,,,,,,,,