Yay!

Possibly related side note: there are currently 1,016 military planes in the air (and that's just the ones we can see). Per Monkey Werx, the daily average is around 250.

Interesting times...

ETA on this top post for greater visibility: For those folks using https://globe.adsbexchange.com/ to track aviation activity who are getting different numbers of crafts on screen, I may have discovered a (one possible) reason why.

If you look over on the right at the vertical column of buttons with single letters (on laptop), one is marked P (for Persistence). I had that one toggled on. Here is what ADSBExchange has to say about that button:

Persistence Mode = Leaves planes on screen after signal lost.

I'm unclear on whether that means the planes stay on the screen even after landing or if the planes are still in the air, but stop transponding, yet still remain on the screen due to being tracked under Persistence Mode. Once I toggled that mode off in both of my test screens, the numbers lowered significantly (they're hovering in the 160s right now).

So there you go. I'm sure there are some much more knowledgeable people here who can chime in. I am but a lowly tester. :-)

Again, I'm sorry to have hijacked the newest Q drop thread. ADSBExchange is an awesome tool and I have a hunch knowing how to use it will come in VERY handy in the coming days/weeks.

WWG1WGA_WW!

Yay!

Possibly related side note: there are currently 1,016 military planes in the air (and that's just the ones we can see). Per Monkey Werx, the daily average is around 250.

Interesting times...