I Built the Ultimate, Free, Aircraft Tracking System!

[@PureGlide]

PureTrack doesn't have an iPhone or Android app yet, it's just a website at this stage. But stay tuned, an iPhone app is under development, which will make tracking with your phone SUPER easy. A longer demo of how to use the map is now available at: kzbin.info/www/bejne/roi9m6Oli86KfpY

[@l.w.7432]

Is there an App for Android on the way as well? any estimates? :D great Idea!

[@TheSoaringChannel]

@@l.w.7432 I sure hope Android will be covered. Imagine all the XC Soar users will appreciate it big time.

[@AD7ZJ]

Yes, I wanted to say why not integrate xc soar - I remember it has some tracking stuff built in, hopefully it's just a matter of configuring that to point at pure track?

[@PureGlide]

​@@l.w.7432 Not yet, but there are a number of apps you can use to send your location to PureTrack, including Android apps and iPhone apps :) A dedicated iPhone app is underway, with an Android app on the todo list once I find a developer able to help!

[@PureGlide]

@@AD7ZJ Funny you should mention that, it's on the todo list. And you're right, I should be able to use the existing tracking stuff, but just send it to my system instead. Stay tuned!

[@diablouser]

Keep up the good work. Us northern hemisphere types are hiding in our trailers now. It’s nice to be able to get a fix every once in a while until spring rolls around again. Will try your application in my RV-10 in the meantime.

[@PureGlide]

Great yes try it out in the RV-10, and let me know what you think!

[@TheSoaringChannel]

Wow Tim. Thank you for making this one-stop location for us to track everything and every source. This is amazing. Here's an idea: make links so that we can share our personal tag or ID and them be able to click the link and it takes you straight to my ship. That would be amazing! Then I could share my flights with them anytime I launch. For now - my wife and club members track me using ADS-B data.

[@PureGlide]

Yip you can do that, watch the full length video for sharing, link in the description

[@TheSoaringChannel]

@@PureGlide awesome! I'll just have to look up how to share my aircraft link. I'm going to include that in all of my IG and YT posts.

[@robinmoseby8664]

What a great system - and it is free for anyone to use - thanks Tim

[@sweetwater5030]

Wow, excellent work bois! Happy flying everyone.

[@PureGlide]

Much appreciated!

[@BillPalmer]

This is great Tim, subscribed and upgraded! Thank you!

[@wearemany73]

Well, you clever Sausage! 😮❤

[@PureGlide]

Thank you 😋

[@Johan-ex5yj]

Absolutely BRILLIANT! 👍 I have done some Windows programming (not Web development) but I can appreciate how much work would have gone into an application like that!

[@PureGlide]

Thanks Johan!

[@davidallan9624]

Giving it a go now. Fantastic! I'll have a fiddle.

[@PureGlide]

Awesome, let me know what you think

[@carlosquinto1383]

The UI is really nice

[@PureGlide]

Thank you!

[@waltercutipa9662]

Excelent work! Congratulation!

[@PureGlide]

Thanks a lot!

[@ChessInTheAir]

Great job, Tim! The tracker we’ve been using here is no longer supported so this is a timely and very welcome development! I understand the need for revenue generation to support this - that’s probably one reason why the prior tracker is no longer supported. However, upgrading just to see multiple traces will be a deterrent for many, keeping them on one of the many OGN tracking sites instead. Maybe there’s a better way to draw the line as to what goes behind the pay wall?

[@PureGlide]

Thanks! Great feedback. Yeah the features in pro might change over time. Our NZ system has only ever had 1 track visible at a time, and still been very usable. It also makes the user interface more complicated. So probably won’t change that one for a little while. Hope that makes sense

[@freeflyer]

That's really cool. I've been using flightradar24 for tracking. Filtering and including other aircrafts is very helpful. I'm a hangglider pilot. I want to have somethng like this with me all the time when I'm flying. What is the best solution without internet usage? I know that we can connect an RTL-SDR to a smart phone using OTG but do you have any suggestions for a complete unit that could work standalone?

[@widnyj5561]

Sounds awesome!

[@PureGlide]

Thank you!

[@LKokos]

Excited to use this next gliding season in EU!

[@PureGlide]

Awesome to hear!

[@HugoBrisa]

That's brilliant! Looking forward to see the android app version! 😁👏🏼

[@PureGlide]

Yes same! Currently it’s only a web app. I’m working on an iPhone app. After that we’ll need to find an Android developer to help!

[@nicknic1]

this looks great. any chance you could link it with XCtrack for paragliding

[@PureGlide]

Hi Nick, yeah you're not the first to request it, I'm looking into it :)

[@Jake_Rounds_Gliding]

I’ll give it a go tomorrow!

[@PureGlide]

Awesome :)

[@traceaustin2267]

Tim, can this be used for CAA flight confirmation of ADS-B?

[@PureGlide]

Maybe, but I don't have a good way to download the data yet. A good option is flightaware.com, they let you see it and download it for free, and have better ADSB coverage than I do.

[@franktola1008]

How cool. Thank You.

[@PureGlide]

Glad you liked it!

[@paulfreer1302]

Bloody brilliant

[@PureGlide]

Thanks! Just shout if you have any questions

[@itchy108]

Looks great, does it display the aircraft type along with the registration?

[@PureGlide]

Hi not yet, but that’s an obvious coming soon feature. You can see the class of aircraft by clicking the icon bottom left, but it’s not very specific. Cheers!

[@itchy108]

@@PureGlide cool, being a plane geek it's good to be able to whip out your phone when you hear something unusual flying past and see what it is😁

[@PureGlide]

@@itchy108 Yeah although to be honest FlightRadar24 etc have got that pretty nailed already! But on PureTrack you'll see all the weird things like gliders and paraglider fly past...

[@KeithKenobi]

I could not figure out how to track from all sources except ADSB. Is that possible?

[@PureGlide]

Hi it always shows all sources, but there is a LOT more ADSB traffic compared to others. you’d have to look at Europe during their day to see OGN for example for gliders, or filter to paragliders, all of them aren’t ADSB

[@walterlown6308]

Well done Tim..will try not to get lost haha

[@PureGlide]

Thanks Walter :)

[@fw8008]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 awesome!

[@PureGlide]

Thanks!

[@dermick]

Nice videos. Just a bit of feedback, it's strange when you say "Hi KZbin!" - not sure who you are talking to, and I can't speak for everyone, but I don't consider myself "KZbin." Might be easier to just say "Hi!" 😀

[@PureGlide]

Haha you caught onto my ‘weirdism’

[@Flying2ZC]

Tim you’ve spelt it wrong matey. Shouldn’t it be “pure trek” ! 😅

[@PureGlide]

haha so obvious now you mention it!

[@rikibruner2126]

@@PureGlide We will adapt to whatever you put forth. 🦊Riki2Tails, 42eyf6