iFly GPS Forum

Okay, maybe this a dumb question of the type "If you have to ask how much it is, you can't afford it." But I tried the Flight Tracking option on the QV Window on a Traffic Target yesterday. I don't understand what Flight Tracking is supposed to do. From its name, I thought it would show a track on screen of a target. But from what others are saying in the forum, it sounds like it simply creates a log file for the target for use elsewhere?

I have not done it in a while, so I may be a little off on my explanation. But basically, when you tap an aircraft and tell it to track, it highlights the aircraft on the screen and stops giving you alerts on it. For instance, if you are flying in formation, you wouldn't want constant alerts for the aircraft you are flying with. There was a post from Shane a while back where he explains it.

We do it every weekend, and I most certainly want the formation targets shown... We're not like the Blue Angels, 18" apart. More like middle-aged crazies, 5 or 6 in all. High wings high, low wings low, and sometimes 1/2 mile wide with more planes from other fields looking to join up. I want the icons on the screen, just don't need the alert message for these targets.