That said, back then, this was probably enough. Those were the days! A 494 FS F-111F being pushed back into its HAS after one of its final training sorties in ’92 (no real relevance barring shameless nostalgia!) You see, PlanePlotter (PP for short) has opened my eyes to what could have been – much in the same way that I wish I could be magically transported back to the 1980’s when the skies above were full of F-111’s, A-10’s, and the occasional SR-71 inbound Mildenhall. Pricey items too, so I stayed clear, but over the past couple of months I have deeply regretted not investigating it further. I vaguely remember somewhere in between a company producing a “radar box”, but these were civvy orientated and my love was military, pure and simple. I was pretty much sorted – not much got past me at my local airfield. The 90’s saw the addition of my first scanner plus a spotting scope for good measure. As time went on I added a 35mm SLR (remember those?) and a collection of high powered lenses. Back in the 1980’s the only tools I had were a pair of binoculars, a copy of Ian Allan’s abc Military Aircraft Markings, a note book and pencil. PlanePlotter Version Reviewed: 6.4.1.0-6.4.1.2 (GS/MU rN)Īs an aviation enthusiast of many a decade I can tell you that this sort of hobby evolves over the years.

Note also the KC-135R (QID81) and MC-130J (LEGIT41) Here a USAF E-3C (SHUCK80H) is being successfully Mlated (manually by me – the blue lines are hyper curves used during the process). Download PlanePlotter At the heart of the PlanePlotter system is Mlat.

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