ADSB-ME

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The iPhone and iPad app is the instructor trainer. The Apple Watch app is the on-wrist radar. Both can show live traffic. Only the phone hosts the training server.

iPhone & iPad

ADSB-ME on iPhone and iPad is a map-first instructor tool. Create synthetic aircraft, draw paths, and host a local SBS-compatible TCP server (port 30003) so ARACE GCS or QGroundControl can display that traffic on the same Wi-Fi. Optionally overlay nearby live ADS-B from a public aggregator you select. Monitor on the phone uses your location to watch a radius and altitude band, and can sync alert settings to a paired Apple Watch.

Apple Watch

The Watch app is a native companion and also runs on its own. It shows nearby live traffic on a radar and on Apple Maps. When the iPhone is nearby, simulated training tracks can appear too. Arm Monitor to alert when an aircraft enters the radius and altitude you set — audio, haptics, and a watch-face complication. The Watch can keep polling a live feed with its own GPS when the phone is not in range.

Simulation only

Synthetic tracks from the phone server are for instructor-led training. This is not live ATC, NOTAM, or operational ADS-B for flight. Do not forward the SBS feed to public aggregators or production surveillance networks, and do not treat markers such as SIM001 as live aircraft. Live overlay on phone or Watch is awareness only — not navigation.

Connect a ground station

Join the same Wi-Fi or personal hotspot as the iPhone or iPad running ADSB-ME.
Start the server in the phone app and note the shown IP and port (30003).
In QGroundControl or ARACE GCS, open Settings → General, enable Connect to ADSB SBS server, and enter that host and port.

Permissions

Local Network (iPhone & iPad) — accept SBS clients on the LAN. No internet relay. The Watch does not host the server.
Location, when in use — centre the phone map, fetch nearby public ADS-B, and measure the Monitor cylinder. On Watch, GPS centres the radar and measures the same cylinder.
Location, always — only if you enable Monitor so alerts can fire in the background on iPhone or Apple Watch.
Notifications — proximity alerts (bundled sounds on phone and Watch, Watch haptics).

Attributions

Live traffic and maps come from third parties. Open a group for the full notice. Awareness only — not navigation, not ATC.

Live traffic sources

adsb.fi — Aircraft positions from adsb.fi open data. Cite adsb.fi when this source is selected. Personal / non-commercial use. Not for navigation or ATC. adsb.fi

adsb.lol — Aircraft positions from the adsb.lol community network. Data is contributed by volunteer ADS-B feeders and may be delayed, incomplete, or unavailable. Not for navigation or ATC. adsb.lol

airplanes.live — Aircraft positions from the airplanes.live network. For personal, non-commercial awareness only. Credit airplanes.live when this source is selected. Not for navigation or ATC. Listed in-app as coming soon. airplanes.live

ADS-B Exchange — Planned as a future source. Not connected yet. adsbexchange.com

Maps

Apple Watch — Map view uses Apple Maps (MapKit). Radar is drawn in-app.

Ground control & other

Training traffic is designed for QGroundControl and ARACE GCS over a local SBS TCP feed. Those products are not affiliated with this app.

The iPhone and iPad app is built with Flutter and flutter_map. The Apple Watch app and complication are native SwiftUI.

Talk to the crew

Say whether the issue is on iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch. Include device model, iOS or watchOS version, and a short description. Prefer email? info@fliight.com.au.

Privacy

How both apps handle data is on the Privacy Policy.