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Video App Demo: Plane Finder

by Victor Agreda, Jr. Jun 28th 2011 at 9:00PM

Plane Finder, made by Pinkfroot, is a cool tool for live tracking of planes. There's a free version to check out, or you can pick up the iPhone version for US$4.99, and the iPad version for $7.99. If boats are more your speed, Pinkfroot has released an app called Ship Finder, too. All of these are available for Android as well. Take a look at the demo below to see how Plane Finder works.



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Lakeguy

Fair warning: This product doesn't really work in the U.S. I've exchanged e-mails with the company because the app showed only one aircraft in the air around Chicago during the morning rush hour. They responded by saying:

"We do have some receivers near Chicago but not one close enough yet to ORD to get ground level data.

We are actively looking for more feeds and supplying equipment as fast as we can to extend our coverage.

There is another issue in that many airlines/aircraft are not yet carrying ADS-B transmission equipment.
ADS-B is being made mandatory for most commercial aircraft over the coming years so this should get better."

So while the app is quite handsome, it is not yet ready for primetime.

June 30 2011 at 11:34 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
tatonka8181

I picked up FlighRadar24 Pro the other day ($4.99 at the time). I it is an awesome app, mainly to show off to friends. The augmented reality mode is just great, lets you trace the airplanes you see in the sky :-)

T.

June 29 2011 at 7:03 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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