L/N 3215 C/N 31713 B737-8FZ LN-NOV NORWEGIAN AIR SHUTTLE
Dep RNT 11:40 PST Arr BFI 13:50 PST via a go around at PAE
Call Sign BOE122 Hex Code 4786FD
Photo Credit: Seahawks7757 Landing at BFI after a test flight
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13497349@N04/4448739996/sizes/l/
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I had the hex as 4786FD.
ReplyDeleteYou are correct i couldnt read my own handwriting oops - Thanks now corrected
ReplyDeleteAlways curious what exactly is the HEX code?
ReplyDeleteAlso got a shot of this bird yesterday-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13497349@N04/4448739996/
Great photo of LN-NOV I wil include it in this post as it was painted at Renton normally first flights are 'green' aircraft.
ReplyDeleteWill try to explain about the Hex Codes in another comment.
What is Mode-S/ADS-B - Hex Code
ReplyDeleteMode S is a Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) technique with a selective interrogation of aircraft with its unique 24-bit worldwide address. This enables a unique identification of aircraft removing the risk of confusion due to overlapping signals.
Mode S operates in the same Radio Frequency (1030-1090 MHz) band as conventional SSR systems.
Mode-S employs airborne transponders to provide altitude and identification data, with ADS-B adding global navigation data typically obtained from a GPS receiver
The position and identification data supplied by Mode S/ADS-B broadcasts are available to pilots and air traffic controllers.
Mode S/ADS-B data updates rapidly, is very accurate and provides pilots and air traffic controllers with common air situational awareness for enhanced safety, capacity and efficiency. Further, It can provide a cost-effective solution for surveillance coverage in non-radar airspace.
In USA, Germany, Denmark, Canada the hex codes stays with the registration when the registration is re-used but in the UK the hex code stays with the aircraft if it is re-registered to another G- reg for example if a aircraft was re-registered from G-ABCD to G-WXYZ then the hex cod stays the same as the code stays with the aircraft.
Different countries have different ways of allocating their Mode-S Hex Codes there is no worldwide standard operating proceedure.
Forgot to mention for a picture diagram of how Mode-S works look at the website http://www.kinetic-avionics.co.uk/modes.php
ReplyDeleteFor the question about painting at Renton it appears that depending how complex the paint job is then the gap between L/N's for aircraft painted at Renton is either every 5th 6th or 7th aircraft off the production line, since the last American was painted L/N 3185 N826NN the following have been painted at Renton L/N 3191 PR-GGY, L/N 3197 A6-FDG, L/N 3204 B-5501, L/N 3210 LN-RNW, 3215 LN-NOV, L/N 3220 N944WN, L/N 3225 PK-LGU, L/N 3230 EI-EKY, L/N 3235 B-5269 & L/N 3240 EI-EMA.
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