AV geeks, you need to know about this new flight tracker

EuroNews · May 25, 2026 · 276 words · By Dianne Apen-Sadler

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/05/25/a-new-flight-tracker-just-launched-co…

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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Created by aviation news website Simple Flying, the new tracker is unique in that it has alerts for unusual activity that looks at things like altitude oscillation, erratic tracks, turn rates and squawk codes”

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While one web search result mentions a new flight tracker with alerts for unusual activity, the other provided search results for this claim are irrelevant (weight loss, dictionary definitions). There is not enough independent corroboration to reach 'corroborated' status.

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web search NEUTRAL — Simple is your key to long term weight loss and well-being. Learn to eat healthy, fast safely, and move & hydrate more with practical, personalized, and positive coaching — powered by science and AI.
https://simple.life/

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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · The meaning of SIMPLE is free from guile : innocent. How to use simple in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Simple.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/simple

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web search NEUTRAL — Manage and grow your private practice, all in one place
https://www.simplepractice.com/practitioner-sign-in/

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“squawk codes, such as 7700, which is used in emergency situations”

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The Wikipedia entry for 'Transponder (aeronautics)' and general aviation knowledge confirms that squawk codes are used for aircraft identification and emergency signaling (7700 is the universal emergency code).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A transponder (short for transmitter-responder and sometimes abbreviated to XPDR, XPNDR, TPDR or TP) is an electronic device that produces a response when it receives a radio-frequency interrogation. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transponder_(aeronautics)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku, Azerbaijan, to Kadyrov Grozny International Airport near Grozny, Russia…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan_Airlines_Flight_824…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633 was a flight from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport on 14 May 2018, which was forced to make an emergency landing at Chengdu Shuangliu Inte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuan_Airlines_Flight_8633

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“Users will be able to follow flights in real-time, and replay them after landing.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results regarding weight loss, dictionary definitions, and general WWII/gyroscope Wikipedia entries. No evidence supports the specific features of the Simple Flying tracker.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A flying gyroscope (also known as a flying cylinder or flying tube) is a cylindrical wing or annular airfoil. It is thrown like a football, and can fly very far. The William Mark Corporation invented …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_gyroscope

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A flying junction or flyover is a railway junction at which one or more diverging or converging tracks in a multiple-track route cross other tracks on the route by bridge to avoid conflict with other …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_junction

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — World War II, or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945), was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

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“The tracker also displays NOTAMs (Notice to Airmen)”

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Two independent web search results explicitly state that the tracker displays NOTAMs (Notices to Airmen/Missions).

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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago ... On the map, NOTAMs (Notices To Airmen/Missions) show areas where operations are restricted, giving users an easy path to finding unorthodox ...
https://simpleflying.com/simple-flying-new-flight-tracker/

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web search NEUTRAL — 6 hours ago ... The tracker also displays NOTAMs (Notice to Airmen), and you can also filter your view to see commercial, military, private and surface aircraft ...
https://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/05/25/a-new-flight-trac…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 9, 2026 ... Before every flight, reviewing NOTAMs (Notices to Airmen) is essential for safe and efficient operations. NOTAMs provide time-critical ...
https://www.facebook.com/AVIO.KNOWLEDGE/posts/before-every-f…

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“you can also filter your view to see commercial, military, private and surface aircraft”

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One web search result mentions the ability to filter by commercial, military, private, and surface aircraft. Other results provided for this claim are irrelevant.

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web search NEUTRAL — Manage and grow your private practice, all in one place
https://www.simplepractice.com/practitioner-sign-in/

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“the statistics panel, which shows you things like the altitude distribution, the top operators and the top aircraft types”

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Two independent web search results confirm the existence of a statistics panel showing altitude distribution, top operators, and top aircraft types.

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web search NEUTRAL — 6 hours ago ... Another interesting feature is the statistics panel, which shows you things like the altitude distribution, the top operators and the top ...
https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/flight-tracker-just-launched…

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web search NEUTRAL — When an aircraft's altitude is expressed in AGL, it signifies the distance between the aircraft and the ground directly below, excluding any elevated terrain or ...
https://www.flightradar24.com/glossary

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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago ... Altitude distribution, top operators, top aircraft types, and mean ground speed are all easily digestible for deeper analysis. We've left no ...
https://simpleflying.com/simple-flying-new-flight-tracker/

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“The information on Simple Flying’s flight tracker comes from several sources, including Airplanes.Live and OurAirports.com.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results regarding weight loss and dictionary definitions. No evidence confirms the data sources.

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web search NEUTRAL — Manage and grow your private practice, all in one place
https://www.simplepractice.com/practitioner-sign-in/

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“Aircraft are tracked using Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) and MLAT (multilateration) data which is captured by receivers on the ground.”

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Wikipedia and technical search results confirm that aircraft tracking is performed using ADS-B and MLAT data captured by ground-based receivers.

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web search NEUTRAL — Air traffic control using surveillance-based separation standards will be possible over water, in areas that radar does not currently cover. Currently, air traffic control uses the larger procedural s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Dependent_Surveillan…

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web search NEUTRAL — The data from space-based receivers is combined with inputs from ground-based receivers, resulting in a single representation of a given flight. This combined data helps Air Traffic Control (ATC) achi…
https://poepper.net/papers/DASC2025_Darabseh.pdf

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web search NEUTRAL — This is why ADS-B tracks look smooth on your flight tracker. Each plotted point comes directly from the aircraft’s own GPS. The ground station is doing nothing more than listening and forwarding the d…
https://aerodata.ai/ads-b-vs-mlat-flight-tracking/

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“These receivers are set up by independent enthusiasts around the globe, and you can even sign up to share your own data with Airplanes.Live.”

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