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5.5 Timeout Settings
Timeout Settings
The RadarBox Timeout settings are accessible from the Preferences | RadarBox menu.
The Timeout settings are arranged in 2 groups, MyFlight settings and Network Flight settings. The
Timeout settings can significantly affect the way that RadarBox performs and can improve or confuse
what is displayed.
Timeout for MyFlights
MyFlight aircraft are live tracks detected by the RadarBox hardware in real time. The aircraft are
displayed on the map in their actual positions. When aircraft are in areas of good reception, their
position will be updated regularly, dependant on what you have set as the Screen Refresh Rate.
Users normally set a refresh rate of between 1 and 4 seconds.
When an aircraft is at the edge of reception cover, sometimes it will not be detected when the screen
refresh is due. If the aircraft is not detected, then it will be marked for timeout after the set time
expires. The aircraft will still be visible in the aircraft list and on the map until the end of the setting in
the 'Seconds to hide timeout flights'. If you set the timeout to 30 seconds and the hide after timeout
to 60 seconds, then the aircraft will be removed from the list and the map after 90 seconds. If the
aircraft is detected during this time, then the timeout is canceled until the aircraft fails to be detected
and then the process starts again.
It can be seen from this, that the MyFlights timeout settings can be adjusted to produce the best
'picture' for the live traffic you are detecting. If the settings are too long, then aircraft will be "frozen
in space" long after they have flown out of cover. Too short, and aircraft will disappear and reappear
producing a confusing display.
Timeout for Network Flights
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