dbahn
Pattern Altitude
A few days ago I took the C206 up for a flight after its annual, then happened to check FlightAware afterwards, which showed an erroneous but continuous flight path. I departed Middlebury (6B0), flew west to check some instruments then flew towards BTV (inside class C airspace) for two touch and goes, so obviously I was in contact with ATC. After that I flew across Lake Champlain to Plattsburgh (KPBG) for another touch and go, then south to Ticonderoga for fuel before returning to MIddlebury. The route on FlightAware makes it look like I didn't even go to Plattsburgh, and the pattern at Burlington looks like I was "disoriented" in the pattern.
![Clipboard01.jpg Clipboard01.jpg](https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/data/attachments/117/117500-ba02ef36166a9d112e800f668d2ee2f3.jpg)
![Clipboard03.jpg Clipboard03.jpg](https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/data/attachments/117/117501-56792337152bc4c3359deeb6c97e8b95.jpg)
I later compared those tracks to ForeFlight when I got home, and it shows the marked discrepancy in the tracking between the two products. I can understand omitting portions of the flight path for a variety of reasons, but why does "Position-Only" show a continuous but "ficticious" course? I looked through a few other that were VFR but they showed accurate tracking and no "Position-Only" designation.
![FF1.jpg FF1.jpg](https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/data/attachments/117/117502-bb612d7f9a9ada5dd445a992eca05c77.jpg)
![FF2.jpg FF2.jpg](https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/data/attachments/117/117503-9129d7163027eb5ba9e2035466653e9d.jpg)
![Clipboard01.jpg Clipboard01.jpg](https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/data/attachments/117/117500-ba02ef36166a9d112e800f668d2ee2f3.jpg)
![Clipboard03.jpg Clipboard03.jpg](https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/data/attachments/117/117501-56792337152bc4c3359deeb6c97e8b95.jpg)
I later compared those tracks to ForeFlight when I got home, and it shows the marked discrepancy in the tracking between the two products. I can understand omitting portions of the flight path for a variety of reasons, but why does "Position-Only" show a continuous but "ficticious" course? I looked through a few other that were VFR but they showed accurate tracking and no "Position-Only" designation.
![FF1.jpg FF1.jpg](https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/data/attachments/117/117502-bb612d7f9a9ada5dd445a992eca05c77.jpg)
![FF2.jpg FF2.jpg](https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/data/attachments/117/117503-9129d7163027eb5ba9e2035466653e9d.jpg)