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I was flying on Saturday and using an EC device.
SkyDemon gave me an audio warning of an aircraft 4000 ft above me...
I was at 2000 ft AMSL..
This doesn't seem right, so wonder  what the SkyDemon criteria is for providing,  potentially, conflicting aircraft information?
I have the latest SkyDemon version and run it on an Android smartphone.


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Tony N - 7/12/2025 7:48:12 PM
I was flying on Saturday and using an EC device.
SkyDemon gave me an audio warning of an aircraft 4000 ft above me...
I was at 2000 ft AMSL..
This doesn't seem right, so wonder  what the SkyDemon criteria is for providing,  potentially, conflicting aircraft information?
I have the latest SkyDemon version and run it on an Android smartphone.


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If we warned you about an aircraft 4000 feet above you, it's either because that aircraft was indicating it was in a steep descent, or your own GPS briefly indicated it was in a steep climb. These things happen from time to time. I presume the warning swiftly disappeared as the data resolved itself.
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Tim Dawson - 7/14/2025 9:21:18 AM
If we warned you about an aircraft 4000 feet above you, it's either because that aircraft was indicating it was in a steep descent, or your own GPS briefly indicated it was in a steep climb. These things happen from time to time. I presume the warning swiftly disappeared as the data resolved itself.

Yes, it was a single  warning and I don't think it happened again. Just curious why it may have happened..

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