Hi Giver / All,
We had several similar reports a few months back, which all turned out to be due to corruption by ‘live traffic’ when the users were replaying their own track files from earlier flights on the inbuilt PAW Track Replay Tool. (We now suggest downloading the Track Files and replaying them on the Aircrew Playback Tool instead, which is much more refined and doesn’t generate this problem).
We have, however, had a few recent reports similar to yours, including one I was directly involved in investigating. It sounds like your PAW may be picking up the aircraft when it/they are near you on the ground (prior to takeoff) - at least that was what was happening in the recent cases I looked into - and for some reason holding onto these reports throughout the flight. Unfortunately, to track down what is going on, Lee needs the Track Logs - and in all cases I have been involved in - or am aware of - the relevant track logs have been missing from the PAW Track Logs list when we (or the pilots reporting the issue) look for them after the flight - i.e. after PAW shutdown.
Can anyone encountering this phenomenon - i.e.one (or more) specific aircraft attaching itself to your ownship - prior to takeoff, or at any other point in the flight - and subsequently ‘following’ you in the same position/distance during the flight - please check your PAW Track Logs Tab for the flight log BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN THE PAW and if the log file is there, please download it immediately to your tablet or phone and let us know, so we can arrange to retrieve it for analysis.
Best Regards
Peter
