Bad Elf ADS-B – Affordable Weather & Traffic Receiver

A project in Simsbury, CT by Bad Elf
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The first affordable ADS-B weather and traffic receiver with \nuniversal app compatibility for pilots.
Backers: 637
Average Pledge Per Backer: $361

Funded: $230,002 of $500,000
Dates: Nov 15th -> Jan 14th (60 days)
Project By: Bad Elf
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Last Updated: January 12 @ 15:01 -0500 GMT

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Latest News

Closing Thoughts and Next Steps

January 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Approaching the close of our Kickstarter campaign short of our funding goal, we’ve decided to suspend the campaign. Per Kickstarter’s all-or-nothing funding guidelines, your credit card will not be charged, nor will Bad Elf receive any funds. To... (Read More)

Happy New Year!

January 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Bad Elf wishes you a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year! We need your help in the final push to bring affordable, universal ADS-B receivers to market this summer. We are currently closing in on the 50% funded level with just 10 days to go in the... (Read More)

Bad Elf Crowd-funding Aims To Cut Cost of ADS-B IN Receivers

December 29th - via: ainonline.com
As pilots, we were frustrated that more of us still do not have access to these tools. As engineers, we felt a duty to come up with a solution. (Read More)

1090 MHz ADS-B Traffic Models Now Available

December 17th - via: kickstarter.com
One of the most common requests we’ve gotten since we launched the Kickstarter campaign is to support dual-band traffic on both 978 MHz and 1090 MHz. We were expecting those requests, but we were really surprised by the number of non-US pilots... (Read More)

App Spotlight: iFlightPlanner

December 15th - via: kickstarter.com
iFlightPlanner to Fully Support the Bad Elf ADS-B Receiver We’re excited to announce that iFlightPlanner will be fully supporting the Bad Elf ADS-B receiver at product launch. iFlightPlanner is a popular flight planning tool that started with a... (Read More)

App Spotlight: iFly GPS by Adventure Pilot

December 14th - via: kickstarter.com
iFly GPS to Fully Support the Bad Elf ADS-B Receiver Another app vendor that jumped on board immediately after we launched our Kickstarter project is Adventure Pilot, the developers of the popular iFly GPS line of apps and portable devices. iFly GPS... (Read More)

App Spotlight: FlyQ by Seattle Avionics

December 10th - via: kickstarter.com
FlyQ to Fully Support the Bad Elf ADS-B Receiver One of the first app vendors to enthusiastically support our ADS-B receiver is Seattle Avionics, the developer of the popular FlyQ app. They have been building flight planning and navigation tools... (Read More)

App Compatibility

December 7th - via: kickstarter.com
It’s been three weeks since we announced our affordable ADS-B receiver project here on Kickstarter, and the feedback from pilots and EFB app vendors has been incredible! As of today we are more than 30% towards our goal, thanks to your humbling and... (Read More)

Bad Elf Launches Kickstarter Campaign for $299 ADS-B Receiver

November 24th - via: flyingmag.com
Company seeking $500,000 in funding by mid January. (Read More)

And... we’re off!

November 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow!Thank you so much for being our first backers and early supporters! The feedback from our fellow pilots and app partners has been amazing! We are incredibly excited to have your help in making ADS-B weather and traffic affordable for all pilots.... (Read More)

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