Exploring FlightAware's flight tracking capabilities

Hi everyone,

I’m new to the forum and fascinated by aviation tech, so I’d love to start a conversation about FlightAware’s flight tracking capabilities.

A few questions to kick things off:

How does FlightAware combine ADS-B, MLAT, radar, and satellite data to track flights worldwide? What are the current limits of real-time flight tracking over oceans and remote regions? How accurate are the live positions and estimated arrival times compared to airline data? And for those feeding ADS-B data, how much does community reception improve overall coverage?

Looking forward to hearing your experiences and insights!