# Newbe question **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [October 31, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/newbe-question/19217 "2016-10-31T15:52:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tomkk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b38774/32.png) [@tomkk](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/tomkk)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/newbe-question/19217/1 "2016-10-31T15:52:30Z")
I’ve been flying my ADS-B equipped RV-12 for almost a year and a half. I just checked FlightAware for the first time, expecting to see at least some of the flight history. All I see is one flight from 3 years ago, before the registration number was mine - none of my flights. So, is there something I need to do to activate FlightAware? I can see recent flights on another flight tracking site OK. ---
**Author:** ![jonhawkes2030](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/jonhawkes2030/32/113977_2.png) [@jonhawkes2030](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/jonhawkes2030)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/newbe-question/19217/2 "2016-10-31T15:54:36Z")
What is the call sign or ICAO ID? Is it ADS-B In out or both (1090 or 978UAT). Must have ADS-B Out to be seen by Flightaware as an ADS-B Aircraft. It is possible to suppress tracking, however, it should show up as suppressed. ---
**Author:** ![tomkk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b38774/32.png) [@tomkk](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/tomkk)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 4:09pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/newbe-question/19217/3 "2016-10-31T16:09:56Z")
Thanks for the reply. N121TK with ADS-B In/Out. I’ve gotten an “all green” ADS-B report from the FAA if that’s relevant. I’ve seen references to suppression but couldn’t find anything relating to it in my profile/account/history. Maybe it’s there and I’m just missing it. ---
**Author:** ![jonhawkes2030](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/jonhawkes2030/32/113977_2.png) [@jonhawkes2030](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/jonhawkes2030)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 4:24pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/newbe-question/19217/4 "2016-10-31T16:24:18Z")
I see 7 flights this month and 16 flights in September. [flightaware.com/live/flight/N121TK](http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N121TK) You may need an updated account to see the details. Setup a piaware and you can access the info. [flightaware.com/adsb/piaware/](http://flightaware.com/adsb/piaware/) ---
**Author:** ![tomkk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b38774/32.png) [@tomkk](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/tomkk)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 4:52pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/newbe-question/19217/5 "2016-10-31T16:52:54Z")
Thanks. That’s really strange, I can’t see any of those. I have a"Registered" account which should retain 4 months of historical flights. The fact that you can see them says that the flights are indeed retained. When I click the link you provided to my historical flights, though, all I see is one flight on July 18, 2013. I would assume I should be able to see my flights that have been retained with the type of account I have. ---
**Author:** ![obj](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/obj/32/118984_2.png) [@obj](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/obj)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/newbe-question/19217/6 "2016-10-31T17:14:15Z")
You need to turn on position-only flights at [flightaware.com/account/manage/](https://flightaware.com/account/manage/) ---
**Author:** ![tomkk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b38774/32.png) [@tomkk](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/tomkk)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 6:16pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/newbe-question/19217/7 "2016-10-31T18:16:43Z")
Yup, that did it, thanks. I figured there was something simple that I was just missing … ---
**Author:** ![jspokes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/jspokes/32/117093_2.png) [@jspokes](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/jspokes)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/newbe-question/19217/8 "2016-12-02T22:33:12Z")
Perhaps another newbie question. Who is using the data we collect where does all this information end up. Thank you