diff --git a/apps/modes_gui b/apps/modes_gui
index 9937083..41d999e 100755
--- a/apps/modes_gui
+++ b/apps/modes_gui
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 
-import os, sys, time, threading
+import os, sys, time, threading, datetime
 from PyQt4 import QtCore,QtGui,QtSql
 from gnuradio import gr, gru, optfir, eng_notation, blks2
 import gnuradio.gr.gr_threading as _threading
@@ -62,12 +62,14 @@ class mainwindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
         self.db.open()
         #self.db = sqlite3.connect(self.dbname)
         self.datamodel = modes_datamodel(self.db)
-        #self.datamodel = QtSql.QSqlQueryModel(None)
-        #self.datamodel.setQuery(QtSql.QSqlQuery("select distinct icao from positions order by icao"))
         self.ui.list_aircraft.setModel(self.datamodel)
         self.ui.list_aircraft.setModelColumn(0)
+        self.icaodelegate = ICAOViewDelegate()
+        self.ui.list_aircraft.setItemDelegate(self.icaodelegate)
         #self.ui.list_aircraft.show() #TODO remove
 
+        #todo add a custom delegate for the QListView
+
     #goes and gets valid antenna, sample rate options from the device and grays out appropriate things
     def populate_source_options(self):
         sourceid = self.ui.combo_source.currentText()
@@ -239,6 +241,18 @@ class mainwindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
         self.ui.line_speed.insert(speed)
         self.ui.line_climb.insert(vs)
 
+#all this does is fade the ICAOs out as their last report gets older
+class ICAOViewDelegate(QtGui.QStyledItemDelegate):
+    def paint(self, painter, option, index):
+        paintstr = "%s" % index.model().data(index.model().index(index.row(), 0))
+        last_report = index.model().data(index.model().index(index.row(), 1))
+        age = (datetime.datetime.now() - datetime.datetime.strptime(str(last_report), "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")).total_seconds()
+        #minimum alpha is 0x40 (oldest), max is 0xFF (newest)
+        alpha = min(abs(0xFF - (0xBF / 600.) * age), 0x40)
+        painter.setPen(QtGui.QColor(0, 0, 0, alpha))
+        #QtGui.QStyledItemDelegate.paint(self, painter, option, index)
+        painter.drawText(option.rect.left()+3, option.rect.top(), option.rect.width(), option.rect.height(), option.displayAlignment, paintstr)
+
 #eventually: set up a QTimer or whatever and have it self-update and emit dataChanged()
 #better yet just have the SQL interface yell and say hey that line changed.
 #on selected aircraft or on update for visible aircraft, emit signal to update current dashboard display.