Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightAware flight tracking

2006-10-07 Thread Alex Perry
From: Martin Spott [EMAIL PROTECTED] Josh Babcock wrote: Sounds like a good reason to fly VFR. I wonder if they have considered the safety implications of this. I know in the US you can request that ATC watch you while you are flying VFR, but I don't know if you need to give your tail

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightAware flight tracking

2006-10-07 Thread Vassilii Khachaturov
On Thu, 5 Oct 2006, Martin Spott wrote: Frederic Bouvier wrote: And don't tell me a PA28 is an airliner ;-) but hey, it is equipped with a mode S transponder, which only few light aircraft have nowadays (at least here in Germany), the Mode S code you see in the FAA registration is a

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightAware flight tracking

2006-10-06 Thread Stuart Buchanan
When you enter the airspace (or the roadways) you give up some of your privacy and freedoms and agree to play by a common set of rules ... usually for the sake of safety, or the environment, or justified for some greater common good. As far as I know, there is no mean for the public, to

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightAware flight tracking

2006-10-06 Thread Martin Spott
Josh Babcock wrote: Sounds like a good reason to fly VFR. I wonder if they have considered the safety implications of this. I know in the US you can request that ATC watch you while you are flying VFR, but I don't know if you need to give your tail number when you do. I would guess that you

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightAware flight tracking

2006-10-06 Thread Josh Babcock
Frederic Bouvier wrote: Selon Curtis L. Olson: Frederic Bouvier wrote: Quoting Vassilii Khachaturov : It looks like a breach of individual's privacy to me. You can track people's travel ( owner names are apparent ) and I doubt it would be permitted this side of the Atlantic. in this

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightAware flight tracking

2006-10-06 Thread Durk Talsma
On Tuesday 03 October 2006 22:02, Buchanan, Stuart wrote: Hi All, Some of you may have come across www.flightaware.com as a way to track IFR flights. It uses data from the FAA radar system and provides products (free and commercial) based on it. The data is quite detailed - minute-by-minute

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightAware flight tracking

2006-10-06 Thread Ampere K. Hardraade
On Friday 06 October 2006 14:32, Durk Talsma wrote: I just had a quick look at the website, and saw that they provide departure and arrival times and airport codes for each tail number. This would form an excellent basis to create AI traffic using the traffic manager, which basically requires

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightAware flight tracking

2006-10-05 Thread Frederic Bouvier
Martin Spott wrote : Hi Stuart, Buchanan, Stuart wrote: Some of you may have come across www.flightaware.com as a way to track IFR flights. It uses data from the FAA radar system and provides products (free and commercial) based on it. I see one drawback here: They really only

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightAware flight tracking

2006-10-05 Thread Vassilii Khachaturov
It looks like a breach of individual's privacy to me. You can track people's travel ( owner names are apparent ) and I doubt it would be permitted this side of the Atlantic. in this particular case the FAA tail number registry gives a charter company flying exec jets. No client names

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightAware flight tracking

2006-10-05 Thread Frederic Bouvier
Quoting Vassilii Khachaturov : It looks like a breach of individual's privacy to me. You can track people's travel ( owner names are apparent ) and I doubt it would be permitted this side of the Atlantic. in this particular case the FAA tail number registry gives a charter company flying

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightAware flight tracking

2006-10-05 Thread Martin Spott
Frederic Bouvier wrote: And don't tell me a PA28 is an airliner ;-) but hey, it is equipped with a mode S transponder, which only few light aircraft have nowadays (at least here in Germany), Martin. -- Unix _IS_ user friendly - it's just selective about who its friends are !

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightAware flight tracking

2006-10-05 Thread Curtis L. Olson
Frederic Bouvier wrote: Quoting Vassilii Khachaturov : It looks like a breach of individual's privacy to me. You can track people's travel ( owner names are apparent ) and I doubt it would be permitted this side of the Atlantic. in this particular case the FAA tail number

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightAware flight tracking

2006-10-05 Thread Martin Spott
Curtis L. Olson wrote: I think there is some gray area here. When you drive your car, you post your license plate # in plain and easy view both front and back. An airplane will also have it's registration number prominently displayed for all to see, and you need to transmit your identity

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightAware flight tracking

2006-10-05 Thread Josh Babcock
Curtis L. Olson wrote: Frederic Bouvier wrote: Quoting Vassilii Khachaturov : It looks like a breach of individual's privacy to me. You can track people's travel ( owner names are apparent ) and I doubt it would be permitted this side of the Atlantic. in this particular case the

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightAware flight tracking

2006-10-05 Thread Frederic Bouvier
Selon Curtis L. Olson: Frederic Bouvier wrote: Quoting Vassilii Khachaturov : It looks like a breach of individual's privacy to me. You can track people's travel ( owner names are apparent ) and I doubt it would be permitted this side of the Atlantic. in this particular case the

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightAware flight tracking

2006-10-04 Thread Martin Spott
Hi Stuart, Buchanan, Stuart wrote: Some of you may have come across www.flightaware.com as a way to track IFR flights. It uses data from the FAA radar system and provides products (free and commercial) based on it. I see one drawback here: They really only track flights in the coverage of US

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightAware flight tracking

2006-10-04 Thread Buchanan, Stuart
--- Martin Spott wrote: Hi Stuart, Buchanan, Stuart wrote: Some of you may have come across www.flightaware.com as a way to track IFR flights. It uses data from the FAA radar system and provides products (free and commercial) based on it. I see one drawback here: They really only

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightAware flight tracking

2006-10-04 Thread Martin Spott
Buchanan, Stuart wrote: Personally, I think the US approach of making all government data public domain is one of their most endearing aspects. I agree, Martin. -- Unix _IS_ user friendly - it's just selective about who its friends are !