4 ms·

I listen to a a few ATC YouTube channels like VASAviation[1], Mentour Pilot[2], 74 Gear[3]. Are you say that if VAS, etc. put up a video of UK ATC traffic, whil

I listen to a a few ATC YouTube channels like VASAviation[1], Mentour Pilot[2], 74 Gear[3]. Are you say that if VAS, etc. put up a video of UK ATC traffic, while in the UK, they could be punished for that? Are we talking some 5 pound fine, or is that something closer to an arrestable offense? My assumption is it falls under some vague "safety and security" measure in response to 9/11, but that would raise questions about just having it encrypted, instead. Honestly, the concept of this being illegal is shocking to me. I had assumed recording/playback of ATC comms was essentially a universal standard practice (minus Military, police ops, etc.) to help with education and training. It seems like a terrible shame that the UK would have such a strange rule barring it. [1] https://www.youtube.com/@VASAviation https://www.youtube.com/@VASAviation [2] https://www.youtube.com/@MentourPilot https://www.youtube.com/@MentourPilot [3] https://www.youtube.com/@74gear https://www.youtube.com/@74gear

traceroute66 4y ago
> put up a video of UK ATC traffic, while in the UK, they could be punished for that? Yes > are we talking some 5 pound fine, or is that something closer to an arrestable offense? In the UK criminal offences are generally dealt with reasonably softly, i.e. within the context of the criminal and the severity of the crime. With something like this, which would be a criminal offence similar to re-distributing paid TV services you would normally just go through various levels of fine depending on severity/scale. So a website explicitly setup to distribute recordings could expect quite a heavy fine because (a) they were knowingly doing it, and (b) they were distributing to a large global audience. Chances of being arrested on this sort of offence in the UK is highly unlikely. Maybe if you were a repeat offender you might leave them with little choice, but that's probably the only scenario.
- registeredcorn 4y ago
  Interesting! Thank you for the response. :)

traceroute66 4y ago

> put up a video of UK ATC traffic, while in the UK, they could be punished for that? Yes > are we talking some 5 pound fine, or is that something closer to an arrestable offense? In the UK criminal offences are generally dealt with reasonably softly, i.e. within the context of the criminal and the severity of the crime. With something like this, which would be a criminal offence similar to re-distributing paid TV services you would normally just go through various levels of fine depending on severity/scale. So a website explicitly setup to distribute recordings could expect quite a heavy fine because (a) they were knowingly doing it, and (b) they were distributing to a large global audience. Chances of being arrested on this sort of offence in the UK is highly unlikely. Maybe if you were a repeat offender you might leave them with little choice, but that's probably the only scenario.

registeredcorn 4y ago
Interesting! Thank you for the response. :)