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Cool, hope the poor site author is not deluged with too many requests from us HN nerds outside the US (I already put in a bid for Zurich and Geneva, if that sav
by FearNotDaniel 4y ago
Cool, hope the poor site author is not deluged with too many requests from us HN nerds outside the US (I already put in a bid for Zurich and Geneva, if that saves on duplicate requests...)
I understand the feeds come from LiveATC, which has a FAQ answer explaining why UK feeds are legally forbidden [0]. Anyone happen to know why there are no German/Austrian airports on LiveATC [1], is it a similar legal issue?
[0] https://www.liveatc.net/faq/ https://www.liveatc.net/faq/
[1] https://www.liveatc.net/feedindex.php?type=international-eu https://www.liveatc.net/feedindex.php?type=international-eu
- AdamN 4y agoIt's also protected in Germany by Datenschutz I believe.
- tbjoern 4y agoAccording to wikipedia [0], ATC in Germany is subject to the Fernmeldegeheimnis [1]. It’s the same law that protects snail mail and other communications. Anyone who wants to even listen to ATC has to be certified [2], and then has to comply with that law. [0] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flugfunk https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flugfunk [1] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernmeldegeheimnis https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernmeldegeheimnis [2] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprechfunkzeugnis_(Luftfahrt) https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprechfunkzeugnis_(Luftfahrt)
- MandieD 4y agoOne major exception is that you can listen to air band from a car if you're doing so in order to be able to retrieve a balloon, glider (sailplane) or other recreational aircraft. (husband is a glider pilot who makes an "outside landing" every couple of years)