AIRCRAFT

FDX874 IS IN HSV

  rept 35900 ft 0 kts dir 0 ??

FDX 874 Not squawking

DAL 2368 overhead now 37575 ft

FDX 0409 headed at us from the E.  36000 ft 431kts

Is it just me or does anyone else feel the need to inform the FBI about this guy?

In case you need to know, planes going from Memphis to Atlanta can be seen south of Hwy 72/20 going due East.  When they get over by Huntsville, they'll turn to the southeast and go straight into Atlanta area.

Chucky boy, what I do is an authenticated, licensed reporting on direct received aircraft data by radio within a hundred mile radius which is fed by internet to a central agency to verify flight data that otherwise would be limited to radar or satellite. There are thousands of reporting stations like mine all over the world. You might try being a help to society someday rather than bumping your gums.

Quail not me i am enjoying the lake "pickwick" for the 4th. on vacation!  Happy Birthday America!!!!

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Sounds like what I used to do as a kid.  Some of my friends and my mom did some civil defense work back in the 50s by "plane spotting" ie: whenever a plane went over, they would call some number and report the type and which way it was headed. Back in those days, planes flew at about 2000 ft., so it was easy to tell which type was what with the charts they gave us. After a while, the moms would go for a coffee break, and leave us kids to spot the planes. All that went on for a few months, and I don't know whether it ended when we got out of Korea, or what.

 

I remember that Weed...this is the same thing except with a receiver capable of receiving 1090 MHz and software.

You live an exciting life.

 

Lazers blind pilots and get you jail time if caught!!!

If anyone saw the English film Trainspotting, besides the sad druggie plot, the name comes from a hobby in the UK of those who record sightings of rare locomotives. Such persons are usually considered socially inept and not the brightest lights.  Old Squirrelly Dawg is well into geezerdom and can't get out much.  Let old do rag have his hobby.

My reporting station runs by itself. I have no input. The station just sees Hi when he flies over and reports his flight data to verify that he has not gone nuts and cancelled his flight plan on the way to mischief. Radar and satellite tracks him also but these ground stations verify that he is within an area where radar says he's is located. Bud is another matter for the time being but he is watched by radar and his radar position is sent to my screen via the internet regardless or whether he is  transmitting data or not. My station receives data giving the aircraft ident, plane origin, country, flight # speed, altitude, direction of travel, where it took off and where it better be going and the data is uploaded every few seconds.  Anyone can participate but it requires somewhat of a brain. Antenna has to be built [antennas for microwave frequencies are very critical], proper feed line with low loss is required and an un-obstructed view of the sky are musts.

dire, I have several high tech hobbies outside your capabilities.

es, I'm sure crafting hats of tinfoil that fit under do rags is challenging and takes a great deal of time.