[FedCom] SBS-1 and Acars (was:Heard 08 October 2006 NYC area)

[Michael W. Scheel]

Isn't this how those prisoner flights in Europe were spotted by people 
when they put two to two. It was harder to cover up and when a flight 
used a callsign that a spotter knew was one type of aircraft/company and 
something different showed up they check them out. No wonder the Feds 
want to keep us away from the fence line :)

I would love to have a SBS-1. Even better could you see a group of 
monitors set up across the US or the world like they have with acars 
online. I can watch acars around Heathrow or other airports and see a 
photo downloaded from the net of the plane. A combined SBS-1/acars 
system would scared a lot of people that should not be in charge.

I used to use a modified hollerith card system to keep logs. Once I 
moved them to a computerized flat database. I threw out about 2000 index 
cards. No wonder why I am not wealthy or retired early.

Uran233 at aol.com wrote:

> Thanks
> On the FBI and DEA planes would the VHF acars give the registration number?  
> If it did then the folks that can see the planes at the airport could note the 
>  number run the WACARS on line and save the data then search for messages 
> under  that reg number. I have to hurry and order my SBS as I thought "How crazy 
> is  this that they let us track them real time" And with the reg number you 
> could  see the plane  online before they do the job they are doing. Isn't  
> technology amazing. I am grateful we are not using hollerith punch cards to do  
> this online posts.
> Michael


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