FlightAware web site -- finally free flight tracking

[Chip Hermes]

Finally, there's a free web site that does tracking of IFR flights and
maps and graphs and whatnot:

http://flightaware.com/

For IFR folks, you can enter airports that you're flying between and
get a list of IFR routes that people have flown, which makes flight
planning a lot easier.

Chip

[Larry Dighera]

On 8 Sep 2005 17:30:44 -0700, "Chip Hermes" >
wrote in om>::

>Finally, there's a free web site that does tracking of IFR flights and
>maps and graphs and whatnot:
>
>http://flightaware.com/
>
>For IFR folks, you can enter airports that you're flying between and
>get a list of IFR routes that people have flown, which makes flight
>planning a lot easier.
>
>Chip


I haven't had a chance to peruse your entire web site yet, but this is
fascinating: http://flightaware.com/analysis/allflights_movie.rvt . I
wonder why there is virtually no traffic in Mexico depicted?

Thanks for your effort and creativity in making what appears to be an
eminently useful and professionally attractive web site.

[Robert M. Gary]

Maybe because aircraft below 18,000 almost never get to talk to center
or approach?

-Robert
frequent Mexico flyer

[Ray]

> Finally, there's a free web site that does tracking of IFR flights and
> maps and graphs and whatnot:
>
> http://flightaware.com/

This website looks awesome. I've been looking for something like this
since before I even started flying.

- Ray

[Larry Dighera]

On 8 Sep 2005 18:00:36 -0700, "Robert M. Gary" >
wrote in . com>::

>Maybe because aircraft below 18,000 almost never get to talk to center
>or approach?

You're referring to flight operations conducted in Mexico I presume.
That hasn't been my experience.

Additionally, I wonder what the stationary bands of blinking lights at
regular intervals between Californian & Hawaii and in the eastern
Atlantic represent. Would those be ATC intersections?

[Newps]

Great site, how about a bigger map when you view one airport or one
particular aircraft?



Chip Hermes wrote:
> Finally, there's a free web site that does tracking of IFR flights and
> maps and graphs and whatnot:
>
> http://flightaware.com/
>
> For IFR folks, you can enter airports that you're flying between and
> get a list of IFR routes that people have flown, which makes flight
> planning a lot easier.
>
> Chip
>

[Peter R.]

Chip Hermes > wrote:

> For IFR folks, you can enter airports that you're flying between and
> get a list of IFR routes that people have flown, which makes flight
> planning a lot easier.

Pretty slick! I typed in my tail ID to see if my IFR flight from earlier
today could be displayed and there it was!

--
Peter


















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[Peter R.]

"Peter R." > wrote:

> Chip Hermes > wrote:
>
>> For IFR folks, you can enter airports that you're flying between and
>> get a list of IFR routes that people have flown, which makes flight
>> planning a lot easier.
>
> Pretty slick! I typed in my tail ID to see if my IFR flight from earlier
> today could be displayed and there it was!

OK, I then registered and pulled up my IFR flight history from the last 90
days. Incredible! However, it seems a few of my recent IFR flights,
including one this past Tuesday, were missing.

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[Peter R.]

"Peter R." > wrote:

> OK, I then registered and pulled up my IFR flight history from the last 90
> days. Incredible! However, it seems a few of my recent IFR flights,
> including one this past Tuesday, were missing.

Disregard this as I just realized the cause: The missing flights are
actually under a different (legitimate) callsign.

Very cool.

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[Maule Driver]

I did the same. Very Cool! Thanks much.

Peter R. wrote:
> Chip Hermes > wrote:
>
>
>>For IFR folks, you can enter airports that you're flying between and
>>get a list of IFR routes that people have flown, which makes flight
>>planning a lot easier.
>
>
> Pretty slick! I typed in my tail ID to see if my IFR flight from earlier
> today could be displayed and there it was!
>

[Dave Butler]

Chip Hermes wrote:
> Finally, there's a free web site that does tracking of IFR flights and
> maps and graphs and whatnot:
>
> http://flightaware.com/

Very, *very* nice. Thank you, Chip!

Dave

[Gig 601XL Builder]

"Dave Butler" > wrote in message
news:1126271845.510858@sj-nntpcache-5...
> Chip Hermes wrote:
>> Finally, there's a free web site that does tracking of IFR flights and
>> maps and graphs and whatnot:
>>
>> http://flightaware.com/
>
> Very, *very* nice. Thank you, Chip!
>
> Dave


This is very cool. One thing though. You need to change the 24 loop movie
for a period other than Sunday Monday. Your missing out on the great FedEx
migration at MEM.

[xyzzy]

Chip Hermes wrote:

> Finally, there's a free web site that does tracking of IFR flights and
> maps and graphs and whatnot:
>
> http://flightaware.com/
>
> For IFR folks, you can enter airports that you're flying between and
> get a list of IFR routes that people have flown, which makes flight
> planning a lot easier.
>
> Chip
>

Let me pile on and say this site rules!!

Now I can see what my fellow club members have been up to :)

[Gig 601XL Builder]

"xyzzy" > wrote in message
...
> Chip Hermes wrote:
>
>> Finally, there's a free web site that does tracking of IFR flights and
>> maps and graphs and whatnot:
>>
>> http://flightaware.com/
>>
>> For IFR folks, you can enter airports that you're flying between and
>> get a list of IFR routes that people have flown, which makes flight
>> planning a lot easier.
>>
>> Chip
>>
>
> Let me pile on and say this site rules!!
>
> Now I can see what my fellow club members have been up to :)
>

It is so damn cool we crashed it.

FlightAware is currently unavailable. Please try back later. (DB1)

[xyzzy]

Gig 601XL Builder wrote:

> "xyzzy" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Chip Hermes wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Finally, there's a free web site that does tracking of IFR flights and
>>>maps and graphs and whatnot:
>>>
>>>http://flightaware.com/
>>>
>>>For IFR folks, you can enter airports that you're flying between and
>>>get a list of IFR routes that people have flown, which makes flight
>>>planning a lot easier.
>>>
>>>Chip
>>>
>>
>>Let me pile on and say this site rules!!
>>
>>Now I can see what my fellow club members have been up to :)
>>
>
>
> It is so damn cool we crashed it.
>
> FlightAware is currently unavailable. Please try back later. (DB1)
>
>

Yes, I noticed that. It is in beta, hopefully when it goes production
it will have more bulletproof servers.

--
"You can support the troops but not the president"
--Representative Tom Delay (R-TX), during the Kosovo war.

[John Clonts]

>Disregard this as I just realized the cause: The missing flights are
>actually under a different (legitimate) callsign.

NGF?

Cheers,
John Clonts
Temple, Texas
N7NZ

[Peter R.]

John Clonts > wrote:

>>Disregard this as I just realized the cause: The missing flights are
>>actually under a different (legitimate) callsign.
>
> NGF?

Yep. NGF and the last three letters of the tail id.

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[Scott Moore]

Robert M. Gary wrote On 09/08/05 18:00,:
> Maybe because aircraft below 18,000 almost never get to talk to center
> or approach?
>
> -Robert
> frequent Mexico flyer
>

I don't believe its possible NOT to talk to center in Mexico.

[Bucky]

Wow, cool. It says all the data is publicly available. Any idea where
the site pulls the data from?

[john smith]

> Wow, cool. It says all the data is publicly available. Any idea where
> the site pulls the data from?

FAA website has all the IFR flight plan information archived.

[John R. Copeland]

"Chip Hermes" > wrote in message =
ups.com...
> Finally, there's a free web site that does tracking of IFR flights and
> maps and graphs and whatnot:
>=20
> http://flightaware.com/
>=20
> For IFR folks, you can enter airports that you're flying between and
> get a list of IFR routes that people have flown, which makes flight
> planning a lot easier.
>=20
> Chip
>
A great site!
I wrestled with the time zone a little before discovering the GMT =
choice.

[Chip Hermes]

I think it's just United States traffic although I have seen some other
international stuff.

Thanks for the kudos although I can't accept them; I was invited into
the beta originally and wanted to let others know that it had gone
public.

[Bob Fry]

>>>>> "G" == Gig <601XL Builder" <wr.giacona@coxDOTnet>> writes:

G> This is very cool. One thing though. You need to change the 24
G> loop movie for a period other than Sunday Monday. Your missing
G> out on the great FedEx migration at MEM.

How about making the loop movie time period user selectable?

[Chip Hermes]

i passed your idea on and just noticed that the site is updated with a
new one from a Wednesday and if you keep your eyes peeled, you can see
the MEM activity in the middle of the night.