Does your airport WiFi?

I just added a wireless networking card to my laptop.
I am now spoiled!
The airport I fly out of (KOSU/Don Scott Field, Columbus OH) provides
free wireless internet access in the terminal and restaurant. It is nice
to relax and eat breakfast, pull up all the pertinent weather, discuss
it with the the other pilots before getting in the airplane and
committing aviation.

I have been searching several websites for listing of other GA airports
that offer this service, but find mostly aircarrier sources.

How about your airport?

What kind of range have you seen?

Can you get it in your hangar?

Maybe we can even get AOPA to include this as a resource in future
Airport Directories.

In a previous article, john smith said:
I have been searching several websites for listing of other GA airports
that offer this service, but find mostly aircarrier sources.

How about your airport?

What kind of range have you seen?

Can you get it in your hangar?

Peidmont-Hawthorne and One of the flying schools at KROC both have free
wi-fi setups and there is also a for-pay WiFi on the commerical side.

The Rochester Flying Club installed a cable modem and a Linux kiosk
computer in our ops center for the use of the members to check weather,
reschedule aircraft, etc. I used Linux because I wanted to be sure the
members didn't infest the computer with viruses and spyware. In fact,
every time you log out it wipes the whole user area and reloads it from
protected disk.

--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
I assume HR did send out the ad I wanted, not "apply for a cool job if
you're a clueless ****".
-- The Flying Hamster, on the receiving end of too many CVs

john smith wrote:
I just added a wireless networking card to my laptop.
I am now spoiled!
The airport I fly out of (KOSU/Don Scott Field, Columbus OH) provides

free wireless internet access in the terminal and restaurant. It is
nice
to relax and eat breakfast, pull up all the pertinent weather,
discuss
it with the the other pilots before getting in the airplane and
committing aviation.

I have been searching several websites for listing of other GA
airports
that offer this service, but find mostly aircarrier sources.

How about your airport?

What kind of range have you seen?

Can you get it in your hangar?

Maybe we can even get AOPA to include this as a resource in future
Airport Directories.


I think AOPA should. I've noticed than most of the larger shops offer
WiFi for customers waiting for aircraft.
I can also attach my laptop (or PDA) to my cell phone (via Bluetooth)
and use the GPRS data network to use the internet anywhere I can get a
cell phone signal. Make sure you have a data plan though before you do
that since you can be paying up to 5 cents per K.

-Robert

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I think AOPA should. I've noticed than most of the larger shops offer
WiFi for customers waiting for aircraft.
I can also attach my laptop (or PDA) to my cell phone (via Bluetooth)
and use the GPRS data network to use the internet anywhere I can get a
cell phone signal. Make sure you have a data plan though before you do
that since you can be paying up to 5 cents per K.

If you have one of the cell phones with the modem (mine is a Motorola V60)
built in, you can connect at around 19k and do the same thing. You need
a local (local to your cell phone number) dialup ISP service number.
You may also need a special USB cable for the phone and some extra
software. I've demonstrated this to a few pilots getting DUATS over
the net and supplemented with ADDS graphics though the graphics load
slow. It's a free call or counts as regular minutes since it is handled the
same as any voice call.

I do this too. It's very handy. I have nationwide free long distance
so I can just dial into the same number all the time when using
the cell phone.

"CryptWolf" wrote in message
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If you have one of the cell phones with the modem (mine is a Motorola V60)
built in, you can connect at around 19k and do the same thing. You need
a local (local to your cell phone number) dialup ISP service number.
You may also need a special USB cable for the phone and some extra
software. I've demonstrated this to a few pilots getting DUATS over
the net and supplemented with ADDS graphics though the graphics load
slow. It's a free call or counts as regular minutes since it is handled
the
same as any voice call.

On a related note: there was a thread here earlier about wireless access at
Oshkosh. IIRC the sad conclusion was that there was no access very nearby.

I wonder whether anyone has contacted EAA and requested that they get on the
stick and provide WiFi on the North 40.

Is there any chance EAA would do something like that?

Any idea how to approach EAA or whom to contact about it?

How about some entrepreneur/vendor/display booth setting up an access point on
the grounds, either for a fee or as a public service for the advertising value?

Dave

In article 1114609193.690100@sj-nntpcache-3, Dave Butler wrote:
On a related note: there was a thread here earlier about wireless access at
Oshkosh. IIRC the sad conclusion was that there was no access very nearby.

I wonder whether anyone has contacted EAA and requested that they get on the
stick and provide WiFi on the North 40.

Is there any chance EAA would do something like that?

Any idea how to approach EAA or whom to contact about it?

How about some entrepreneur/vendor/display booth setting up an access point on
the grounds, either for a fee or as a public service for the advertising value?

[not a flame, just a gripe]

You kidding? EAA can't even provide sufficient handwash stations around
the field. You expect anything higher-tech? I'm convinced PP has
an under-the-table deal with the companies that make those
water-less cleaning gels and baby wipes.

[end gripe]

The fastest connection you can get at AirVenture, because of its distance
from the nearest facility, appears to be ISDN. There's no DSL, that I know
of, or anything faster. ANN sets up WiFi but encrypted for use by the staff
and stringers. It would be ridiculously easy to slow down an ISDN to a crawl
if it was opened up. In order to handle the traffic for so many people at
the show EAA would probably have to temporarily setup multiple T-1's, and
that costs a lot of money for just one week of the show...

"Dave Butler" wrote in message
news:1114609193.690100@sj-nntpcache-3...

On a related note: there was a thread here earlier about wireless access
at Oshkosh. IIRC the sad conclusion was that there was no access very
nearby.

I wonder whether anyone has contacted EAA and requested that they get on
the stick and provide WiFi on the North 40.

Is there any chance EAA would do something like that?

Any idea how to approach EAA or whom to contact about it?

How about some entrepreneur/vendor/display booth setting up an access
point on the grounds, either for a fee or as a public service for the
advertising value?

Dave

("Dave Butler" wrote)
I wonder whether anyone has contacted EAA and requested that they get on
the stick and provide WiFi on the North 40.


Found an open hot-spot last year, next to the N-40 showers (by the homes)
one night at around 9:30pm. Stylus and a handheld something - don't remember
the brand the guy had.

But yes, sounds too hit and miss for what you're after.


Montblack

As long as someone wants to line Poberesny's pocket, he can come to
AirVenture. Doesn't matter if he's selling WiFi or pussy.

On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 09:34:10 -0400, Dave Butler wrote:


On a related note: there was a thread here earlier about wireless access at
Oshkosh. IIRC the sad conclusion was that there was no access very nearby.

I wonder whether anyone has contacted EAA and requested that they get on the
stick and provide WiFi on the North 40.

Is there any chance EAA would do something like that?

Any idea how to approach EAA or whom to contact about it?

How about some entrepreneur/vendor/display booth setting up an access point on
the grounds, either for a fee or as a public service for the advertising value?

Dave