Aircraft Movement Sources

[Julian L]

Hi

I was just wondering where all of you get your information on movements in SYD besides this forum.

Thanks for all the help.

[Bob C]

There are several other Australian sites which offer comprehensive historical ACARS and SBS information.

And various flight tracking sites offer real time or delayed flight details. It also appears that several subscribers to this site work for airlines or know people in the industry so are able to get good information.

http://www.libhomeradar.org/

type the airline/rego in the top right corner box and wait for it to appear below before clicking the dropdown info.

[Grahame Hutchison]

www.16Right.com for Sydney ACARS Julian.

[Garry Emanuel]

Seems ACARS is missing a bit over the last few days - QF6 (Th and Fr) and QF74 (Fr) don't rate a mention.

Is the reporting driven by aircraft or another source ?

[Grahame Hutchison]

Garry, the www.16Right.com ACARS is live, receiving transmissions directly from the aircraft. Normally the equipment will pickup ACARS transmissions up to 300km out of YSSY, however reception can vary with weather, the aircraft's track, and the volume of over transmissions. I have just upgraded my setup to a new laptop and have been adjusting audio levels on the receiver and laptop for the optimal reception (still playing around with this one).

[Garry Emanuel]

Thanks. Must be some dropping out.

Will keep an eye on it.

[Julian L]

I was also wondering where you got your info, such as arrival times, for special flights, e.g. the Iron Maiden 757 or the An-124.

Thanks for the help.

[Ryan Boxer]

Simple we work in the industry, ie: charter/FBO's etc

[Grahame Hutchison]

Garry, I have tweaked the audio levels on the scanner and laptop and the flights you mentioned all appeared today.

VH-OJD QF0006 20/03/2011 06:24 Qantas B747-438 Frankfurt-Singapore-Sydney
VH-OJI QF0005 20/03/2011 17:14 Qantas B747-438 Sydney-Singapore-Frankfurt
VH-OEH QF0074 20/03/2011 08:27 Qantas B747-438(ER) San Francisco-Sydney-Melbourne