@patrickc aircraft send out flight info automatically on 1090 mhz. Open and accessible for anyone to read.
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@stevej Right, but that (ADS-B) is only partially deployed and doesn't work over oceans :/. - 1 more reply
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@patrickc Is GPS heartbeat a feature in some planes? I know nothing about this.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patrickc the part I hate is an airline agreeing to pay you $20 if they lose your bags. a price that says "we can't not lose any bags?!"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patrickc I'm guessing the plane has GPS and knows where it is, that's the easy part, telling other people where it is, that's the hard partThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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