IO540
14th Aug 2006, 11:18
Just come across this page on their website
http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?categoryid=60&pagetype=90&pageid=124
Looks like they sell a CD with various foreign aircraft registry information on it.
Curious as to why?
The data has been in the public domain, piecemeal, for years thanks to the millions of plane spotters who log movements and stuff them into movement log websites.
Presumably one use is IFR route billing, for planes over 1999kg. But how is route billing addressed? With say an N-reg, all that one gets is a U.S. address. How does Eurocontrol work out where to send the very first invoice? Is this CAA database complete with the home addresses of every owner, even if foreign reg? Route billing seems to be an admin nightmare, the moment one moves away from EU-reg planes.
http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?categoryid=60&pagetype=90&pageid=124
Looks like they sell a CD with various foreign aircraft registry information on it.
Curious as to why?
The data has been in the public domain, piecemeal, for years thanks to the millions of plane spotters who log movements and stuff them into movement log websites.
Presumably one use is IFR route billing, for planes over 1999kg. But how is route billing addressed? With say an N-reg, all that one gets is a U.S. address. How does Eurocontrol work out where to send the very first invoice? Is this CAA database complete with the home addresses of every owner, even if foreign reg? Route billing seems to be an admin nightmare, the moment one moves away from EU-reg planes.