Paper Tiger :
Why do you feel this to be inappropriate ?
You misunderstood my remark > I am truly amazed that's all.
I knew about the Kinetic toy ( displayed in Maastricht ATC exhibition for some years now) but did not realize you could actually see that much details.
By " googling" a bit you can nowadays find some amazing stuff. Just type ' ACARS spotting " and you' ll be amazed .
as one of the ads says :
ACARS is one of the latest hobbies used by Aviation enthusiasts worldwide. Using a computer and an Air band receiver or scanner, enthusiasts are able to decode uplink and downlink messages from aircraft.
The Confidentiality clause we had to sign to get an R/T license seems a bit old fashioned in the face of today's technology doesn't it ?