[OSM-talk] Route/flight tag

Paul Youlten paul.yellowikis at gmail.com
Tue Nov 28 09:21:20 GMT 2006


Worth it?... Well it's fun and interesting and doesn't really cost me 
anything.

I'll keep you posted on my progress.

PY

bvh wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 28, 2006 at 01:18:34AM +0000, Paul Youlten wrote:
>   
>> Just by chance I am flying from London Gatwick to Alicante (Spain) 
>> tomorrow evening and was thinking of tracking the flight (2hrs 15 mins) 
>> with my GPS receiver. I will try to get a window seat and put my 
>> receiver against it - maybe cover the LEDs with tape (don't want to 
>> worry the flight crew)... Has anyone else tried this? hints? tips?
>>     
>
> Not sure how much this is worth it. Due to circumstances, flights
> on the same route can differ substantially. What would be more
> valuable is information about corridors, no fly zones
> etc... But these have to come from official maps and I am not
> sure what the copyright status of those would be?
>
> cu bart
>
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