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by masklinn 4477 days ago
> Yes he is, in the part I quoted.

No, he's not talking about these systems.

> Use the existing wifi connection

The fuck are you talking about, planes don't have wifi connections. Do you think they've got a a wifi antenna outside connecting to an AP on land?

> to send additional information that at least would give you the location of the plane to the nearest kilometer.

That already trivially fits in the ACARS, and is completely useless since it's available from radars in the first place, until radar and data links become unavailable.

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> The fuck are you talking about, planes don't have wifi connections.

Yes they do. I'm talking about the connection that is used to provide wifi to passengers on the plane. It's a satellite connection.

If the location is available, how did they lose the plane?