So anyone providing UK aviation band transmissions to LiveATC may be in violation of both of those laws, but I'm not certain what that means for LiveATC listeners (that would be a question to ask Ofcom). Recordings of the emergency calls to air traffic control have been released in the run-up to the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States on 11 September 2001. … it is also illegal to tell a third party what has been heard in a transmission a person has listened to illegally. … it is illegal to listen to anything other than general reception transmissions unless you are either a licensed user of the frequencies in question or have been specifically authorised to do so by a designated person. They would be expected to make the request directly to the FAA. Providing feeds to LiveATC would also appear to be a violation, though it's not clear to me that listening to LiveATC streams would put the listener in violation of the law. 1 Answer Sorted by: 9 In the specific situation of a pilot who is the subject of an FAA investigation, the Pilots Bill of Rights requires that air traffic data (which includes audio recordings) be provided to the pilot. Radio scanners should not be used to listen to any other radio services, including illegal radio stations (pirates) (by virtue of the fact that they are not licensed radio stations).Īviation-band transmissions are not on Ofcom's list, so even though they are broadcast entirely "in the clear" and anyone with an appropriately tuned AM receiver could hear them you are legally prohibited from listening to them.
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