Blocking Aircraft Information and Fligh tracking

[GeorgePerry]

When I get purhase my next plane, I'd like to keep its movenements private.  I was wondering if anyone had blocked their personal information and ASDI tracking of their aircraft?

I looked on the NBAA website and it seems you have to be an NBAA member and the aircraft has to be owned by a company.

http://www.nbaa.org/ops/security/barr/form.php

I'd like to hear about the process from someone who's actually done it...

[sleepingsquirrel]

There had been a protracted discussion on the AOPA form about this , and of course heated discussion. One camp says "can't be avoided" . I live in the camp of "I don't need a transponder to fly". However I realize this is not reality for everyone.

http://forums.aopa.org/showthread.php?t=71991

[GeorgePerry]

These sorts of back and forth discussions on the aopa boards are not very useful.  As a matter of opinion in the past serval years aopa has itself become not very useful...but that's a different thread.

What I'm interested in knowing is how to go about the process, ie what's involved in setting it up.  (1) Does one have to go through NBAA to apply? (2) Does one have to be a NBAA member to apply? (3) Are there fee's involved with keeping your IFR travel private. (4) Does one's aircraft have to be owned by a corporation or LLC or can any private owner opt out?

[John Pleisse]

NBAA membership is an annual $450. Just say "yes" to the corporate ownership questions when joining. As a member you can have your Flight Aware blocked. Flight Aware will charge you $750 per year to have it blocked. The NBAA is geared toward the jet crowd, their website is useful and they have a periodical ragg. Think of all the celebrities, marriage cheaters and tax evaders who don't want anyone to know their travels. This blocking, however, provides no legal protection. A good attorney can get your info in 2 minutes.

[jlunseth]

For what its worth, I read a case summary in one of the advance sheets this morning, to the effect that the WSJ had filed an FOIA request and obtained all the blocked flight information.  So what good is it going to do to block flights if your competitor can make a FOIA request and find out where you have been going?

[John Pleisse]

This is beautiful:

http://slashdot.org/story/11/05/23/0335244/Google-Founders-Jets-Caught-On-WSJs-Radar

 

 

[GeorgePerry]

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NBAA membership is an annual $450. Just say "yes" to the corporate ownership questions when joining. As a member you can have your Flight Aware blocked. Flight Aware will charge you $750 per year to have it blocked. The NBAA is geared toward the jet crowd, their website is useful and they have a periodical ragg. Think of all the celebrities, marriage cheaters and tax evaders who don't want anyone to know their travels. This blocking, however, provides no legal protection. A good attorney can get your info in 2 minutes.