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Offline janlam01

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[Global TV] Airline pilots texting improves flight safety
« on: August 13, 2014, 10:19:17 PM »
Toronto Centre being featured in this story regarding CPDLC, Controller Pilot Data Link Communications.

http://globalnews.ca/video/1476981/airline-pilots-texting-improves-flight-safety



Offline JetScan1

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Re: [Global TV] Airline pilots texting improves flight safety
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2014, 08:33:38 AM »
It's definately making it quieter over Canadian skies (above FL290).

Has anyone had any luck receiving CPDLC messages in North America or know more about the system ? It seems it can be done, but as far as I know the ATC messages are encrypted so you can't make them out even if if you can recieve them ?

http://www.rtl-sdr.com/receiving-vdl2-multipsk-rtl-sdr/

I LiveATC VDL2 feed would be cool.

Some related NOTAMS for Toronto Center ....


A2772/14 NOTAMN
Q) CZYZ/QCDXX/IV/NBO/E /000/999/4729N08055W999
A) CZYZ
B) 1404121200
C) PERM
E) WEF 2014 APR 12 1300
CPDLC WELCOME MESSAGE WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN TORONTO ACC.
TORONTO ACC WILL COMMENCE USE OF THE CPDLC WELCOME MESSAGE WITHIN
HIGH LEVEL AIRSPACE FL290 AND ABOVE. FOLLOWING A SUCCESSFUL CPDLC
CONNECTION WITH TORONTO THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE WILL BE SENT TO ACFT
VIA CPDLC:
UM169 - FREE TEXT 'THIS IS AN AUTOMATED MESSAGE TO CONFIRM CPDLC
CONTACT WITH TORONTO CENTRE'.
THE ATSU GROUND SYSTEM IN TORONTO IS EXPECTING A RESPONSE TO THE
WELCOME MESSAGE. UPON RECEIPT OF THE WELCOME MESSAGE AIRCREW ARE
REMINDED TO RESPOND WITH DM003 - ROGER


A4471/14 NOTAMR A2776/14
Q) CZYZ/QCDXX/IV/NBO/E /000/999/4729N08055W999
A) CZYZ
B) 1406091318
C) PERM
E) CZYZ WEF 2014 APR 12 1300 
CPDLC PHASE 1, 2, AND 3 FOR TORONTO ACC IMPLEMENTED WITHIN HIGH
LEVEL AIRSPACE FL290 AND ABOVE AS PER AIC 15/14.
ONLY THE FOLLOWING DOWNLINK MESSAGES WILL BE SUPPORTED BY TORONTO
ACC:
DM0 - WILCO
DM1 - UNABLE
DM2 - STANDBY
DM3 - ROGER
DM4 - AFFIRM
DM5 - NEGATIVE
DM6 - REQUEST (ALT)
DM9 - REQUEST CLIMB TO (ALT)
DM10 - REQUEST DESCENT TO (ALT)
DM18 - REQUEST (SPEED)
DM20 - REQUEST VOICE CONTACT
DM21 - REQUEST VOICE CONTACT (FREQ)
DM22 - REQUEST DIRECT TO (POS)
DM28 - LEAVING (ALT)
DM29 - CLIMBING TO (ALT)
DM30 - DESCENDING TO (ALT)
DM32 - PRESENT ALTITUDE (ALT)
DM34 - PRESENT SPEED (SPEED)
DM37 - LEVEL (ALT)
DM38 - ASSIGNED LEVEL (LEVEL)
DM39 - ASSIGNED SPEED (SPEED)
DM47 - SQUAWKING (CODE)
DM55 - PAN PAN PAN
DM56 - MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY
DM57 - (FUEL) (FUEL2) FUEL REMAINING (SOULS) SOULS ON BOARD
DM58 - CANCEL EMERGENCY
DM60 - OFFSETTING (DOFF) (DIR) OF ROUTE
DM61 - DESCENDING TO (ALT)
DM62 - ERROR (ERROR INFORMATION)
DM63 - NOT CURRENT DATA AUTHORITY
DM64 - (ICAO FACILITY DESIGNATION)
DM65 - DUE WEATHER
DM66 - DUE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE
DM67 - FREE TEXT
DM80 - DEVIATING (DOFF) (DIR) OF ROUTE
ANY DOWNLINK MESSAGE OTHER THAN THE ABOVE WILL GENERATE A 'MESSAGE
NOT SUPPORTED BY THIS FACILITY' RESPONSE FROM THE GROUND SYSTEM.