Routing info

[GreekSpy2001]

Where is  the routing info derived from.  Is it a just a db based on the the presented flight number?  Or can it come the aircraft?  Reason I ask is that I have a Belgian AF C130 on at the moment, Flight ID as BAF619 but shows the routing EGQL-EBBR (leuchars Brussels).  So is this  its actually routing or just some spurious info stored in a db?

Thanks

Graham

[DaveReid]

Where is  the routing info derived from.  Is it a just a db based on the the presented flight number?  Or can it come the aircraft?  Reason I ask is that I have a Belgian AF C130 on at the moment, Flight ID as BAF619 but shows the routing EGQL-EBBR (leuchars Brussels).  So is this  its actually routing or just some spurious info stored in a db?

The route displayed is from a table in NavData.db3, there is no provision in Mode S for aircraft to transmit route details.

However it won't come as any surprise to you that the Belgian Air Force doesn't fly regular scheduled services, so any association between a specific flight number (e.g. BAF619 in your case) and a particular route is pretty meaningless and I don't know why it's even in the database.

I've picked the BAF Airbuses with this callsign on numerous occasions, heading in lots of different directions.

[GreekSpy2001]

As suspected but threw me at first.

Ta

Graham

[GreekSpy2001]

However, Leuchars show is Saturday.  I'm sure there will be a Belgian presence.  I picked up a Belgian Army A109 at the same time and it was reported flying over Northolt.....

So maybe.........

Que the X Files music

[tarbat]

Begium F16 expected at Leuchars this weekend - http://www.f16demo.be/

Although FlyteComm currently has BAF619 as en-route from EBBR to St. John's, NL, Canada (CYYT).