NEWS US Senators SHOCKED over insecure VHF Aviation Comms.

[ChuckMK23]

Shocked I say!

Good lord. How is this all of the sudden an issue? We have been listening, talking and stepping on each other (not to mention "meow" on Guard) for decades. No end in sight despite CPDLC.

The last poor new FO to check in with Center on Guard has not been born yet!

U.S. GAO - Aviation Cybersecurity: Enhanced Air Safety Requires FAA to Better Mitigate Threats to Aircraft Communications

The Federal Aviation Administration provides air traffic services for more than 44,000 flights and 3 million people per day. FAA's air traffic and...

www.gao.gov

 

[Roger_Waveoff]

Can you imagine the nightmare of KMI management and crypto rollover if secure comms were suddenly a requirement for Part 121 operations? We can barely get it right when doing joint operations, or as part of a MEU.

 

[Swanee]

Can you imagine the nightmare of KMI management and crypto rollover if secure comms were suddenly a requirement for Part 121 operations? We can barely get it right when doing joint operations, or as part of a MEU.

Ah crap, who has the KY-100? We dumped the load (giggity) again.

 

[hscs]

Maybe they should require Amtrak to call 811 before they dig first and prevent them from cutting FAA’s fiber lines and shutting down the airspace in most of the country.