Airfield Map Reading and Radio Chatter Training

As an enthusiast and hopefully one day I will learn to fly a light aircraft, there is a game I usually play when either bored or generally in the mood.

I will listen into JFK Air Traffic Control while reading the Airport Diagram to determine where the aircraft are on the field.  You have to be quick, the chatter is very brief.  This can also assist training pilots with their radio communication to help cut out the meaningless chatter.

• Listen to JFK Tower
• http://www.liveatc.net/search/?icao=kjfk

• Download the JFK Field plan
• http://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/1109/00610AD.PDF

Live Air Traffic Control Radio Chatter
Listen to streaming World Airport frequencies, Live
http://www.liveatc.net/topfeeds.php



Airport Diagrams
US Airport runways with taxiing lanes.
http://www.faa.gov/airports/runway_safety/diagrams/

Tracking Aircraft

Flight Radar 24
Major Airports Worldwide.  Live.
http://www.flightradar24.com/

Flight Radar 24 for iPhone and iPad
Major Airports Worldwide.  Live.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flightradar24-free/id382233851?mt=8

Radar Virtuel
European Flights. Live, updated every 30seconds
http://www.radarvirtuel.com/

GMAPS Flight Tracker
Major US Airport Flights. Live, updated every 40 seconds
http://gmapsflighttracker.com/

Aeroseek
Live, updated every 60 seconds
http://www.aeroseek.com/webtrax/airnav.html

Other Air Traffic Stuff...


Live Air Traffic Control Radio Chatter
Listen to streaming World Airport frequencies, Live
http://www.liveatc.net/topfeeds.php


Airport Diagrams
US Airport runways with taxiing lanes.
http://www.faa.gov/airports/runway_safety/diagrams/

Tracking Ships

Marine Traffic
Interactive and Live, you can click on the vessel to gather extra details.  Even a picture of the vessel.  Easily the best free resource I have found online.
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/

SailVX
Seems more technical (maybe more basic) and not live.  Has technical info such as wave sizes, pressure and lots of other geometric information.
http://www.sailwx.info/shiptrack/shiplocations.phtml

Tracking Satellites

An awesome website for live tracking of satellites which uses the Google maps interface:


All Manner of Satellites
http://www.n2yo.com/


The International Space Station
http://www.n2yo.com/?s=25544















It is quite accurate, In Zebbug, Malta with a group of friends we were watching a bright object pass over.  I assumed it was the ISS and was proved correct when I checked http://www.n2yo.com/?s=25544.