ADS 95 Ranger drones

May 1st, 2013 No comments

An ADS 95 Ranger Drone manufactured by Ruag has been spotted, circling over SIERRA (see VFR map at the bottom of the page) on approximately 4000ft at Zurich due to 1. Mai event.

This is how they look like in a close-up:

ADS 95 Ranger by Ruag

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Drohnenstaffel 7
Drohnen Kommando 84
Dro Staffel 7

LSZH Tower therefore diverts departing traffic through a non-standard DEGES 2W departure route…
Non-Standard DEGES dep 01MAI2013

VFR map LSZH (point SIERRA):
VFR map SIERRA LSZH

Here’s a document written by a Colonel of the Swiss Air Force, published in the ILA magazine on 11th September 2012.

[Update 2nd May 2013]
In 2002 the swiss government prohibited the use of drones for surveillance of manifestations such as the 1st of Mai, arguing the application of drones to be unlawful. Though the law for public surveillance hasn’t changed meanwhile, the military application of the drone yesterday seems to have been legally admitted.

Extract of 10v10 swiss TV 1st of May 2002:

TCU in vicinity at LSZH

April 26th, 2013 No comments

SWR1174 flew a large DEGES 2W departure to avoid heavy TCU/CB and rain shower in vicinity at LSZH.
Let’s hope the oxygen masks will not drop in this Jumbolino, which happens from time to time in such old aircrafts. 😎


LSZH 261550Z 27011KT 9999 VCSH FEW045TCU BKN085 19/11 Q1008 TEMPO SHRA
("TCU" stands for "Towering Cumulus")
Station : LSZH
Day : 26
Time : 15:50 UTC
Wind direction: 270 (W)
Wind speed : 11 KT
Wind gust : 11 KT
Visibility : 9999 M
Temperature : 19 C
Dewpoint : 11 C
Pressure : 1008 hPa
Clouds : BKN at 8500 ft
Phenomena : Vicinity Showers
Showers Rain

Strong CB LSZH 26ZAPR2013 SWR1174 26APR2013 1604Z

Update (26APR2013 1628Z): SWR1174 landed safely in EDDS

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ewz.zurinet

April 24th, 2013 No comments

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Das ewz.zurinet Glasfasernetz ist nun bald für die gesamte Stadt verfügbar. Bevor ich den Umstieg vollziehe, wendete ich mich mit ein paar “offenen Fragen” an den Provider.

Mich interessieren zum Glasfasernetz folgende technische Fragen:

Paket Filterung
Können Sie mir bestätigen, dass der Datenfluss durch das Glasfasernetz nicht von den Providern durch ein “packet shaping” beeinträchtigt wird?

Antwort: Wir machen weder filtering noch shaping.

Direkte Anbindung
Können Sie mir bestätigen, dass bei der Glasfaser Anbindung die Datenpakete den direkten Weg nehmen, nicht wie beispielsweise bei UPC Cablecom, bei welchem der Datenfluss den Umweg über einen Proxy in Holland nimmt?

Antwort: Ja

Lawful Interception
Können Sie mir bestätigen, dass der Datenverkehr innerhalb des ewz.zurinet nicht durch eine “lawful interception” Einheit “abgehört” wird?

Antwort: Bei uns nicht.

IPv6
Ich nehme an, dass die Provider des ewz.zurinet vollständig IPv6 unterstützen. – Ist dies richtig?

Antwort: Ja

SMTP
Zudem gehe ich davon aus, dass sich die Provider betreffend SMTP Protokoll vollumfänglich an die RFC 5321 halten. Dies ist bei Providern wie Bluewin etc. leider nicht der Fall…

Antwort: Aktuell ist RFC 5321

Quote Fefe:

Übrigens, kurzer Blick ins Ausland: In der Schweiz kriegt man für 90 Franken (ca 75 Euro) pro Monat 100/100 Internet nach Hause. Und das ist ein vergleichsweise kleiner Provider, nicht mit Swisscom oder der Telekom vergleichbar. Da fällt dann 100 MBit aus der Leitung, kein Shaping, keine Trafficdiskussion, mit IPv6 und ohne PPPoE oder ähnliche Ranztechnologien. DAS GEHT ALSO. Und das ist in der Schweiz, wo der Provider für den Aufbau des Netzes selber zahlen. Nicht wie bei uns, wo der Steuerzahler das gezahlt hat.

Wintersperre

April 22nd, 2013 No comments

Invitation to the art exhibition “Wintersperre” by Nathalie Bissig

Wintersperre

Opening: Sunday 5th May 2013 1500h CET
Exhibition: 5th May to 15th June 2013
(The exhibition is accessible 24h daily)
Location: Riedertal, Bürglen
5 Minutes below the chapel to the left. Wear good shoes.
Approach: Flüelen station or “Telldenkmal” Altdorf to Bürglen-Loreto with public transportation then 30min march.

Medieval Illustrations

April 19th, 2013 No comments

Through boingboing I came across this beautiful blog of medieval illustrations.

cats habits

Categories: Art, Culture Tags: , ,

“Full weight of Justice”

April 16th, 2013 No comments

After the cruel explosions in Boston, the president of “Lesterland” promises that the “responsible” for the explosions in Boston would feel the “full weight of justice”. – Well let us impeach this current president, including the 3 preceding ones and let them feel the “full weight of justice” for their crimes against humanity!

Joseph Beuys – Ja Ja Ja Ja Ja, Nee Nee Nee Nee Nee

April 4th, 2013 No comments


Hackepeter

March 27th, 2013 No comments

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Translation: “My son is a hacker too!”

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Focus one

March 27th, 2013 No comments

A small plane with the callsign “Focus one” circles in a holding pattern over SIERRA on approx. 10’000ft in LSZH TMA sector.

ATC transcript (Zurich Tower / LSZH TWR):
[27032013 22:18:06 UTC]

Source: LiveATC

FOCUS1: Zurich tower guete n’Abig (good evening) [unreadable]
LSZH TWR (Sarah): Focus one Zurich tower, grüezi, I read you very weak, in case ehm you have a phone number if you need to call us I don’t read you. – Confirm
FOCUS1: [unreadable] … call you back

(…)

FOCUS1: Zurich tower Focus one … [unreadable]
LSZH TWR: Focus one roger report mission completed

(…)

LSZH TWR: Focus one tower
FOCUS1: Will call you back when mission completed, Focus one
LSZH TWR: Roger

[27032013 22:39:44 UTC]

Source: LiveATC

FOCUS1: Focus one, mission city (?) completed (…) descend to 5000ft to remain out of your airospace
LSZH TWR: Focus one descend approved there is no traffic below
FOCUS1: Leaving 10’000ft descending 5000ft remaining outside keep (…) QNA(?) Focus one
LSZH TWR: Thank you very much, wünsch ihne e gueti Nacht wänn sy dänn fertig sind, ade
FOCUS1: Merci and contact 128.050?
LSZH TWR: I will call them first and in about two to three minutes you can call them
FOCUS1: (…)

[27032013 22:42:47 UTC]

Source: LiveATC

FOCUS1: Zurich tower Focus one … [unreadable] … frequency … (?)
LSZH TWR: Heli (?) Focus one you may contact 128.050 guet Nacht
FOCUS1: Roger guet Nacht, Focus one

UAE85: “rwy 28 is a bit tight”

March 25th, 2013 No comments

Swissradar Air Traffic Controller tries to send an Emirates Boeing 777 from Dubai to land on runway 28 in LSZH. – Watch the reaction of the Pilot. 😎
METAR: LSZH 251920Z 35006KT 320V030 5000 -SN BKN009 OVC030 M01/M03 Q1006 R88/29//// NOSIG
(The runway is wet due to snow and crosswinds blow on rwy 28, tailwind to rwy 14. A landing to rwy 32 or 34 would be optimal, but LSZH does not foresee any approach to rwy 32 and rwy34 ist politically controversial. Length of runway 28 is 8’202ft only and rwy 14 10’826ft. The runway 10/28 would be a bit “tight” to land a B777 under such conditions.)

ATC transcript (Swissradar LSAS CTR):

Source: LiveATC

[24032013 19:30:27 UTC]
UAE85: Good evening Emirates 85 flightlevel 220 descending flightlevel 200
LSAS CTR: Emirates 85 hello identified descend flightlevel 130, are you able for runway 28?
UAE85: Flightlevel 130 standby Emirates 85

(…)

[24032013 19:31:06 UTC]
UAE85: Emirates 85 will there be any delay for runway 14?

(…)

[24032013 19:31:42 UTC]
LSAS CTR: 85 youuuuu can expect runway 14 no delay proceed to TANGO ROMEO ALPHA vectors for 14
UAE85: Proceed TANGO ROMEO ALPHA runway 14 runway 28 is just a little bit tight
LSAS CTR: Roger you can expect 14
UAE85: Thank you TANGO ROMEO ALPHA Emirates 85

(…)

[24032013 19:33:06 UTC]
LSAS CTR: Emirates 85 contact arrival 131 decimal 150
UAE85: 131.150 Emirates 85 thanks

(switching to LSZH APP then LSZH TWR)

ATC transcript (Zurich Tower):

Source: LiveATC

[24032013 19:52:04 UTC]
UAE85: Good evening Emirates 85 ILS runway 14
LSAS CTR: Emirates 85 Zurich tower hello you are number two for your information last taxiway, taxiway HOTEL 3 is blocked
UAE85: I copied that HOTEL three is blocked Emirates 85

(HOTEL 3 is blocked, because other aircrafts are holding short at HOTEL 3 for departure from rwy 32, as winds are now favorable for rwy 32 t/o and rwy 28 landing)

[24032013 19:53:37 UTC]
LSAS CTR: Emirates 85 tailwind 4 knots runway 14 cleared to land
UAE85: Cleared to land, Emirates 85

[24032013 19:55:34 UTC]
LSAS CTR: Emirates 85 contact APRON 121 decimal 850 bye bye
UAE85: 121.850 Emirates 85 good evening