how to monitor aircraft arrivals at a very remote regional airport

[lyle janke]

hi all 

 can i have your low cost solution ( if any)to monitor aircraft arrivals at a very remote regional airport 

i want to see if unusual activity is happening  at any time  mainly out of hours  which may be illegal or not & be able to identify aircraft rego `s  to prosecute if necessary 

give me something to ponder  please 

[pmccarthy]

Camouflaged game camera? These are triggered by movement and can be set to still or video. Will work for up to a year and data is stored on a card. Depends what you mean by low cost, these may be a few hundred dollars. But they can be set off by branches waving in the wind.

[Student Pilot]

What sort of illegal activity? If your worried about your aircraft then maybe a trail camera triggered for movement or a security system. Is this to get landing fees? Are you a council member or law enforcement? Is there lots of after hours illegal activity?

[old man emu]

49 minutes ago, Student Pilot said:

What sort of illegal activity?

From its location it could be used for smuggling. It's 1000 kms from Timor East. However, there would have to be some sort of community coverup if smugglers were coming into a small Aboriginal community that is Milingimbi.

[lyle janke]

hi all 

there is an operator using the guise of a legit govt agency  who has been suspectedof grog & drug running they seem to have the community on side (ready supply antedotal evidence )  police etc have been made aware& on the case . concerned agencies want to build a case without showing their hand  at this point  for the relevant authorities to then prosecute 

 just a thought would some sort ofADS-B receiver  & an APP to log activity for later review ?

Edited December 23, 2022 by lyle janke
phrasing wrong

[Student Pilot]

Any electronics can be be turned off, apart from movement triggered hidden camera the only solution I can see is surveillance.  

[pylon500]

 

'community coverup if smugglers were coming into a small Aboriginal community that is Milingimbi.'

 

Can't imagine they would want to smuggle metho all the way from East Timor?