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That's already a thing with the big aircraft: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACARS
You can decode them on your SDR, they're in-the-clear:
VHF ACARS (fairly local):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGD_GFxH9ps
and the satellite version of the system here (every aircraft shares 1 of 4 geosynchronous satellites and you can pick up some interesting things):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3Nc9GPOHz0
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That's already a thing with the big aircraft: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACARS
You can decode them on your SDR, they're in-the-clear:
VHF ACARS (fairly local):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGD_GFxH9ps
and the satellite version of the system here (every aircraft shares 1 of 4 geosynchronous satellites and you can pick up some interesting things):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3Nc9GPOHz0