Originally Posted by
jpatokal
If this is ever going to happen, we'll probably have use FlightAware's API, but that costs
0.2 cents a hit. That would (theoretically) allow a Gold user to do up to 10,000 queries per year.
Still, OpenFlights' philosophy to date has been that we support free, open standards, and that everybody gets the same features and you donate if you want to, not because you "need" to to get more. Introducing something like this goes against that. Am I on the wrong track?
I like your philosophy in theory, but in reality, I'd rather pay for the Gold level status and be able to save time when entering data than continue to wait while you look for a nonexistent source of the data for free or stand on some ideological principles. Just sayin'.
Originally Posted by
angatol
What about using flightstats? KVS scrapes it I believe. I don't think you get the registration number, but everything else is on there.
I don't personally like KVS's business model, and I would encourage OpenFlights not to go down that path. I'm happy to pay a reasonable amount for legitimate access, but I don't want to "donate" for to something that borders on illegitimate.