Jack Sweeney

Spotted Kimbal Musk’s jet in Dallas this evening.

29 Aug

X suspended ElonJetNextDay. The version of ElonJet that was delayed by 24 hours to comply with X policies. This account has gone years without issue since the original ElonJet got suspended back in December 2022.

Account got restored

My Grandma Phyllis who made it to CNN a few years back has passed away 😔 @donie.bsky.social

youtube.comElon Musk suspends Twitter account tracking his private jetYouTube video by CNN

1 Sept

Here is the clip from when we chatted with Donie a few years back. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiQS...

29 Aug

Looks like the account might be back.

Jack Sweeney@jacks.grndcntrl.net

It is unclear why it has happened now I will continue to try to figure out why.

2 July

Helicopter with hidden identity using PIA headed to LA, FFL764, hex A03D74. Might be one of Bezo's since its coming from West Texas, but unsure. Would love a spot.

Some really exciting work I’ve been doing to identify and link FAA Privacy ICAO Addresses to real aircraft. For historical PIA hexes and future hexes.

I’ve been told that. The PIA program office has an unwritten policy for heavily tracked users. 1 PIA actively assigned, one on standby, and one pre-assigned. XPDRs exist which have all three strapped and can be changed by discrete switches. PIAs can be rotated on demand rather than 20 days.

24 June

Some dude is running a massive operation out of 44SC (4 Holes Field) Atleast 2 jets and 6 turboprops. Not sure why you would use PIA on all these out of a private field.

Some really exciting work I’ve been doing to identify and link FAA Privacy ICAO Addresses to real aircraft. For historical PIA hexes and future hexes.

Transponder flipping mid flight, multiple times.

24 June

As far as I’m aware it’s a dip switch to change and a log book record each time. This this net jets aircraft likely an issue with transponder/switches.

Some really exciting work I’ve been doing to identify and link FAA Privacy ICAO Addresses to real aircraft. For historical PIA hexes and future hexes.

Of the 900 I’ve logged I have 300+ linked. Total real used PIA codes by FAA after filtering the 2-3k should be less then 1k. The FAA PIA address pool is 50k addresses.

24 June

This is what happens when you use PIA and fly across the international and have SATCOM. Identity exposed.

23 June

Brought back two of my accounts for tracking US Air Force Aircraft including the new “Air Force One” @usairforcevip.bsky.social and @airforcetrack.bsky.social The Twitter versions of these accounts were banned back in 2022

Jack Sweeney reposted

John Wiseman

@lemonodor.bsky.social

17 June

I analyzed the impact of the FAA's ban on simultaneous parallel approaches at SFO, which went into effect on March 31, 2026. The number of TCAS Resolution Advisories (RAs) fell by about 90%. (cc/ @thisisaaronland.bsky.social)

Some really exciting work I’ve been doing to identify and link FAA Privacy ICAO Addresses to real aircraft. For historical PIA hexes and future hexes.

The jets are usually the easy ones to identify, but change codes. Smaller general aviation harder to identify but rarely change code if at all. I’ve also created www.reddit.com/r/FAAPIA

Some really exciting work I’ve been doing to identify and link FAA Privacy ICAO Addresses to real aircraft. For historical PIA hexes and future hexes.

I have about 900 hexes I’ve logged since 2022/23. Going back it seems about 2-3k hex codes have been used all time since 2019. This includes erroneous data, hexes that don’t have real flights or miscoded transponders.

15 June

Can anyone in LA area get the tail number on this aircraft? www.flightaware.com/live/flight/... globe.theairtraffic.com?icao=a094fa&...

12 June

We already know N7628 and N8728 are the new SpaceX/Elon aircraft. But the tail numbers N9728, N3628, and N1628 are also reserved using the same Gulfstream lawyers as the 7628 and 8628.

www.politico.com/news/2026/06...

12 June

politico.comProvision around taxing private jets sparks partisan brawl in CongressThe House-passed bill would stop states from tapping flight data to help enforce taxes on private aircraft.

grndcntrl.net/articles/spa...

12 June

grndcntrl.netSpaceX Purchases Bell 429 Helicopter for Rocket Launch OperationsSpaceX has purchased a 2013 Bell 429 helicopter (N429XX) for an estimated $4M–$5M. Delivered on May 13, it was immediately put to work supporting Starship Flight 12 operations and was even spotted on ...

11 June

N7628 routings public for today, the aircraft is not blocked and trackable on FlightRadar24. Would be great to get pictures of this aircraft.

N7628 is currently on a delivery flight from Gulfstream. This new Gulfstream G700 will serve as a secondary aircraft for Elon, joining the G800 (N8628) he received earlier this year.

11 June

N9628, is actually pending also.

N7628 is currently on a delivery flight from Gulfstream. This new Gulfstream G700 will serve as a secondary aircraft for Elon, joining the G800 (N8628) he received earlier this year.

This brings us to N628TS G650 N272BG G550 N154TS 737 N8628 G800 N7628 G700 Oh also a helicopter

Some of these used by SpaceX…

N7628 is currently on a delivery flight from Gulfstream. This new Gulfstream G700 will serve as a secondary aircraft for Elon, joining the G800 (N8628) he received earlier this year.

Moving N628TS to @spacexjets.grndcntrl.net other exces using

youtu.beBeechcraft Starship N723SC NC-50 landing at Addison AirportYouTube video by Ground Control

8 June

Caught one of the rare Beechcraft Starships landing at Addison Airport (KADS) today. N723SC (NC-50), owned and operated by AQRD. One of only a handful still flying and operates under the FAA’s PIA (Privacy ICAO Address) program using callsign STRSHP1. youtu.be/Toz7Uy5d2ds

Jared Isaacman's Jet Tracking

8 June

Jack Sweeney reposted

@jdijets.grndcntrl.net

7 June

N82EM Landed in Reykjavík, Southern Peninsula, Iceland. Apx. flt. time 2 h 41 min.

4 June

Jeff Bezos just flew his Gulfstream G700 N11AF from Titusville, Florida after a visit to Blue Origin down to Miami. From there, he transferred to his helicopter and flew from the airport to his home on Indian Creek. The helicopter, N2AF, is operating under a privacy ICAO address to mask its identity

13 May

ADSBExchange has changed their tag line. "ADS-B Exchange. World's Largest Source of unfiltered Flight Data” To “ADS-B Exchange. World's Largest Source of accurate Flight Data" github.com/ADSBexchange...

28 Apr

@flightradar24.com got a new CEO will be interesting to see where FR24 heads now.

27 Apr

Two DoD Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Gulfstream G550 HALO aircraft (N552HA, N553HA) are currently en route from Tulsa. Both airframes are operating under the FAA's Privacy ICAO Aircraft (PIA) program as FFL1922 and FFL1923, attempting to hide identity. Likely heading to Hawaii.

grndcntrl.netTaylor Swift's Jet Returns to Service after Major OverhaulTaylor Swift’s Falcon 7X private jet is back after a multimillionaire overhaul. Now flying as N3200X, see how public flight data still tracks the exact same aircraft.

3 Apr

Taylor Swift's Jet Returns to Service after Major Overhaul grndcntrl.net/articles/tay...

grndcntrl.netInfluence Air: Linus Tech Tips' Private Jet AcquisitionTech YouTuber Linus Tech Tips has purchased a Dassault Falcon 900B private jet. Public records and tracking data confirming the acquisition and the details behind "Influence Air."

1 Apr

The data never lies.

Jack Sweeney@jacks.grndcntrl.net

First article for my site is up. Everything we know about Linus Media Group’s "Influence Air." @linusmediagroup.com grndcntrl.net/articles/inf...

25 Mar

FAA doing some ADS-B testing tonight at DFW, and Dallas Area?

24 Mar

YouTubers don’t like their private jet being tracked.

Jack Sweeney@jacks.grndcntrl.net

First article for my site is up. Everything we know about Linus Media Group’s "Influence Air." @linusmediagroup.com grndcntrl.net/articles/inf...

11 Mar

N7628 was just reserved for a Gulfstream G700. Looks like Musk will have a G800 and G700 N8628 N7628

11 Mar

$150 million dollars of new planes.

grndcntrl.netElon Musk’s Brand New Private Jet: Gulfstream G800Billionaire Elon Musk has taken delivery of a brand-new Gulfstream G800 private jet. Public records and flight tracking data confirm the acquisition, the details behind the N8628 tail number.

8 Mar

Elon Musk’s Brand New Private Jet: Gulfstream G800 N8628 grndcntrl.net/articles/elo...

7 Mar

Dan Newlin looks to have gone on the DHS 737.