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Copyright & Credits

1. Ownership & Intellectual Property

Website Design & Core Content

The design, layout, and original code of The Owl’s Nest were created by Martin Gossmann. This project was first published in 2008.

Tools, Documentation & Gallery

All custom-developed tools, technical documentation, and photographs displayed in the gallery are the intellectual property and copyright of Martin Gossmann. Unauthorized use or reproduction is prohibited.

2. Flight Simulation Assets & Partner Credits

Aircraft Models, Paints & Flight Plans

All rights to aircraft models, liveries (paints), and flight plans remain exclusively with their respective original authors. Most assets are linked to their original sources; any files hosted directly on this server are provided with the explicit approval of the authors.

Arno Gerretsen’s Tools

All tools developed by Arno Gerretsen remain his intellectual property and copyright.

In Memoriam – Don Grovestine: All tools, airports, and paints created by the late Don Grovestine are hosted here with his prior approval. We remain eternally grateful for his immense contribution and lifelong dedication to the flight simulation community.

3. Data Sources & Mapping Services

Airport Data

Detailed airport information is sourced from the open-source project Airportmap.de .

Live Traffic Data

The real-time aircraft traffic map and associated flight data are powered by adsb.lol .

Satellite Maps & Routes

Satellite imagery of airfields and route visualizations are provided by Google Maps . All map-related copyrights belong to Google and its respective data providers.

4. Infrastructure & Compliance

Web Hosting

The Owl’s Nest is hosted on infrastructure provided by the Swiss company METANET AG .

Privacy & GDPR Compliance

Cookie management and GDPR (DSGVO) compliance for this website are provided as a service by CCM19 .

5. Technical Frameworks

This website was built using the following open-source technologies: Bootstrap (MIT License), jQuery (MIT License), and FontAwesome (SIL OFL 1.1 / MIT License).