Cool things seen on FlightRadar

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That makes sense - thanks.

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aeropilot said:

Just spotted an Air Tahiti 787 inbound to Paris direct from Tahiti.......!

16.5 hrs direct flight.....!

Wow - that’s some flight!

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aeropilot said:

Magnum 475 said:

BA747, G CIVL has just arrived at Kemble according to FR24. I’d assume that was its last flight, as most 747s that go there don’t fly out again.

I'd say so.

23 years of pretty constant service. A quick look over the last few months seems it was on between 10-12 hours flight time a day!

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This flight to Chicago just declared an emergency and tried to land at Green Bay, got down to sub 200ft but appears to be having another go.


Eta - they did land afterall.

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MB140 said:

I have to be careful what I say here. But we can and do disappear even over Europe. I know it happens as we use the same websites that people are using here in our sqn ops room just to keep a track of where our aircraft are. I’m not going to say any more than that but rest assured we’re not going to advertise our position heading and thus possible destinations all the time.

Edited by MB140 on Thursday 23 April 16:08

Edited by MB140 on Thursday 23 April 16:09

Spoil sport

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You don’t get many Virgin Islands registered helicopters around here!

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Lemming Train said:

Petrus1983 said:

You don’t get many Virgin Islands registered helicopters around here!

VP-C is Cayman Islands. It's a tax haven, same as Bermuda (VP-B, VQ-B). You'll find them all over the world.

Wow - I never knew that! If it wasn’t a helicopter (ie corporate jet) I probably wouldn’t have queried it anyway. Can they be bought in the UK and then registered out there?

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Lemming Train said:

No idea how it works sorry.

No worries - maybe someone will. They must have very ‘clever’ accountants

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alangla said:

Kuwait 777 just about to land in Glasgow. Bizarre - https://www.flightradar24.com/KAC1319/2469889e

It’s a regular service -

https://www.emirates.com/english/destinations/kwi/...

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alangla said:

Petrus1983 said:

alangla said:

Kuwait 777 just about to land in Glasgow. Bizarre - https://www.flightradar24.com/KAC1319/2469889e

It’s a regular service -

https://www.emirates.com/english/destinations/kwi/...

That link shows connections at Dubai into the currently suspended Emirates service, this is a direct service. It's also not on the airport arrivals board, though there is a KU1320 currently showing as checking in which is presumably the return journey.

I’ll revert back to your comment it’s bizarre

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towser44 said:

Government repat flights. 3 came into Manchester this morning. Also, Qatar did 2 on Friday and 2 on Saturday from Pakistan into Manchester which were repat flights also.

https://www.tasmanchester.com/

Thanks - I’d been googling away and hadn’t found anything

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Charlie1986 said:

Something happened in the Irish Sea?

A few coastguard helicopters out in what looks like a search pattern

Possibly - one of the helicopters has turned it into 2 flights a few minutes ago, with the 2nd starting mid- sea.

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The_Doc said:

Interesting ballon at 62,000 ft right now doing 4 knots

https://tar1090.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a1a1db

Highest passenger jet Ive seen is 45,000 and I think Concorde only did 60,000. Is this project Loon?

Yes. Usually seen off the coast of Venezuela.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loon_LLC

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Mk1cortinagt said:

Had a plane create a sonic boom yesterday over East Yorkshire. Scared a fair amount of people. Couldn’t see anything on ADSB though. Probably a typhoon

1st post - welcome

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yor... - this must be one of the most poorly researched articles I've seen for a while

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djc206 said:

I’ve never understood the hatred of vapour trails. I think they look awesome at dawn when they glow.

Don’t you mean chemical trails!!?

https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-42195511

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Here’s the BA planes at Kemble last night.

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Just driven past Kemble and there’s a serious amount of plane spotters with ladders/cameras etc - anyone know what they’re expecting to see?

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steveo3002 said:

not cool , but possible f15 incident out to sea from humberside on freedar.uk

“ A US Air Force F-15 warplane has crashed in the North Sea off Middlesbrough” - a search and rescue mission is underway to find the pilot. Fingers crossed they can quickly.

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Some fast jets buzzing over Shaftesbury at the mo - does anyone know what they are?

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Greendubber said:

catweasle said:

Anybody know what just flew fairly low over me on the Cotswolds Nr Bath about 14.17Hrs

Only caught a glimpse through the trees...single prop WW11 plane at a guess by the sounds of the engine.

Could have been the thank you NHS Spitfire, we had it the other day. Its touring hospitals around the country

Over the RUH -