Cool things seen on FlightRadar

[Penrhyn]

That Russian site is interesting. Firstly using the settings changed to English, then selected Military aircraft only.

In the screenshot below you can see an Antonov 124 going North and an American Global Hawk monitoring Russian activity.

[RobbyJ]

We love to give the Russians grief when they fly down the North Sea ‘intimidating us’ however we seem to do the same to them too, who knew!

[FunkyNige]

Police getting dizzy...

[Mick87]

FunkyNige said:

Police getting dizzy...

This is pretty much circling above my house, loads of police officers searching/raiding warehouses that have been unused for a few years. They've also had drones flying around too.

[andyA700]

Penrhyn said:

That Russian site is interesting. Firstly using the settings changed to English, then selected Military aircraft only.

In the screenshot below you can see an Antonov 124 going North and an American Global Hawk monitoring Russian activity.

If it isn't a Globalhawk drone off Crimea and Russia, then it is a RC135 "Rivet Joint". There is also a lot of activity in the Persian Gulf, with US tanker aircraft - K35R and Douglas MD11 (DC10) Extender. Between 18:00 and 21:00 UK time, there seem to be lots of military aircraft over the US. I saw 3 Dassault Mirages around an hour ago, dozens of K35R's.
It can get a bit addictive

[LHB]

An A400 flew over my head earlier as I was letting the dog out. It was on its way back to Brize Norton from Northolt, knew exactly what it was as soon as I heard it!

[andyA700]

LHB said:

An A400 flew over my head earlier as I was letting the dog out. It was on its way back to Brize Norton from Northolt, knew exactly what it was as soon as I heard it!

I quite often hear it go over my house in Kent, when it is on its way to Akrotiri in Cyprus. It has a deep rumble to the engine note. The RAF A330 ZZ337 went over about 30 minutes ago.

[ecsrobin]

Mick87 said:

FunkyNige said:

Police getting dizzy...

This is pretty much circling above my house, loads of police officers searching/raiding warehouses that have been unused for a few years. They've also had drones flying around too.

When I lived there 15 years ago we had lots of riot police arriving to raid warehouses where they were making fake Smirnoff. Wouldn’t surprise me if it’s related.

[Boatbuoy]

Probably more suited to ‘Marine Traffic’ or ‘Shipfinder’ than flight radar, but thought this was interesting.

An ex-Jet2 737 fuselage on the quayside at Southampton this week. Anyone know where it’s going to?

[LotusOmega375D]

Majorca?

[Boatbuoy]

At least it'll be plane sailing.

[Mick87]

ecsrobin said:

Mick87 said:

FunkyNige said:

Police getting dizzy...

This is pretty much circling above my house, loads of police officers searching/raiding warehouses that have been unused for a few years. They've also had drones flying around too.

When I lived there 15 years ago we had lots of riot police arriving to raid warehouses where they were making fake Smirnoff. Wouldn’t surprise me if it’s related.

I had a walk on the bank that runs along the warehouses yesterday evening and I'd take a guess it's a weed factory given the smell.

[anonymous-user]

Penrhyn said:

That Russian site is interesting. Firstly using the settings changed to English, then selected Military aircraft only.

In the screenshot below you can see an Antonov 124 going North and an American Global Hawk monitoring Russian activity.

Agreed, once you get the settings changed the coverage and display is better than any other for military. I think.

I saw some Russian drones over the Crimea and all sorts that doesn’t normally show, the U.K. coverage was even better than the others.

Really interesting,

I’m keeping the original Russian maps for some cool Cold War atmosphere.

[andyA700]

El stovey said:

Agreed, once you get the settings changed the coverage and display is better than any other for military. I think.

I saw some Russian drones over the Crimea and all sorts that doesn’t normally show, the U.K. coverage was even better than the others.

Really interesting,

I’m keeping the original Russian maps for some cool Cold War atmosphere.

Do you mind me asking which settings you use, because I am relatively new to these plane tracking sites.
Cheers.

[awd2000]

Saw this one making a steeper than usual turn overhead...any idea what the story is?

[MarkwG]

awd2000 said:

Saw this one making a steeper than usual turn overhead...any idea what the story is?

Guessing, but it looks like it was LHR-ATL: may have flagged a problem which prevents it crossing the ocean, so it's holding to burn off fuel, before it decides where to go.

[djc206]

MarkwG said:

Guessing, but it looks like it was LHR-ATL: may have flagged a problem which prevents it crossing the ocean, so it's holding to burn off fuel, before it decides where to go.

Or dumping it?

[awd2000]

Could be - looks like he’s off to Frankfurt now...maybe heading for a maintenance hub rather than setting down somewhere they’d need to send out an away maint team.

[MarkwG]

djc206 said:

MarkwG said:

Guessing, but it looks like it was LHR-ATL: may have flagged a problem which prevents it crossing the ocean, so it's holding to burn off fuel, before it decides where to go.

Or dumping it?

Could be a bit of both - the move out over water may suggest dumping - level wise, is it winter or summer ?

[RacingPete]

andyA700 said:

LHB said:

An A400 flew over my head earlier as I was letting the dog out. It was on its way back to Brize Norton from Northolt, knew exactly what it was as soon as I heard it!

I quite often hear it go over my house in Kent, when it is on its way to Akrotiri in Cyprus. It has a deep rumble to the engine note. The RAF A330 ZZ337 went over about 30 minutes ago.

I was on a zoom call with a colleague earlier this week and heard in the background an A400M, so distinctive that I did say to him that I think an A400M has just flown over your house so go and look - and there it was.