Cool things seen on FlightRadar

[PRTVR]

Always interested in AEW aircraft after our Nimrod debarcle.

[Fabric]

fatboy69 said:

Departed Beirut. Destination unknown.





Why have the flight details, usually shown on the left, disappeared?

Settings have not changed so what’s going on?

It's just a blocked flight. There's another two in your shot - one between Bexhill and Lewes, and another over Hemel Hempstead, infront of the FedEx flight.

Afaik any operator can file a request with FR24, to have their specific details withheld (think in terms of corporate interest speculation, if someone sees X company's private jet heading to X company's country's headquarters, or somewhere they're not "supposed" to be...) - so I'd wager it's either a company jet, or a private charter in the same regard.

Try ADSBx, generally specific data isn't filtered out on there - if you're curious about a flight.

[fatboy69]

I know it was a blocked flight.

My question was regarding the flight details box that shows when you identify a flight.

When I highlight a flight & want to share it on PH, as per the Beirut flight, it doesn’t save the details & I don’t know why.

All my settings are the same so I don’t understand what’s gone wrong.

[Fabric]

fatboy69 said:

I know it was a blocked flight.

My question was regarding the flight details box that shows when you identify a flight.

When I highlight a flight & want to share it on PH, as per the Beirut flight, it doesn’t save the details & I don’t know why.

All my settings are the same so I don’t understand what’s gone wrong.

Ah, gotcha - that is odd though. Are you on mobille or browser?

[Jonnny]

Is this just a glitch, or would there really be two planes this close?

[PRTVR]

Janet airlines

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_(airline)

I first noticed them when I was looking around for the Google balloon and noticed the www part of name presumed that was something to do that, interestingly a few years ago they did not turn off their identification till they were very close to their destination.

[alangla]

Bit of sky drawing going on by Virgin Atlantic - https://www.flightradar24.com/VIR850P/106d5662

EDIT - Argh! Link seems to have stopped working since it landed, try this - https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-vmik... or try searching for G-VMIK

Edited by alangla on Wednesday 14th February 13:50

[alfie2244]

alangla said:

Bit of sky drawing going on by Virgin Atlantic - https://www.flightradar24.com/VIR850P/106d5662

Ah.....Valentines day

[alangla]

https://www.flightradar24.com/AIB51WB/106fef2b - Airbus A350 demonstrator doing circuits at Prestwick. Ryanair have one of their (presumably parked) 737s on the ground putting out BOE1234 as a callsign - normally used for Boeing test flights.

[theplayingmantis]

PRTVR said:

Janet airlines

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_(airline)

I first noticed them when I was looking around for the Google balloon and noticed the www part of name presumed that was something to do that, interestingly a few years ago they did not turn off their identification till they were very close to their destination.

you see Janets all the time when landing at mccarran. first few times we wondered what they were then were told. and to not ask too many questions!

[red_slr]

theplayingmantis said:

you see Janets all the time when landing at mccarran. first few times we wondered what they were then were told. and to not ask too many questions!

Their security on the ground are just known as "the camo dudes"..

[theplayingmantis]

red_slr said:

theplayingmantis said:

you see Janets all the time when landing at mccarran. first few times we wondered what they were then were told. and to not ask too many questions!

Their security on the ground are just known as "the camo dudes"..

id love to know more from one of the workers, always hope to meet one drunk in the early hours of LV morning and here what really goes on at the bases. but they all have to sign the secrets act or whatever its called.

[PD9]

What’s happening here?

[djc206]

A training flight I should imagine

[D_T_W]

PD9 said:

What’s happening here?

It's been at it again today, two separate flights covering almost the same route.

Very odd!

[PD9]

D_T_W said:

It's been at it again today, two separate flights covering almost the same route.

Very odd!

Yes clocked it again today also!

[surveyor]

Virgin Atlantic A330-200 G-VMIK Glasgow Training Flights.
Feb 25, 2018

Virgin Atlantic A330-200 G-VMIK operated the following training flights today:

VS851T London Gatwick – Glasgow
VS852T Glasgow – Glasgow
VS853T Glasgow – Glasgow
VS854T Glasgow – London Gatwick.

Virgin Atlantic A330-200 G-VMIK Glasgow Training Flights.
Feb 24, 2018

Virgin Atlantic A330-200 G-VMIK operated the following training flights today:

VS851T London Gatwick – Glasgow
VS852T Glasgow – Glasgow
VS853T Glasgow – Glasgow
VS854T Glasgow – London Gatwick.

[anonymous-user]

I think virgin have had to get more A330s in as the RR engines on the B787s are having problems, perhaps this is some extra training for that?

[djc206]

El stovey said:

I think virgin have had to get more A330s in as the RR engines on the B787s are having problems, perhaps this is some extra training for that?

Yep they’ve leased a load of the Air Berlin 330’s.

[alangla]

Had a bit of a "what the" moment passing Abbotsinch yesterday about 1:00. It was sitting on the ground opposite the international pier, in the area where the Thomas Cook/Airtanker A330 used to park when it wasn't being used. Strange they're using Glasgow this time - when the 787 was on training, it used Prestwick, same as Ryanair, Jet2, EasyJet and practically everyone else wanting to train. Virgin only really serve Glasgow with a 747 in the summer, that doesn't start till about Easter as far as I know.