Cool things seen on FlightRadar

Cool things seen on FlightRadar

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red_slr

17,234 posts

189 months

Thursday 12th July 2018
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King Air Shadow over London at FL100...

p1stonhead

25,549 posts

167 months

Friday 13th July 2018
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cuprabob said:
Jonnny said:
kev1974 said:
p1stonhead said:
Air force one is on publicly viewable trackers?!
Well, the plane they want you to think he's on, is!
Wouldn't it have some crazy kinds of anti-missile and firepower along side it?
Have you not seen the film with Harrison Ford? hehe
What a classic.

8.4L 154

5,530 posts

253 months

Friday 13th July 2018
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Jonnny said:
kev1974 said:
p1stonhead said:
Air force one is on publicly viewable trackers?!
Well, the plane they want you to think he's on, is!
Wouldn't it have some crazy kinds of anti-missile and firepower along side it?
Marine one had an osprey close behind it this morning with another one a few minutes ahead and appachi's circling.

FurtiveFreddy

8,577 posts

237 months

Friday 13th July 2018
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8.4L 154 said:
Marine one had an osprey close behind it this morning with another one a few minutes ahead and appachi's circling.
Where was that?

There's been plenty more activity around Sandhurst RMA this morning with the two Apaches and Chinooks which have been here all week.

Is there still a rumour he might be visiting RMA or are they using it as a base for the visit to Windsor maybe?
I missed the Osprey on Monday so I'd like to catch a glimpse if one's heading to Sandhurst again.

8.4L 154

5,530 posts

253 months

Friday 13th July 2018
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FurtiveFreddy said:
8.4L 154 said:
Marine one had an osprey close behind it this morning with another one a few minutes ahead and appachi's circling.
Where was that?

There's been plenty more activity around Sandhurst RMA this morning with the two Apaches and Chinooks which have been here all week.

Is there still a rumour he might be visiting RMA or are they using it as a base for the visit to Windsor maybe?
I missed the Osprey on Monday so I'd like to catch a glimpse if one's heading to Sandhurst again.
He is at RMA at the moment, Due to depart any moment, I saw him arriving down (above) the M3

FurtiveFreddy

8,577 posts

237 months

Friday 13th July 2018
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8.4L 154 said:
He is at RMA at the moment, Due to depart any moment, I saw him arriving down (above) the M3
The Osprey? If it goes back to the M3 I won't see it. Hoping it's off to Windsor...

A Puma (callsign WARLOCK2) just went over me. Can't keep up with all the traffic around here today...


Edited by FurtiveFreddy on Friday 13th July 11:03

PRTVR

7,108 posts

221 months

Friday 13th July 2018
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Australian wedge tail a long way from home.

Evanivitch

20,078 posts

122 months

Saturday 14th July 2018
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How am I going to spot the B2 flying into the Air Tattoo? Any tips?

cuprabob

14,627 posts

214 months

Saturday 14th July 2018
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Just drove past Prestwick Airport and it's completely surrounding by Police woth an officer stationed every couple of hundred yards around the perimeter.

Eric Mc

122,032 posts

265 months

Saturday 14th July 2018
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I wonder why!

cuprabob

14,627 posts

214 months

Saturday 14th July 2018
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Eric Mc said:
I wonder why!
hehe

I can only assume Elvis is visiting again smile

FourWheelDrift

88,527 posts

284 months

Saturday 14th July 2018
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Elvis coming back?

cuprabob

14,627 posts

214 months

Saturday 14th July 2018
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FourWheelDrift said:
Elvis coming back?
You read my.mind smile

PRTVR

7,108 posts

221 months

Saturday 14th July 2018
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Evanivitch said:
How am I going to spot the B2 flying into the Air Tattoo? Any tips?
No help but I was near Cirencester and it flew over accompanied by a few other aircraft,anybody know what they were ? Also as we went along the 419 the Lancaster DC3 and maybe a spitfire and hurricane came over, nothing showed up on on flightradar or ads-b.

Evanivitch

20,078 posts

122 months

Saturday 14th July 2018
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PRTVR said:
No help but I was near Cirencester and it flew over accompanied by a few other aircraft,anybody know what they were ? Also as we went along the 419 the Lancaster DC3 and maybe a spitfire and hurricane came over, nothing showed up on on flightradar or ads-b.
B2 was escorted by two F-15.

PRTVR

7,108 posts

221 months

Saturday 14th July 2018
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Evanivitch said:
PRTVR said:
No help but I was near Cirencester and it flew over accompanied by a few other aircraft,anybody know what they were ? Also as we went along the 419 the Lancaster DC3 and maybe a spitfire and hurricane came over, nothing showed up on on flightradar or ads-b.
B2 was escorted by two F-15.
Thanks, the size and shape of the B2 was easy to recognise but the little dots less so,
Latter on a number of bi/Tri planes came over as well , an interesting few hours

L500

598 posts

238 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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I'm new to flight tracking apps and have been using FlightRader24 recently. Living close to Farnborough I was hoping to see more exotica in and around the airfield. I noticed further up this thread that Air Force One was picked up on a tracker (albeit briefly) but, and apologies for the novice question, do non commercial flights not make it onto these apps? Of course I don't expect covert military missions to come up, but perhaps for an air show I thought they'd be more lenient?

8.4L 154

5,530 posts

253 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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L500 said:
I'm new to flight tracking apps and have been using FlightRader24 recently. Living close to Farnborough I was hoping to see more exotica in and around the airfield. I noticed further up this thread that Air Force One was picked up on a tracker (albeit briefly) but, and apologies for the novice question, do non commercial flights not make it onto these apps? Of course I don't expect covert military missions to come up, but perhaps for an air show I thought they'd be more lenient?
You can usually see things like the A380 on flightRadar doing its routine during the airshow and given the flying display line up for today looks like the arrivals board at heathrow your not missing much on the military jet tracking front.

Other times you can see the odd flight into farnborough but not necessarily all.

Eric Mc

122,032 posts

265 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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VH-PPJ demonstrating and on FR24 at the moment.

BREMBOV6

498 posts

148 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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Saw an unusual one yesterday coming into Edinburgh c3:30pm. Easyjet flight coming into land still a good few miles out, but landing gear down, heard it roar of, just seemed to do a go around but unsure why. Tried getting Flight Radar up, only thing I could see it was maybe close to a Flybe flight also on the same path.

Flight no was U22683/EZY59RM