Cool things seen on FlightRadar

[PRTVR]

Typhoon squawking 7700, strange thing yesterday there was another Typhoon with an emergency squawk in Scotland.

[Butter Face]

What are these Dassault Falcon 20’s upto then?

[PRTVR]

They are used to train the RAF, they have a radar fit that allows them to simulate enemy aircraft.
https://www.cobham.com/aviation-services/news/48-f...

[Butter Face]

Ah that’s pretty cool!

[ecsrobin]

Butter Face said:

Ah that’s pretty cool!

And you’ll see them training the Navy out of Bournemouth towards the south west approaches.

[PRTVR]

Another emergency squawk from an RAF aircraft this time a Hawk.

[SHutchinson]

PRTVR said:

Another emergency squawk from an RAF aircraft this time a Hawk.

My desk overlooks the runway at Newcastle Airport, they've been taking off and landing there most of this week. They're quite noisy.

[yellowjack]

PRTVR said:

Another emergency squawk from an RAF aircraft this time a Hawk.

I have an educated guess that these "squawks" might be the aircraft coming out of a fight after being "hit" during training. They then fly to a pre-determined holding area for a short time before re-entering the battle space. Usually accompanied by the cloak & dagger Falcons from Cobham. So possibly not an emergency at all, but a method by which other aircraft in a training serial can identify which are temporarily non-participants?

[red_slr]

I have no idea myself but I would have thought genuine EM codes are only to be used for real situations, after all if they are NORDO its the only way for ATC to know whats going on. IIRC ELTs can only be tested at specific times due to similar reasons, you don't want to cause a real response.

[MarkwG]

red_slr said:

I have no idea myself but I would have thought genuine EM codes are only to be used for real situations, after all if they are NORDO its the only way for ATC to know whats going on. IIRC ELTs can only be tested at specific times due to similar reasons, you don't want to cause a real response.

I'd be surprised too; military activity is not my specific area of expertise, but those numbers trigger a number of reactions. I would have thought there'd be a discrete one for that purpose.

[PRTVR]

MarkwG said:

red_slr said:

I have no idea myself but I would have thought genuine EM codes are only to be used for real situations, after all if they are NORDO its the only way for ATC to know whats going on. IIRC ELTs can only be tested at specific times due to similar reasons, you don't want to cause a real response.

I'd be surprised too; military activity is not my specific area of expertise, but those numbers trigger a number of reactions. I would have thought there'd be a discrete one for that purpose.

I have to agree, about 1 hour later a RAF C130 landed at Newcastle Airport, possibly maintenance and parts.

[ecsrobin]

PRTVR said:

MarkwG said:

red_slr said:

I have no idea myself but I would have thought genuine EM codes are only to be used for real situations, after all if they are NORDO its the only way for ATC to know whats going on. IIRC ELTs can only be tested at specific times due to similar reasons, you don't want to cause a real response.

I'd be surprised too; military activity is not my specific area of expertise, but those numbers trigger a number of reactions. I would have thought there'd be a discrete one for that purpose.

I have to agree, about 1 hour later a RAF C130 landed at Newcastle Airport, possibly maintenance and parts.

Correct on ELT’s they must seek permission to conduct a test which will
Include a specific time otherwise it will be treated as real and create a lot of work for someone.

A plan landing an hour after an aircraft declaring an emergency is very unlikely to be maintenance and parts. Generally that would go by road.

C130 based at Brize needs a tasking from air command then a crew mustered for a flight up to Valley or Linton then pickup engineers and parts that may or may not be on the shelf then a flight to Newcastle.

[SeanyD]

yellowjack said:

PRTVR said:

Another emergency squawk from an RAF aircraft this time a Hawk.

I have an educated guess that these "squawks" might be the aircraft coming out of a fight after being "hit" during training. They then fly to a pre-determined holding area for a short time before re-entering the battle space. Usually accompanied by the cloak & dagger Falcons from Cobham. So possibly not an emergency at all, but a method by which other aircraft in a training serial can identify which are temporarily non-participants?

This was a real call from a Hawk, emergency landing at Newcastle. Unconfirmed but rumours of a bird strike.

[anonymous-user]

SeanyD said:

This was a real call from a Hawk, emergency landing at Newcastle. Unconfirmed but rumours of a bird strike.

Yeah nobody’s squawking 7700 unless it’s an emergency or like those guys in Amsterdam the other day showing someone how the transponder works

[8.4L 154]

First Boeing 777X flight doing a sightseeing lap of Mount Rainier

https://www.flightradar24.com/BOE001/23a5b16c

[PRTVR]

A combat sent and a rivet joint working the northern Mediterranean.

[MissChief]

PRTVR said:

A combat sent and a rivet joint working the northern Mediterranean.

Listening in to Syria and Russian army and air force I'd guess.

[hammo19]

A rare visitor

[LotusOmega375D]

Racing down to No. 10 to do Boris’ first post Brexit trade deal?

[hammo19]

There is a connection between Turkmenistan Helicopters and Bristows. Could be related to that. But I like the Brexit theory.