Cool things seen on FlightRadar

[eharding]

clarky92 said:

Security for the G7 I presume (novice here)

2 Typhoons and a Voyager tanker

Edited by clarky92 on Thursday 10th June 14:27

One of the Typhoons showing a transponder hex ID of 0xAAAAAA, which corresponds to a US registered Cessna 208...doing 600 knots, which is pretty good for a Caravan.

[C70R]

eharding said:

clarky92 said:

Security for the G7 I presume (novice here)

2 Typhoons and a Voyager tanker

Edited by clarky92 on Thursday 10th June 14:27

One of the Typhoons showing a transponder hex ID of 0xAAAAAA, which corresponds to a US registered Cessna 208...doing 600 knots, which is pretty good for a Caravan.

Just came here to post the same thing. Raised a dry smile with me.

[thewarlock]

Don't think I've ever seen a DC-8 in the air before, I'm not old enough for that

Must be at least 49 years old!

[towser44]

thewarlock said:

Don't think I've ever seen a DC-8 in the air before, I'm not old enough for that

Must be at least 49 years old!

That's the Samaritans Purse one. Was in Birmingham a few months ago. N782SP. 1968.

[TCEvo]

eharding said:

clarky92 said:

Security for the G7 I presume (novice here)

2 Typhoons and a Voyager tanker

Edited by clarky92 on Thursday 10th June 14:27

One of the Typhoons showing a transponder hex ID of 0xAAAAAA, which corresponds to a US registered Cessna 208...doing 600 knots, which is pretty good for a Caravan.

Just noticed that & wondered what was going on.

Pair of Lynx' have just flown across central Chelmsford, currently heading towards the M25/Kent.

[twister]

Pair of Pumas accompanied by a couple of Met Police helicopters have just flown over from the Northolt direction (not sure if that's where they originated, or just where ADSB picked them up) and landed at Heathrow.

[RobbyJ]

twister said:

Pair of Pumas accompanied by a couple of Met Police helicopters have just flown over from the Northolt direction (not sure if that's where they originated, or just where ADSB picked them up) and landed at Heathrow.

The two Puma's just flew over me on their way back to Benson, the one at the front had the side doors open.

[hifi87]

Casino owned A340, flying a big 'customer' in?

[75Black]

I could have sworn those 2 Puma's were Marine 1 and 2 but that wouldn't make sense for them to be over flying my house in Northolt seeing as Joe is in Cornwall. Maybe my eyes were playing tricks on me, couldn't pick them up on FR24.

[Dashnine]

towser44 said:

clarky92 said:

Security for the G7 I presume (novice here)

They are always up and about, but I suspect a lot of the usual training activity (like this) is being done over Cornwall this week rather than the usual places (North Sea) as a bit of a show of strength etc.

I don’t think that’s training - if you see their trails over the North Sea they’re all over the place. This is literally flying around in circles (OK, not quite a circle), as is the Voyager.

There maybe more than one Typhoon per icon too (as well as the “Cessna”), when Big Jet TV were streaming live from Coningsby as the flight of 3 or 4 Typhoons came in or left, one one was transmitting.

Ironic how Boris was lambasted from flying down from London when those things are burning fuel at such a prodigious rate all day! You would think they could setup some rapid reaction facility at RAF St Mawgan / Newquay Airport.

Edited by Dashnine on Thursday 10th June 18:13

Edited by Dashnine on Thursday 10th June 18:15

[75Black]

75Black said:

I could have sworn those 2 Puma's were Marine 1 and 2 but that wouldn't make sense for them to be over flying my house in Northolt seeing as Joe is in Cornwall. Maybe my eyes were playing tricks on me, couldn't pick them up on FR24.

My eyes weren't playing tricks on me, it WAS Marine 1 and 2.

[bananaman1]

Marine 1 and 2 + two pumas + 2 police.....rehearsal for Sundays windsor visit.

[bananaman1]

[Chozza]

Is it normal for Marine 1 / 2 to ident as such ?
I thought it was only when actually carrying the president ( and Marine 2 wouldn't be used ! )

[HM-2]

bananaman1 said:

Those are related to Starlink right?

[egor110]

On flight radar is there a setting for displaying the military aircraft ?

[yellowjack]

TCEvo said:

Just noticed that & wondered what was going on.

Pair of Lynx' have just flown across central Chelmsford, currently heading towards the M25/Kent.

I hate to pick nits, but they won't have been Lynx. They've all been retired and Wildcat are in service now. I watched a Wildcat doing some low level stuff over Salisbury Plain today. I couldn't get close enough for a photo as I was stranded on a Bridleway on the wrong side of the A303.

[Dashnine]

egor110 said:

On flight radar is there a setting for displaying the military aircraft ?

No, you need to use ADSB Exchange in a web browser. This shows all traffic by default, press U for military only.

[towser44]

Looks like Macaroon is arriving by Dassault Falcon 900 around about now.

[ianj]

75Black said:

75Black said:

I could have sworn those 2 Puma's were Marine 1 and 2 but that wouldn't make sense for them to be over flying my house in Northolt seeing as Joe is in Cornwall. Maybe my eyes were playing tricks on me, couldn't pick them up on FR24.

My eyes weren't playing tricks on me, it WAS Marine 1 and 2.

They did two loops over central London. I was sitting on our roof reading in the sun when they came directly overhead.