Flightradar24 Thread Part III

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KoolKid wrote: »

Squawk 7700
Diverting

U26407 from Newcastle to Malaga https://fr24.com/EZY64FP/f96d3dc

An-124 right above him.

smurfjed

[*]Commence descent from the navigation aid or fix specified in 4) at, or as close as possible to, the expected approach time last received and acknowledged; or, if no expected approach time has been received and acknowledged, at, or as close as possible to, the estimated time of arrival resulting from the current flight plan;

This is pretty much taken from ICAO Annex 10, by giving the Expected Approach Time, ATC are taking control of the situation rather than having aircraft hold until the estimated ETA.

JCX BXC

smurfjed wrote: »

[*]Commence descent from the navigation aid or fix specified in 4) at, or as close as possible to, the expected approach time last received and acknowledged; or, if no expected approach time has been received and acknowledged, at, or as close as possible to, the estimated time of arrival resulting from the current flight plan;

This is pretty much taken from ICAO Annex 10, by giving the Expected Approach Time, ATC are taking control of the situation rather than having aircraft hold until the estimated ETA.

My question still remains though, why would they issue Estimated Approach Times when all aircraft indicated that they could not land in the current conditions? What purpose do they then serve?

mikel97

In case of communication failure and planning purposes. And regardless if they could not land in the weather they can still make an approach to about 1000 feet and continue beyond if at minimum vizibility.
I study that for my atc interview

JCX BXC

mikel97 wrote: »

In case of communication failure and planning purposes. And regardless if they could not land in the weather they can still make an approach to about 1000 feet and continue beyond if at minimum vizibility.
I study that for my atc interview

Fair enough, thanks everyone for the info!

Would there not be safety issues in landing without communications?

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Were they experiencing radio issues that day?!
Unusual to issue such a clearance otherwise. EATs fair enough but conditional clearances dependant upon a comms failure, never heard of that before.

Bussywussy

EI2535 popping up on FR24 in TLS...new A330 delivery EI-GCF

Trebor176

Any idea what plane this is?

https://www.flightradar24.com/PYN04/f979436

Miike

Trebor176 wrote: »

Any idea what plane this is?

https://www.flightradar24.com/PYN04/f979436

Googled it.

"Latest addition to the fleet of Haverfordwest Air Charter Services, trading as FlyWales. "

Trebor176

Miike wrote: »

Googled it.

"Latest addition to the fleet of Haverfordwest Air Charter Services, trading as FlyWales. "

Thanks for the info

smurfjed

Would there not be safety issues in landing without communications?

That's one reason for giving an EAT, otherwise each aircraft will make the approach at his own flight planned ETA.

fr336

Wind rather bad here in Luton. Barely anything getting in or out. Most pilots going straight to Stansted after one missed approach.

JCX BXC

fr336 wrote: »

Wind rather bad here in Luton. Barely anything getting in or out. Most pilots going straight to Stansted after one missed approach.

Wizz air just landed! Wind gusting to 38kts from 200 degrees, quite a crosswind on RWY26.

fr336

JCX BXC wrote: »

Wizz air just landed! Wind gusting to 38kts from 200 degrees, quite a crosswind on RWY20.

Yes made a liar of me Usually when the wind is bad here the airport somehow escapes, but as you say the crosswind was bad!

smurfjed

Wind gusting to 38kts from 200 degrees, quite a crosswind on RWY20.

200/38 and runway 20, where is the crosswind?

CoisFharraige

JCX BXC wrote: »

fr336 wrote: »

Wind rather bad here in Luton. Barely anything getting in or out. Most pilots going straight to Stansted after one missed approach.

Wizz air just landed! Wind gusting to 38kts from 200 degrees, quite a crosswind on RWY20.

Luton is 26/08

JCX BXC

smurfjed wrote: »

200/38 and runway 20, where is the crosswind?

RWY26, Infact I'd ironically put the wind direction in as 260 degrees originally.

marno21

Any reason for the strange routing of STK43D?

https://www.flightradar24.com/STK43D/f9efdf3

Usually direct between CFN-DUB.

JCX BXC

marno21 wrote: »

Any reason for the strange routing of STK43D?

https://www.flightradar24.com/STK43D/f9efdf3

Usually direct between CFN-DUB.

I'd imagine it's to do with weather, some heavy showers in the north.

faoiarvok

marno21 wrote: »

Any reason for the strange routing of STK43D?

https://www.flightradar24.com/STK43D/f9efdf3

Usually direct between CFN-DUB.

Avoiding weather I'd say:

IP freely

This antonov just flew directly overhead at FL330.... my got what an incredible sound ðŸ˜

IP freely

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Simon Gruber Says

Bringing back the damaged engine from the Air France A380 I believe.

marno21

Gulf Stream G650 over Clonmel is JP McManus heading on his holidays, EI-JSK

roadmaster

Just heard an Antonov over head there mad sounding aircraft

Ilyushin76

Antonov 12 heading for the west coast coast should be a nice sound of it on this clear night for anybody in its path

P_Cash

Ilyushin76 wrote: »

Antonov 12 heading for the west coast coast should be a nice sound of it on this clear night for anybody in its path

Just heard it.

All ran outside, thought it was coming down it was so loud,

First port of call was flightradar , then here

BorneTobyWilde

Boeing 747-409( Dreamlifter
Over Youghal now.

JCX BXC

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Boeing 747-409( Dreamlifter
Over Youghal now.

Possibly the ugliest aircraft out there (after the Airbus Beluga)

marno21

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Boeing 747-409( Dreamlifter
Over Youghal now.

Fine noise from it too.