Flightradar24 Thread Part III

Shpud2

smurfjed wrote: »

Did any of you get to track the drone that flew the atlantic today? 1st time that a drone was allowed to join with commercial traffic.

I didn't hear anything about it. You got a link to info on it?

marno21

Drone N190TC showing up on FR24 south of Wexford. 27000ft

smurfjed

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2018/07/10/first-trans-atlantic-drone-flight-is-set-to-leave-from-north-dakota/

Shpud2

smurfjed wrote: »

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2018/07/10/first-trans-atlantic-drone-flight-is-set-to-leave-from-north-dakota/

That's mad altogether

HTCOne

They’ve been flying them Trans Atlantic above controlled airspace for years. We’ll often get a courtesy satphone call from someone in a hut in Arizona or somewhere just letting us know they’re there, they file flightplans and all. I gather this is noteworthy in that the drone will be at the same cruising levels as airliners.

Shpud2

HTCOne wrote: »

They’ve been flying them Trans Atlantic above controlled airspace for years. We’ll often get a courtesy satphone call from someone in a hut in Arizona or somewhere just letting us know they’re there, they file flightplans and all. I gather this is noteworthy in that the drone will be at the same cruising levels as airliners.

Interesting. I thought they were transported in C-17s etc and put together over there.

HTCOne

Shpud2 wrote: »

Interesting. I thought they were transported in C-17s etc and put together over there.

Most probably are. I think it’s the Global Hawk they ferry.

Gaoth Laidir

777 doing 650 knots at FL330 west of Ireland at the moment, way faster than all the others.

Trebor176

UKL5076 is currently northbound along the east coast heading from Vigo to Prestwick. I can still just about hear it in Clondalkin.

xper

Trebor176 wrote: »

UKL5076 is currently northbound along the easy coast heading from Vigo to Prestwick. I can still just about hear it in Clondalkin.

Heard something propeller powered and what seemed to be low flying so clicked on to flightradar to find this yoke lumbering along at 26,000ft! Antanovs are loud.

Couldn't help noticing this particular aircraft revels in the registration UR-CNT

PukkaStukka

Heard it too here over north Dublin. Surprised an aircraft with that reg isn't overflying Trump....

browner85

Some noise off it

Recliner

Any idea what this is doing?

VW 1

Similar to ones over dublin last week, my guess would be its a survey plane

ED E

Recliner wrote: »

Any idea what this is doing?

Its in the screenshot, look at the operator:
http://bioflight.dk/

A Dub in Glasgo

PukkaStukka wrote: »

Surprised an aircraft with that reg isn't overflying Trump....

Unfortunately it left Prestwick this morning before Trump lands at Prestwick this evening

PukkaStukka

RYR7312 DUB to Zadar is squawking the 7's over west Germany and is descending

PukkaStukka

PukkaStukka wrote: »

RYR7312 DUB to Zadar is squawking the 7's over west Germany and is descending

Reports indicate cabin pressure issue

http://www.rte.ie/news/2018/0714/978602-ryanair/

eastmayo

Aer lingus on a missed approach in knock...holding now...reason unknown.

Trebor176

CVK7198 (AN-12, UR-CBG) is due into Belfast International Airport from Leipzig in the next while. It is currently over The Isle Of Man.

Shpud2

Lockheed L382G Hercules [P4-LAE] after flying over here in Limerick on its way into Shannon. Operated by Lynden Air Cargo and coming from Athens. Fierce loud yoke altogether.

ethical

EXS051B,this plane left Bournemouth at 6:41 pm and has done a strange flight,off the West coast and back over Knock and is now nearing Liverpool,is it testing or what?

eastmayo

ethical wrote: »

EXS051B,this plane left Bournemouth at 6:41 pm and has done a strange flight,off the West coast and back over Knock and is now nearing Liverpool,is it testing or what?

A test flight...another jet2 out off Manchester now on a test flight too heading west over Louth at the moment.

Salmon Leap

EI-FYE Dub to Newburgh turned back over Connemara. Currently circling off Wicklow coast. Coincidentally a second Norwegian has just landed in Dub from SNN. Replacement aircraft perhaps?

ethical

must be dizzy at this stage!!!,going around in a little circle for past few hours!

robbie1876

ethical wrote: »

must be dizzy at this stage!!!,going around in a little circle for past few hours!

It's been flying for 3 hours now, hard to imagine it would need to burn off much more fuel. Some other technical problem they are trying to resolve perhaps?

Bird strike on departure burning fuel down to MLW.

Locker10a

Deleted User wrote: »

Bird strike on departure burning fuel down to MLW.

Sorry if this is ignorant but imagine as they passed over country Galway a passengers had a serious stroke or heart attack ? Would the same sceanario ensue, a 3+ hour wait to burn fuel while the passenger dies? Or could they use SNN as an alternative with its longer runway ?
Not being funny but should an aircraft be allowed to take off so heavy that it literally can’t land again for a number of hours ?!
I know there’s been debate here about “small haul” craft doing very long trips but this to me is pretty serious ? Can anyone enlighten me?

robbie1876

Locker10a wrote: »

Sorry if this is ignorant but imagine as they passed over country Galway a passengers had a serious stroke or heart attack ? Would the same sceanario ensue, a 3+ hour wait to burn fuel while the passenger dies? Or could they use SNN as an alternative with its longer runway ?
Not being funny but should an aircraft be allowed to take off so heavy that it literally can’t land again for a number of hours ?!
I know there’s been debate here about “small haul” craft doing very long trips but this to me is pretty serious ? Can anyone enlighten me?

In a life or death situation over Galway, the pilots would absolutely decide to land immediately at SNN (where the runway is longer than Dublin anyway). Being overweight is a riskier landing for the airframe and the passengers. An engine failure is not life or death, so the pilots would take the time to ensure the safest possible landing within their calculated limits. No need to take unnecessary risks in this scenario so it seems.

Looks like they've just departed the hold and are heading for the approach now.

Mebuntu

A slightly different question.

The fact that the turnaround didn't happen til overhead Connemara suggests that maybe they were not aware of a bird strike until ATC maybe informed them of a carcass found on the runway after their departure.

Is it likely that, if they actually had an engine out, would they circle for 2 hours plus off the Wicklow Coast?