Flightradar24 Thread Part III

Sisco14

Hi, just had a question I figured someone here would know,(might have been covered, apologies if it has), I was flying out of dub on sat 17th very early in the morning, was still dark, and I noticed a Boeing 747 parked up, not sure how often a 747 would visit dub but I haven't seen one before, flying back today and I'm fairly sure the same 747 was still parked up, I didnt recognise the paint scheme, just curious really.

Fred Swanson

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vicwatson

Who owns CL 60?

JCX BXC

FR805, Stansted to Knock turned around north of Cavan and is heading east.

Edit: Heading west again. Dense fog at knock currently.

JCX BXC

Carnacalla wrote: »

FR805, Stansted to Knock turned around north of Cavan and is heading east.

Edit: Heading west again. Dense fog at knock currently.

After a long hold near Dublin, its back on it's way.

EI3675 EDI-SNN seems not to be heading towards Shannon anymore. The fog in Shannon is almost cleared.

Edit: FR805 and EI3675 are now both on track for Shannon.

JCX BXC

BE655 EDI-NOC going around at Knock, due to crew qualifications they can only make a CAT I ILS approach, and they hit a dense patch of cloud on the approach. Repositing for another approach.

Edit: Entering the hold for 10minutes instead.

Trebor176

This PC-12 just flew over my house. I had to look on FR24, as it sounded unfamiliar. I don't recall ever seeing a PC-12 flying over my way before.

https://www.flightradar24.com/MIRTH/b2fb854

Trebor176

I wonder what the story with this 767 is. It departed Bahrain.

https://www.flightradar24.com/B763/b2f0f7e

JCX BXC

Trebor176 wrote: »

I wonder what the story with this 767 is. It departed Bahrain.

https://www.flightradar24.com/B763/b2f0f7e

Omni flight for American troops.

You see it all the time.

Trebor176

Carnacalla wrote: »

Omni flight for American troops.

You see it all the time.

Thanks for that

KwackerJack

Trebor176 wrote: »

This PC-12 just flew over my house. I had to look on FR24, as it sounded unfamiliar. I don't recall ever seeing a PC-12 flying over my way before.

https://www.flightradar24.com/MIRTH/b2fb854

For Dublin??

A good few PC-12's land in Weston Airport on a regular basis!

Trebor176

KwackerJack wrote: »

For Dublin??

A good few PC-12's land in Weston Airport on a regular basis!

It looked like it departed Weston. I just don't recall having ever seeing one myself, other than in photos.

KwackerJack

Trebor176 wrote: »

It looked like it departed Weston. I just don't recall having ever seeing one myself, other than in photos.

Stood beside a few of them. Very beautiful Aircraft up close.

Piper Meridian is very similar so could be mistaken for a PC-12 in the air and in the ground

Pat Dunne

I presume these guys are in the middle of Hurricane Matthew at present.

Pat Dunne

NOAA's Gulfstream IV now on station monitoring Hurricane Matthew.
Some interesting looking additions to the nose and the tail.
Its also fascinating to see this amount of free airspace in what is usually an extreamly busy area.

Mech1

looks like a drone gonna check out the storm.
https://www.flightradar24.com/NASA872/b3ba358

Poochie05

They posted footage from the cockpit from inside the Hurricane on their Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/NOAAOMAO

Shannon Control

ACA848 Diverted into DUB this morning. YYZ-LHR B773 https://www.flightradar24.com/ACA848/b3e4433

Razor44

Omni 763 in from Boston to dublin? Did something go tec?

I assume it's covering for duo

Comhrá

Just looking at EI-385 from LHR-SNN, it climbed to FL 380 but just remained at 380 for around 5 mins. before starting it's descent:



Why do aircraft climb so high for such short sectors when max altitude is only maintained for 5 mins. or so?

Shannon757

tippman1 wrote: »

Just looking at EI-385 from LHR-SNN, it climbed to FL 380 but just remained at 380 for around 5 mins. before starting it's descent:



Why do aircraft climb so high for such short sectors when max altitude is only maintained for 5 mins. or so?

More efficent than flying at 20,000ft or something.

Comhrá

More efficent than flying at 20,000ft or something.

Well, I think we all know that 20,000 ft. is uneconomical for a jet airliner but my question was why an A320 would climb to FL 380 for a cruise lasting just about 5 mins.

I'd have thought it would burn a lot of fuel to climb so high, only to start it's descent after such a short period in the cruise. Hoping for some informed input from air-crew or similar.

maximum12

tippman1 wrote: »

. Hoping for some informed input from air-crew or similar.

Sorry you're stuck with us.

While it's using more fuel to get up there it's using bugger all on the long glide back down.

Locker10a

tippman1 wrote: »

More efficent than flying at 20,000ft or something.

Well, I think we all know that 20,000 ft. is uneconomical for a jet airliner but my question was why an A320 would climb to FL 380 for a cruise lasting just about 5 mins.

I'd have thought it would burn a lot of fuel to climb so high, only to start it's descent after such a short period in the cruise. Hoping for some informed input from air-crew or similar.

It may be that that's the agreed flight plan and ATC instruct the crew to stick to this, there are only certain flight levels etc you can use when travelling a certain direction etc. Other air traffic/ planned flight routes play a part in how high/ low you climb to/ cruise at

Oscar Bravo

Just 50 meters visibility at knock airport currently. Thick fog. Overcast at 100ft. Stansted flight due around 0915 will almost certainly be diverting

Oscar Bravo

RYR69UX, STN-NOC going into the hold at ENULA, right hand pattern 2 minute legs. If visibility doesn't improve their off to Shannon

Oscar Bravo

Jet 2's G-CELO currently West of castlebar at FL250, post maintenance flight

JCX BXC

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

RYR69UX, STN-NOC going into the hold at ENULA, right hand pattern 2 minute legs. If visibility doesn't improve their off to Shannon

Landed at Knock.

masit

C-17 looks to be heading for Prestwick

Mech1

masit wrote: »

C-17 looks to be heading for Prestwick

What C-17? Did I miss it?