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Low flying large aircraft over Tralee 23.20

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  • 14-08-2018 11:22pm
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    adam88
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    Hi guys

    Bit very familiar with fr24 but just now a low aircraft flying over Tralee. Any idea what it is and why


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    FrancieBrady
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    https://www.flightradar24.com/AAL89/1d810579


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    adam88
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    FrancieBrady wrote: »
    https://www.flightradar24.com/AAL89/1d810579

    Cheers. Why would it have flown south over kerry before turning for the Atlantic


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    bilbot79
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    adam88 wrote: »
    Cheers. Why would it have flown south over kerry before turning for the Atlantic

    Maybe it didn't want to crash into the Norwegian to London


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    LXFlyer
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    adam88 wrote: »
    Cheers. Why would it have flown south over kerry before turning for the Atlantic

    Presumably to take a track that would avoid the jetstream and the eastbound traffic that it would othewise meet further west?


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    [Deleted User]
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    NAT tracks(google) earlier in the day were split both north and south indicate a weather system in the middle of the North Atlantic. So he was routing south of the winds.

    By the way 17000-19000ft isn’t low. For me low flying is below 1000ft.


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    EchoIndia
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    adam88 wrote: »
    Cheers. Why would it have flown south over kerry before turning for the Atlantic


    The oceanic route taken (see below) was quite far south of the typical daytime westbound tracks and the domestic section from Shannon to 49n20w took the aircraft over Kerry.


    4900N/02000W 4800N/03000W 4700N/04000W 4500N/05000W RAFIN N82A KANNI PLYMM PARCH3


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    adam88
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    NAT tracks(google) earlier in the day were split both north and south indicate a weather system in the middle of the North Atlantic. So he was routing south of the winds.

    By the way 17000-19000ft isn’t low. For me low flying is below 1000ft.

    It was low enough that I could hear it from my bedroom with the windows closed. It was quiet late in the nite too


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    marno21
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    NAT tracks(google) earlier in the day were split both north and south indicate a weather system in the middle of the North Atlantic. So he was routing south of the winds.

    By the way 17000-19000ft isn’t low. For me low flying is below 1000ft.

    Those of us in Kerry aren't used to hearing much below 30,000ft after dark when Kerry Airport closes


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