Flightradar24 Thread Part II

billie1b

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Certainly is.

Nice! She's a great bird

arubex wrote: »

A wee FR24 linky trick
If you take the basic sharing-URL like

http://fr24.com/BCS2883/5cb2ead

and insert the date, time and playback speed ahead of the callsign

http://fr24.com/2015-03-19/21:00/12x/BCS2883/5cb2ead

Then it opens the flight in playback mode from that time and people can review it for 28 days, instead of the basic link vanishing when the aircraft lands.

It's the same way the links are built within playback mode but quicker to make.

DieselPowered

Does anyone play around with the FR24 filters?
Some interesting results:

There are only x3 737-200's flying in the world right now
(Didn't know they were still flying)
vs
x888 737-800's out of a total of 7800 currently airborne
vs
x133 737-900's

Bigcheeze

So after 10,000 posts I think this thread probably needs a mod note with posting guidance. Nobody is breaking rules but the thread is full of people reporting the equivalent of "I saw a BMW on the M50 today".

I think something like 70% of transatlantic traffic passes through Irish airspace every day so posts reporting A380's or 787's crossing Ireland aren't really of interest to anyone.

I don't think it's possible to define rules on this but maybe some guidance in Post 1 makes sense ?

ANXIOUS

Fr24 twitted that wa2154 is squaking 7500 over mexico. Please god it's a mistake.

fr336

Mexican air force taking a look apparently

ANXIOUS

Something up it's switching from 0000 to 7500 and back. It's gone from flight radar now.

billie1b

Mexican air force have announced that there's 3 people in the flight deck, not unusual but then again it may be unusual

fr336

Is fr24 signal bad in that area?

A Dub in Glasgo

billie1b wrote: »

Virgin B747-4Q8 G-VHOT 34,000ft over Dublin

Deleted User wrote:

Not bad, nice catch. I'm waiting for her too.

I took this a couple of years ago in Gatwick as the BA plane I was on went past

billie1b

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Sexy

clownface95

ya the aircraft disappeared off fr24 for me too

fr336

G-VHOT is currently at JFK if it's of any interest

A Dub in Glasgo

fr336 wrote: »

G-VHOT is currently at JFK if it's of any interest

My Sigma telephoto lens can't quite make that distance :pac:

fr336

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

My Sigma telephoto lens can't quite make that distance :pac:

A Dub in Glasgo

billie1b wrote: »

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Sexy

That was this one over my house a couple years ago

outsourced_ire

ANXIOUS wrote: »

Something up it's switching from 0000 to 7500 and back. It's gone from flight radar now.

It has landed in Puerto Vallarta now.

fr336

https://twitter.com/WestJet/status/554063413140533250

billie1b

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

That was this one over my house a couple years ago

Brilliant, im gonna have to get a 4/500 mm lens

Fred Swanson

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A Dub in Glasgo

billie1b wrote: »

Brilliant, im gonna have to get a 4/500 mm lens

It was on it's way to Glasgow Airport and at about 6k ft

billie1b

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

It was on it's way to Glasgow Airport and at about 6k ft

You're right under the approach?

A Dub in Glasgo

billie1b wrote: »

You're right under the approach?

Not fully, generally the approach from the south for Runway 23 is to the east of me. Sometimes they fly right over the house though and if clear I can get a good shot

allthedoyles

outsourced_ire wrote: »

It has landed in Puerto Vallarta now.

A Canadian airline has issued a statement saying all is well aboard Westjet flight 2154 despite the fact that multiple reports had said it issued a hijack warning via it's transponder.
The plane travelling en route from Vancouver to Puerto Vallarta in Mexico has now landed safely and the pilot has been in touch with the airline by phone.
The Mexican airforce had been alerted after the plane began to squawk transponder code 7500, a signal indicating the aircraft has been hijacked however Westjet has said all is well with the plane.

http://www.beat102103.com/news-and-sport/westjet-plane-did-not-transmit-hijack-code-according-to-airline

Safe and sound

de biz

AZG7171, 4K-SW800 landed 09.50 due out about 11.20

Ted_YNWA

http://www.flightradar24.com/PXR5199/53f7704

LIVE PixAir Survey aircraft flying over Paris solidarity march

Ted_YNWA

jimbis wrote: »

That helicopter that's circling the city now too, surely thats not a police helo is it? I'd assume they wouldn't want to broadcast their location.
News maybe?

Just saw that there too.,

Police one

Gendarmerie Nationale

fr336

Just listening to Knock ATC and an aircraft with callsign beginning with Irish is requesting clearance Knock-Baldonnel.

afatbollix

Dropping off Enda and then back to base?

Oscar Bravo

Yep Irish 258

fr336

Any idea what it was doing in Knock, Oscar?

Oscar Bravo

Collected enda this morning, dropped him home there.

afatbollix

Dropping Enda off he was in Paris today for the march.

Picked him up at about 11am.

Peregrine

fr336 wrote: »

Any idea what it was doing in Knock, Oscar?

Bringing yer man Kenny back from Paris, I'd say.

fr336

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Collected enda this morning, dropped him home there.

Oh right, I thought he was in France that must have been a flying visit and a half?

fr336

Ahh all makes sense now sorry. I was thinking about Dublin and Baldonnel and oh just ignore me I'm so tired

ShanE90

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Yep Irish 258

The learjet 45 currently approaching Navan I'm guessing?

fr336

The now-defunct Cyprus Airways is storing its A320s @ St Athan, S. Wales.

fr336

https://twitter.com/flightradar24/status/554257856909017088

keith16

When is the new FR 24 thread opening?

Second Nim's suggestion for the name "Flightradar24 Neo" :pac: classic!

billie1b

No way!

'FlightRadar24 Next Gen'

Has to be

Calina

Flightradar 2.0 ?

h3000

What's all this about a new thread?

Fred Swanson

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billie1b

h3000 wrote: »

What's all this about a new thread?

At 10,000 posts a new thread is supposed to be started and the old one closed, dunno whats happening though, the mods are tight lipped

h3000

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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Jaysus never noticed the post count hitting 10k here.

fr336

billie1b wrote: »

At 10,000 posts a new thread is supposed to be started and the old one closed, dunno whats happening though, the mods are tight lipped

Maybe they're planning to close it altogether

fr336

Shannon757 wrote: »

BA Dreamliner over Nothern Ireland Headed west

Post 10,000 congratulations

keith16

billie1b wrote: »

At 10,000 posts a new thread is supposed to be started and the old one closed, dunno whats happening though, the mods are tight lipped

I think this must be the first time an A & A thread has gone over the 10k mark!

IT'S CHINATOWN MARGE!

Shannon757

There is a Dreamliner heading south off the French coast (Near Nantes). My guess is it's the Mexicans on the way back from Paris.
Anyone know anything about it?

JCX BXC

Ah don't close it. Amazing conversations have taken place here and it seems like a pity to restart elsewhere.

Peregrine

Carnacalla wrote: »

Ah don't close it. Amazing conversations have taken place here and it seems like a pity to restart elsewhere.

Won't somebody please think about the hamsters?