Flightradar24 Thread Part II

JCX BXC

FR1742 is down.
Will the flybe get in?

cgill

Landed by the looks of it

kippy

Fair play, saved all the inbound and outbound passengers a lot of headaches.

JCX BXC

The Flybe going straight for an approach!

arubex

kippy wrote: »

As a matter of interest, do the airlines have specific "on call" contracts with a specific bus company or does someone just check around each airport etc to see who is available? Who has responsibility for arranging same?

I know some coach companies offer contingency hire at specific airports; I would assume that the airport operator compiles a list and provides this to the airlines.

I doubt that many airlines have standing contracts with operators, that would require some degree of forward planning and, more critically, cashflow in advance of emergency!

TeletextPear

What would be the reason for this unusual path?

JCX BXC

TeletextPear wrote: »

What would be the reason for this unusual path?

FR24 error.

Reoil

TeletextPear wrote: »

What would be the reason for this unusual path?

A glitch in the Matrix.

Iranoutofideas

Heard a really strange "whining" engine noise from a plane here near Shannon. Its a Lufthansa A321 DLH9920 and its flight path seems to be all over the shop looping all around SNN.

What's the deal?

JCX BXC

Iranoutofideas wrote: »

Heard a really strange "whining" engine noise from a plane here near Shannon. Its a Lufthansa A321 DLH9920 and its flight path seems to be all over the shop looping all around SNN.

What's the deal?

Some sort of Training/testing.
Lufthansa frequently use SNN for that.

Iranoutofideas

Carnacalla wrote: »

Some sort of Training/testing.
Lufthansa frequently use SNN for that.

Any idea why it would have sounded so strange. I actually ran out of my house to have a look? Very high pitch whine from engines

JCX BXC

Iranoutofideas wrote: »

Any idea why it would have sounded so strange. I actually ran out of my house to have a look? Very high pitch whine from engines

I don't really. Maybe due to a certain climb/decent rate? The engines may be in testing?

smurfjed

The engines may be in testing?

Does the A321 have test mode for the engines? What exactly does it do?

JCX BXC

smurfjed wrote: »

Does the A321 have test mode for the engines? What exactly does it do?

Your asking the wrong person this question, I really don't know.

imurdaddy

Iranoutofideas wrote: »

Heard a really strange "whining" engine noise from a plane here near Shannon. Its a Lufthansa A321 DLH9920 and its flight path seems to be all over the shop looping all around SNN.

What's the deal?

It was a test flight from Shannon Aerospace, of the west coast for a spin, I dont know about the noise you heard maybe a different throttle setting due to being light with no pax or freight. I heard it shortly before landing and I didn't notice any strange sound.

smurfjed

I though ILS only brings you a certain amount of the way, you need to see the last few metres by yourself?

You can leave the aircraft do an autoland, but you must be able to see the following:

Category II Operations A pilot may not continue an approach below the Category II decision height ... unless visual reference containing a segment of at least 3 consecutive lights being the centre line of the approach lights, or touchdown zone lights, or runway centre line lights, or runway edge lights, or a combination of these is attained and can be maintained. This visual reference must include a lateral element of the ground pattern, i.e. an approach lighting crossbar or the landing threshold or a barette of the touchdown zone lighting.

Never did a CAT II approach as we were only CAT I approved, but should be doing them this summer

arubex

From the flight numbers 4960 / 4961 I assume EI-DVJ's trip to Keflavik today wasn't a normal scheduled op?

http://fr24.com/EIN4961/5e76aaf

Stevek101

arubex wrote: »

From the flight numbers 4960 / 4961 I assume EI-DVJ's trip to Keflavik today wasn't a normal scheduled op?

http://fr24.com/EIN4961/5e76aaf

Charter for the Travel Department, first one went out on the 30th March.

JCX BXC

EI243 go around at DUB.

spartacus93

Carnacalla wrote: »

EI243 go around at DUB.

Just landed (am on it). Traffic ahead too slow to clear runway. Go around instructed to keep spacing

fr336

Carnacalla wrote: »

EI243 go around at DUB.

Did you hear about the Speedbird that was in the hold and running out of fuel?

JCX BXC

fr336 wrote: »

Did you hear about the Speedbird that was in the hold and running out of fuel?

No I didn't.

fr336

Carnacalla wrote: »

No I didn't.

I swear all Speedbird pilots are the same person

gumbo1

Folks, what is that smartlynx that's out by malahide?

Peregrine

gumbo1 wrote: »

Folks, what is that smartlynx that's out by malahide?

I didn't see any around the time you posted but ART9071 (ES-SAM) left 90mins ago. Ex Meridiana EI-EZT. Repainted 2 weeks ago. Entering service now, I think.

arubex

fr336 wrote: »

Did you hear about the Speedbird that was in the hold and running out of fuel?

Is the punchline something about a takeover-bid for the Aer Lingus aircraft ahead...?

fr336

arubex wrote: »

Is the punchline something about a takeover-bid for the Aer Lingus aircraft ahead...?

:D:D:D

gumbo1

Nim wrote: »

I didn't see any around the time you posted but ART9071 (ES-SAM) left 90mins ago. Ex Meridiana EI-EZT. Repainted 2 weeks ago. Entering service now, I think.

I seen it 19.45, FR was saying it was at 0 ft 0mph! Can't post the screenshot as the files to big!
Just had a thought that maybe it was a glitch and it was positioning in Dub not on the strand at Portmarnock!

arubex

An-12 heading south down the east coast. Should waken a few in Dublin...

http://fr24.com//5e811aa

Peregrine

arubex wrote: »

An-12 heading south down the east coast. Should waken a few in Dublin...

http://fr24.com//5e811aa

Just heard it :pac:

Hard to believe it was at 25,000ft.