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    Flightradar24 (and other trackers) Thread Part IV

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    • #1142
      Gary kk
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      Is it starting to get busy again or are the jet trails staying because of the weather. Looks like dozens of aircraft have passed over in the last two days

      Make that hours.


    • #1143
      PinOnTheRight
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      Gary kk wrote: »
      Is it starting to get busy again or are the jet trails staying because of the weather. Looks like dozens of aircraft have passed over in the last two days

      Make that hours.

      Traffic across Ireland, North Atlantic an Europe remains fairly static, no significant growth. Increased contrail activity is likely a result of the recent weather conditions and the location of the North Atlantic tracks over the past few days causing more traffic to be seen over central Ireland.


    • #1144
      Tenger
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      Gary kk wrote: »
      Is it starting to get busy again or are the jet trails staying because of the weather. Looks like dozens of aircraft have passed over in the last two days

      Make that hours.
      Mild, stable weather will mean contrails stay intact for longer.
      With dynamic weather (EG. Wind or weather systems moving through) the high altitude air is turbulent and the water crystals get dispersed.


    • #1145
      Ish66
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      Does anybody here share info with FR ? I applied for their little box set up years ago but got the big No :mad:


    • #1146
      EchoIndia
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      Ish66 wrote: »
      Does anybody here share info with FR ? I applied for their little box set up years ago but got the big No :mad:


      No, but I think they have Ireland well-covered, hence why would they add additional feeders when it gains them nothing.


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    • #1147
      tnegun
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      Ish66 wrote: »
      Does anybody here share info with FR ? I applied for their little box set up years ago but got the big No :mad:
      Yes but I DIY'd one and an antenna 5 years ago out of boredom! You can build one with a raspberry pi, DVB tuner and some coax handy enough! Mines in the attic but I still get up to 150 miles range for stuff above 20000 feet. I used to travel a bit with work precovid so enjoyed the business account for info on the planes I was flying on or spotted while waiting in a terminal etc.


    • #1148
      Kalyke
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      tnegun wrote: »
      Yes but I DIY'd one and an antenna 5 years ago out of boredom! You can build one with a raspberry pi, DVB tuner and some coax handy enough! Mines in the attic but I still get up to 150 miles range for stuff above 20000 feet. I used to travel a bit with work precovid so enjoyed the business account for info on the planes I was flying on or spotted while waiting in a terminal etc.
      https://www.flightradar24.com/build-your-own


    • #1149
      10-10-20
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      Yeah, I had a station for a few years. It's currently in retirement as I'd need to reposition the antenna to make it work now.
      But it had a home-made coaxial antenna and I was on a good day able to pick-up flights over London at >12,000m. You could also pick-up a lot of training flights in Cardigan Bay.
      There are three services which you can register with:
      FR24, PiAware and adsbexchange.

      Plus if you configure it with dump1090-fa (or the more recently updated https://github.com/wiedehopf/tar1090), then you get a nice local map, etc.


    • #1150
      Salmon Leap
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      IL-76 en route to Dublin


    • #1151
      joujoujou
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      Sputnik-V vaccine on board? ;):D


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    • #1152
      Oscar Bravo
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      joujoujou wrote: »
      Sputnik-V vaccine on board? ;):D

      humanitarian cargo for India


    • #1153
      Hotblack Desiato
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      Lads, India is that way
      >

      I'm partial to your abracadabra,

      I'm raptured by the joy of it all.



    • #1154
      glenfieldman
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      Hotblack Desiato wrote: »
      Lads, India is that way
      >

      Ireland is sending over oxygen machines, so it will be a load up and off to India
      Does anyone know what takeoff time is ?


    • #1155
      Oscar Bravo
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      glenfieldman wrote: »
      Ireland is sending over oxygen machines, so it will be a load up and off to India
      Does anyone know what takeoff time is ?

      0800 tomorrow


    • #1156
      irishgti
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      Can't be right....


    • #1157
      Oscar Bravo
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      Its really N37AL . A Gulfstream V


    • #1158
      cameramonkey
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      what is this guy doing? Are they practicing at the ranges out at Gtown? They were there yesterday as well.

      Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-15-31-23.png


    • #1159
      Growler!!!
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      PC9’s are live firing rockets and guns this week in Gormanston. Then moving to the Glen next week.

      https://www.military.ie/en/public-information/glen-of-imaal-walking-route-closures/?fbclid=IwAR3tclvRor3bOP2YRhkcwuPJ3Ju4qec-7nwC-Wy3DoFKtNNcz8eXTLmxLbA


    • #1160
      PukkaStukka
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      Growler!!! wrote: »
      PC9’s are live firing rockets and guns this week in Gormanston. Then moving to the Glen next week.

      Saw a WhatsApp video of those efforts at Gormanston. Looked impressive !


    • #1161
      mayota
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      https://mobile.twitter.com/civmilair/status/1069025957795774464
      This flying over the country now. Noisy thing.


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    • #1162
      bifl
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      Heard a prop coming over which is unusual at anytime for me really never mind at this hour.

      quick check on flight radar makes is unusual alright in my book - VVPR887

      from a previous flight https://twitter.com/civmilair/status/1069025957795774464?lang=en


    • #1163
      Nekarsulm
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      Yeah, just passed over us.
      EtA2gws.jpg


    • #1164
      mickdw
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      I heard this thing over north mayo about 20 mins ago. Very noisy so had to see what it was.
      What does that aircraft do - it has a disc on the underside - is it some kind of survey aircraft the military use


    • #1165
      M three
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      Looks like it was one of these, refuelling plane
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_KC-46_Pegasus#Flight_tests_and_delays

      Left pease air national guard base in new hampsire and looks like it landed at one of the raf bases in SE england around the time 2 RAF fighter jets were being refueled over the north sea by a refueling plane that took off and landed at raf brize norton base.
      Busy night for those boys


    • #1166
      Nekarsulm
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      mickdw wrote: »
      I heard this thing over north mayo about 20 mins ago. Very noisy so had to see what it was.
      What does that aircraft do - it has a disc on the underside - is it some kind of survey aircraft the military use

      When I google it, this is the result.

      6tnN1Xp.jpg


    • #1167
      suicide_circus
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      This yoke currently parked at pier c DUB


    • #1168
      arccosh
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      mickdw wrote: »
      is it some kind of survey aircraft the military use

      Electronic/Signals intelligence/countermeasures aircraft.


    • #1169
      Skyknight
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      arccosh wrote: »
      Electronic/Signals intelligence/countermeasures aircraft.


      Indeed, Ep-3C Aries/Aries II (SIGINT)


    • #1170
      neris
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      suicide_circus wrote: »
      This yoke currently parked at pier c DUB

      Aren't they owned by 2 brothers from malahide? Mcelvadys?


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    • #1171
      BZ
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      neris wrote: »
      Aren't they owned by 2 brothers from malahide? Mcelvadys?

      No they own Omega Aviation tanker services who operate 707s and DC-10s that do contract work with different airforces from around the world.

      AirTanker are UK based.


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