mikel97 wrote: » Its N2731G (prob CIA) yes Shannon
What's this chap at?
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A long way from Cannes, that's for sure!
Does say flight calibration services so I assume that's what it was
Looks like it is checking the calibration of the Dublin VOR station to the best of my knowledge, VOR's aren't really used that much these days as a primary navigational aid GPS has largely taken over that role for the vast majority of pilots still VOR is good to have as a backup. The aircraft might also be checking the calibration of the ILS landing systems as well.
Looks to be centred over KLY NDB, with circular then N/S, E/W approaches which is consistent with NDB checks
Considerable holding at DUB now. Looks like all arrivals being stacked and one go-around but departures are ok. Maybe an inspection or the dreaded drone.
Likely the former. Back landing now.
In the airport at the moment.
Drone spotted by EI429
1345 and ops seem to be normal again.
Another bonkers routing, apparently few if any passengers https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/04/26/what-is-venezuela-flying-to-moscow/
yet it flew over EU territory - Guadeloupe
Upper airspace is controlled by Trinidad and Tobago (Piarco FIR), probably didn't need any overflight permission.
Aa208 ord-dub had to turn around in Vermont and return about an hr in to flight this morning.
A P51 currently crossing Meath/Louth
Fog at cork airport this morning, FR3732 from Edinburgh and EI841 from Amsterdam holding with a while, about to be joined by AF1094 from Paris.
About to be joined in the hold by EI711 from Heathrow. Seems no improvement in weather, Ryanair has been holding over an hour now.
FR901 Stansted to Cork diverted to Shannon earlier also.
AF1094 from Paris now also diverting to Shannon. Notably the Ryanair from Edinburgh has been holding for over an hour and 15 minutes. Edit: FR3732 now also off to Shannon.
EI841 from Amsterdam just touched down, all others gone to Shannon.
I still think that when they upgraded the runway at Cork a few years ago they should have invested in Cat 3 to solve the fog issue.
That said I have no idea if the runway is suitable for it, it does have some hills on it after all.
I was browsing FR24 on Monday evening and one of the top tracked flights was Munich to Charlotte being divered to NY. It did some strange routing close to Charlotte before being diverted.
The previous day it was diverted straight to Washington DC. Two diversions in two days must have been frustrating for all.
I believe that the terrain on the approach to 16 precludes Cat III procedures as these require Radar Altimeter input of a certain accuracy, most critically to let the autopilot determine when to flare. Cat II is available despite also, I beleive, requiring a Radar Altimeter, but the human is taking over before the flare in that scenario.
Cat III is also more expensive to install and maintain and I suspect it would not make economic sense for an airport with Cork's traffic volumes to install it, desite its susceptibility to low vis conditions, even if it was technically viable. There is also a question of what percentage of flights would actually be able to avail of Cat III when required.
"Shuttle One Seven Yankee" is a perfectly good callsign.
Until you see it wrtitten down.
Anyone know what happened to EI777 today from Lanzarote to Dublin was operated by EI-DVH, Looks like it was diverted to Faro, but then EI777 continued as EI-DEO with EI-DVH operating the Faro - Dublin flight, presumably with the rugby team
It looks to me that:
EI-DVH operated EI776/7 but tech-stopped at Faro on the way home (not at all unheard of) - currently en route as EIN7GH.
EI-DEO operated EI494/5 DUB-FAO-DUB - currently en route as EIN49D.
I could well have misread it, but pretty confident FR24 had EI495 as DVH but has swapped now.
Though I did check it twice cause made no sense why they'd swap planes.
mh122
my oh was delayed 5 hours cos of this bozo.
she was waiting for qf1 sydney london.
FR24 can have glitches and while an amazing resource is not infallible!
I notice Aerlingus are running an old 757-215 as EIN42N as lease on popular sun holiday routes, really noticeable by day and night with the screams of the old engines as it roars into Dublin airport each day...
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ec-hds#
Funny, the 757 was regarded as quiet when it replaced types like the 727 and Trident in the 1980s.
In south Dublin here, can hear the Partenavia back and forth overhead.
Are you the puzzled Dubliner...?
😂
Dublin TAF - EIDW 180909Z
1809/1906 11010KT 3000 -RADZ BR SCT005 BKN007
BECMG 1809/1811 9000 NSW BKN015
BECMG 1816/1818 12020G30KT 4000 -RA BKN010
TEMPO 1820/1901 14022G35KT 2000 RA BKN007
PROB40 TEMPO 1821/1903 16025G45KT
BECMG 1903/1905 22020G35KT 9999 BKN020
Winds could be up to 25kts mean with 45kt gusts from 160° at Dublin from 9pm tonight, wonder will we see RWY16 come into action? Don't think I've seen it since the parallel runway came into operation!
Not on this occasion 😁
At it for five hours now
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