Flightradar24 Thread Part II

JCX BXC · 31-01-2015 03:03AM

fr336 wrote: »

Speechless

Security fears after Qatar buys BA stake: Critics slam deal as Middle Eastern country has links with Hamas, IS and Al Qaeda

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2933824/Security-fears-Qatar-buys-BA-stake-Critics-slam-deal-Middle-Eastern-country-links-Hamas-Al-Qaeda.html

Thats just plain racist at this stage.

N64 · 31-01-2015 06:50AM

fr336 wrote: »

Speechless

Security fears after Qatar buys BA stake: Critics slam deal as Middle Eastern country has links with Hamas, IS and Al Qaeda

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2933824/Security-fears-Qatar-buys-BA-stake-Critics-slam-deal-Middle-Eastern-country-links-Hamas-Al-Qaeda.html

As much as the article is nonsense, Qatar actually has been accused by some very well regarded media institutions as supporting terrorism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State-sponsored_terrorism#Qatar

arubex · 31-01-2015 08:17AM

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

747-200 about to make its way across the country, this lady is almost 28 years old

You gave me inspiration to start digging in the logs!

Another one that crosses Ireland fairly frequently is 4X-ICO of Israel Cargo Airlines; c/n 23348 built 1985. I think the 1980-built 4X-ICM has been retired now, haven't seen it for over a year.

E-4B 73-1676 less regularly as GRIM25: 1973.

In terms of SPs, HZ-HM1B sails past us on occasion: 1978.

arubex · 31-01-2015 08:48AM

Speaking of Qatar, one of their Amiri A343s is plodding up the Irish Sea at 07:45

http://planefinder.net/flight/QAF9

Via Stansted to... somewhere.

homerjay2005 · 31-01-2015 02:16PM

planes landing over the City from the South right now, probably only the 2nd time in the last 12 months ive seen it.

alot of holding going on also so they must have only changed the runway in the last 30 mins.

due to the wind or another reason???

Strumms · 31-01-2015 02:19PM

Very windy right now, I'm not too far from the airport all be it not in work or listening in so not sure of the speeds but some strong gusts alright this morning.

billie1b · 31-01-2015 02:24PM

Strumms wrote: »

Very windy right now, I'm not too far from the airport all be it not in work or listening in so not sure of the speeds but some strong gusts alright this morning.

330 @24 Gusting 36 at the moment

Calina · 31-01-2015 02:30PM

I'm not complaining. Have the camera out for the occasional trip to the front garden.

EB_2013 · 31-01-2015 02:31PM

Saw an Emirates 777 landing just before 11 on it so they've been using it for a few hours now.

Got a nice view from the front of the house, would've been even better at the viewing area alongside 28 though. Love when 34/16 is in use.

nomdeboardie · 31-01-2015 02:58PM

A330 going by at ~3500 feet just now made some interesting 'eerie howling' sounds as it headed north to the airport :P - interaction with the wind or something?

JCX BXC · 31-01-2015 03:11PM

RWY 28 was used for EI121 (DUB-MCO) and EI129 (DUB-YYZ) AND now it seems like RWY 16 is back in use again. (AF1816 on approach)

Calina · 31-01-2015 03:17PM

nomdeboardie wrote: »

A330 going by at ~3500 feet just now made some interesting 'eerie howling' sounds as it headed north to the airport :P - interaction with the wind or something?

Check in a minute and you'll see a picture of it taken from my front garden in black and white on the pictures thread.

FWVT · 31-01-2015 03:17PM

Carnacalla wrote: »

RWY 28 was used for EI121 (DUB-MCO) and EI129 (DUB-YYZ) AND now it seems like RWY 16 is back in use again. (AF1816 on approach)

You mean R34. Perfect day for a visual approach.

Nice to see them coming in right over your head. There is a great video vantage point at the far end of the runway (at the Naul Roundabout), with a perfect view along the runway centreline.

arubex · 31-01-2015 04:02PM

nomdeboardie wrote: »

A330 going by at ~3500 feet just now made some interesting 'eerie howling' sounds as it headed north to the airport :P - interaction with the wind or something?

Looking at Calina's lovely shot it's a Trent-engined one; the RAF Voyagers with Trents also do an impressive howl on approach but the Aer Lingus GE ones don't.

I wonder if it's something to do with the triple-spool of the Trent engines.

JCX BXC · 31-01-2015 04:14PM

A320 abandoned approach at cork.

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EB_2013 · 31-01-2015 04:46PM

A B763 out of Kuwait passing Wexford and descending, possibly to Shannon? Unknown details on FR.

Interesting flight path avoiding Iraq.

JCX BXC · 31-01-2015 04:50PM

EB_2013 wrote: »

A B763 out of Kuwait passing Wexford and descending, possibly to Shannon? Unknown details on FR.

Interesting flight path avoiding Iraq.

If its going to Shannon, its 90% likely that its an Omni air.
I can hear him talking to Shannon control, hes will be going there.

If its an onmi, than it carries US troops and thats why they avoided iraq.

EB_2013 · 31-01-2015 04:52PM

Cheers, are they always blocked on FR.

JCX BXC · 31-01-2015 04:54PM

EB_2013 wrote: »

Cheers, are they always blocked on FR.

When they are containing troops they usually are. If they dont have the U.S army on board they can often be seen on FR.

EB_2013 · 31-01-2015 04:55PM

Thanks, I hadn't spotted one before.

homerjay2005 · 31-01-2015 04:56PM

Carnacalla wrote: »

If its going to Shannon, its 90% likely that its an Omni air.
I can hear him talking to Shannon control, hes will be going there.

If its an onmi, than it carries US troops and thats why they avoided iraq.

is there any particular reason why those flights are not direct to the US?

would have thought that the 767 would be able to fly that route non stop...

31-01-2015 04:59PM

homerjay2005 wrote: »

is there any particular reason why those flights are not direct to the US?

would have thought that the 767 would be able to fly that route non stop...

I would imagine it's got a lot of baggage onboard as a solider going overseas I wouldn't like to be told I could only take X amount of Kgs as baggage

JCX BXC · 31-01-2015 05:01PM

homerjay2005 wrote: »

is there any particular reason why those flights are not direct to the US?

would have thought that the 767 would be able to fly that route non stop...

Id say the planes dont have the range tbh. A 767-300ER can fly 7400 ish km, whereas the distance between Kuwait and Baltimore (Which is often where the omni's go) is over 10,000km.

Chris_5339762 · 31-01-2015 05:13PM

Lucky buggers on incoming flights to Dublin are landing on Runway 34... been about a year since I've seen that.

Edit: Any videos of Runway 34 landings floating around? Cant find any.

Calina · 31-01-2015 05:14PM

Chris_5339762 wrote: »

Lucky buggers on incoming flights to Dublin are landing on Runway 34... been about a year since I've seen that.

I'm happily running out to the front garden armed with a camera at opportune moments. Won't have much longer for it though.

Chris_5339762 · 31-01-2015 05:25PM

Picture for posterity.

http://i.imgur.com/uQ1s3ia.jpg

wonski · 31-01-2015 05:28PM

Chris_5339762 wrote: »

Picture for posterity.

http://i.imgur.com/uQ1s3ia.jpg

Is this where the runway 34 ends:D

nomdeboardie · 31-01-2015 05:46PM

Calina wrote: »

I'm happily running out to the front garden armed with a camera at opportune moments. Won't have much longer for it though.

The pics in your second photo thread post also from the garden? Nice.

I just wish there were a few more larger craft coming in (>737/A320)

(Of course if there were and this flight path were used all the time it might wear thin :P)

Calina · 31-01-2015 05:55PM

nomdeboardie wrote: »

The pics in your second photo thread post also from the garden? Nice.

I just wish there were a few more larger craft coming in (>737/A320)
(Of course if there were and this flight path were used all the time it might wear thin :P)

Yeah, I spent a lot of the day running in and out for choice moments.

Most times that we hear them, it's late at night. It's unusual enough to have them all day long on a sunny nice for photography day.

I've just taken my last one for the day as I'm clean out of reasonable light. Last one was a Lufthansa in Star Alliance colours. Not sure what it looks like yet.

Very sorry I missed the Emirates at 11 this morning - flatmate says it was really low.

Not sure when I'll next get a chance I suppose.

Back on topic, we saw a couple of DAA vehicles around 28 today - when did they start appearing?

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