Flightradar24 Thread Part III

ab4248 · 02-06-2016 12:04pm

Hi All, totally in the dark when it comes to this but was wondering about 3 aircraft that passed over my house near Newcastle West yesterday. Took a pic as I thought it odd. Seemed to be a passenger plane flanked my two smaller planes or jets. One 4 engine and Two 2 engines Im guessing.Any ideas?
https://imageshack.com/i/pm2xBndpj

https://imageshack.com/i/pmyt1a2fj

https://imageshack.com/i/plchzJDQj

Comhrá · 02-06-2016 12:48pm

I'd say it was just a busy day over the N.Atlantic.

The bigger aircraft looks like an Airbus A340 or a B 747-8 and the other two smaller craft may be private jets like a Gulfstream or even a Boeing 757 or similar, all three being at different altitudes from about 33,000 ft. to 41,000 ft.

Sometimes on clear days, the crowding of the N.Atlantic tracks becomes apparent from the ground. All fairly normal flight paths I'd say.

By the way, what camera/lens did you use for the shot of the 4-engine craft? Nice clear resolution.

de biz · 02-06-2016 1:16pm

What time did you see them overfly?

We can try identify them on Flight Radar 24 playback.....

JCX BXC · 03-06-2016 12:52pm

New Cityjet Superjet on approach to SNN!

First time in Ireland?

Dardania · 03-06-2016 12:55pm

Carnacalla wrote: »

New Cityjet Superjet on approach to SNN!

First time in Ireland?

It arrived yesterday as flight AF51 from Venice
Tracking it on: https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ei-fwa/ - FR24 is slowly filling in info for it (e.g. photo)
Also, http://www.boards.ie/b/thread/2057601995/2#99921802

TheFitz13 · 03-06-2016 12:57pm

Carnacalla wrote: »

New Cityjet Superjet on approach to SNN!

First time in Ireland?

Was in DUB yesterday

arubex · 03-06-2016 4:27pm

ab4248 wrote: »

Hi All, totally in the dark when it comes to this but was wondering about 3 aircraft that passed over my house near Newcastle West yesterday.[/url]

Your photos' EXIF says 12:26 on 2016-06-01, so here you go:

https://www.flightradar24.com/2016-06-01/12:21/12x/52.4,-8.8/10

Corresponds to the time and the central quad being in Lufthansa livery.

arubex · 03-06-2016 5:03pm

WATERFORD! 727! NOW!

https://fr24.com/VPBPZ/9e8db4b

JCX BXC · 03-06-2016 5:07pm

arubex wrote: »

WATERFORD! 727! NOW!

https://fr24.com/VPBPZ/9e8db4b

SNN or KIR?

BZ · 03-06-2016 5:10pm

SNN. Nice looking 727.

NickNickleby · 03-06-2016 5:22pm

Greetings everyone,
I hope its not inappropriate to ask this here:

I used to have the free version of Flightradar24 on an Android phone. It was brilliant, as I could switch on the camera and the app would overlay the details of any planes in the view.

then I went and bought a Windows phone. THe camera doesn't work, even though I upgraded to the paid for version of the App. Can anyone suggest if there's a fix. I won't be going back to Android ever, before anyone offers that particular solution :-). <=== that's meant to be a smiley, but as you can see, I'm pretty new to this so haven't mastered Boards smileys yet.

cheers
Nick

Lockheed · 03-06-2016 7:37pm

NickNickleby wrote: »

Greetings everyone,
I hope its not inappropriate to ask this here:

I used to have the free version of Flightradar24 on an Android phone. It was brilliant, as I could switch on the camera and the app would overlay the details of any planes in the view.

then I went and bought a Windows phone. THe camera doesn't work, even though I upgraded to the paid for version of the App. Can anyone suggest if there's a fix. I won't be going back to Android ever, before anyone offers that particular solution :-). <=== that's meant to be a smiley, but as you can see, I'm pretty new to this so haven't mastered Boards smileys yet.

cheers
Nick

That feature is only compatible with certain types of phones, it didn't work on my old Android but it now works on my new iPhone. I'm not sure which requirements it needs to work. What model of Windows Phone did you get?

NickNickleby · 03-06-2016 8:15pm

Hi Lockheed,
thanks for your reply.
I got the Lumia 535, free on a contract. I got a pain with my Xperia constantly freezing due to a memory problem which I discovered was a 'feature' of Android os. My Windows phone does everything I want - except the Camera function in flightradar24.

I looked at the support pages for the app, but I'm afraid they're not very good. I might fire off an email and ask them to rewrite the app to make it compatible with my phone. Yeah, that'll work alright.

Cheers
Nick

cml387 · 03-06-2016 9:13pm

Coastguard heli out of Waterford seems to be stationary some miles off Hook Head

KwackerJack · 04-06-2016 11:14am

Left Weston this morning........nice day for a long flight in a beautiful aircraft

Oasis1974 · 04-06-2016 12:14pm

Does Flight Radar subscription offer more options as far as seeing planes. Just saw a DC-9 with a livery fly into Cork but nothing on the map or Corks arrivals?

dashoonage · 04-06-2016 12:54pm

Currently something passing shannon with a sign of "Blocked" ?

highlydebased · 04-06-2016 1:24pm

Oasis1974 wrote: »

Does Flight Radar subscription offer more options as far as seeing planes. Just saw a DC-9 with a livery fly into Cork but nothing on the map or Corks arrivals?

Probably the Volotea B717 (looks like a DC9). You can see it now on the return leg of the journey.

Oasis1974 · 04-06-2016 3:48pm

highlydebased wrote: »

Probably the Volotea B717 (looks like a DC9). You can see it now on the return leg of the journey.

Thanks never heard of or seen that plane before.

arubex · 04-06-2016 4:03pm

Oasis1974 wrote: »

Thanks never heard of or seen that plane before.

And you won't for long, they're being replaced by boring 'buses.

Publically because the A319 offers better support and more pilot candidates but it's also rumoured that the founders of Volotea, ex-Vueling chaps, are positioning for an IAG buy-out and a common plug-and-play fleet helps with that.

Oscar Bravo · 04-06-2016 6:55pm

Runway currently blocked by a light aircraft at Cork, aircraft now in the hold.

Oscar Bravo · 04-06-2016 6:58pm

Light aircraft has now been towed off runway. EI-GWY

pepe the prawn · 04-06-2016 7:52pm

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Light aircraft has now been towed off runway. EI-GWY

Any reason as to why it couldn't vacate the runway itself?

b757 · 04-06-2016 8:25pm

Went into the grass by the 17/07 intersection.

deaddonkey15 · 05-06-2016 9:46am

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Light aircraft has now been towed off runway. EI-GWY

Any idea what caused this? Just listened to the playback and the pilot requested a full stop instead of touch and go at fairly short notice.

arubex · 06-06-2016 8:12am

Cessna 210 EI-CGH seems to have become very active over the past couple of weeks, heading back and forth to the UK each day.

https://fr24.com/2016-06-06/07:08/12x//9efb6e5

ab4248 · 06-06-2016 9:33am

tippman1 wrote: »

I'd say it was just a busy day over the N.Atlantic.

The bigger aircraft looks like an Airbus A340 or a B 747-8 and the other two smaller craft may be private jets like a Gulfstream or even a Boeing 757 or similar, all three being at different altitudes from about 33,000 ft. to 41,000 ft.

Sometimes on clear days, the crowding of the N.Atlantic tracks becomes apparent from the ground. All fairly normal flight paths I'd say.

By the way, what camera/lens did you use for the shot of the 4-engine craft? Nice clear resolution.

Its a Sony DSCHX50 30X Optical Zoom. Its only a point and shoot

Thanks everyone for your help

pepe the prawn · 06-06-2016 9:40am

arubex wrote: »

Cessna 210 EI-CGH seems to have become very active over the past couple of weeks, heading back and forth to the UK each day.

https://fr24.com/2016-06-06/07:08/12x//9efb6e5

If it's heading into the Isle of Man then it's the TT races.

Oscar Bravo · 06-06-2016 11:58am

CGH is a lovely aircraft, it and EI-BUF are long term abbeyshrule residents and can be seen just about anywhere often bringing people to rugby games.both built in 1979 and are the N model of the 210

KwackerJack · 06-06-2016 12:55pm

D-AIFF Frankfurt to Atlanta making some funny turns at the moment

**update**

About to land in dublin

Flightradar24 Thread Part III

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