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Low flying aircraft

  • 13-04-2021 12:35pm
    #1
    FunkyDa2
    Registered Users Posts: 253 ✭✭


    This flew over my house, a few minutes ago...anybody know what it's up to?...


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  • #2
    GBX
    Registered Users Posts: 11,900 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    Flight calibration. Perfect time with less air traffic in and out of Dublin airport


  • #3
    DublinKev
    Registered Users Posts: 156 ✭✭DublinKev


    Excuse my ignorance but what exactly is flight calibration?


  • #4
    Stovepipe
    Registered Users Posts: 2,979 ✭✭✭Stovepipe


    The aircraft flies to or from navigation aids to check them for accuracy. Some are located at airports and others are located in line with the runways, a few miles away,so that the approaching or departing airliner can use them for guidance to or from the runway in cloud or bad weather or when conducting an instrument approach or departure.


  • #5
    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 27,859 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    Was circling around D3 area on Monday.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



  • #6
    Psychlops
    Registered Users Posts: 1,105 ✭✭✭Psychlops


    FunkyDa2 wrote: »
    This flew over my house, a few minutes ago...anybody know what it's up to?...




    FlightRadar24 even tells you in the description of the Aircraft :pac:




    Was over Shannon last week too.


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  • #7
    FunkyDa2
    Registered Users Posts: 253 ✭✭FunkyDa2


    Psychlops wrote: »
    FlightRadar24 even tells you in the description of the Aircraft :pac:




    Was over Shannon last week too.

    The reason I asked was because there seemed to be a lot of "random" flight path showing on FlightRadar24...:)


  • #8
    Sullovan
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭Sullovan


    Three low flying helicopters flew over my house in Cork city just now. Any ideas what that’s about?


  • #9
    Ubbquittious
    Registered Users Posts: 6,177 ✭✭✭Ubbquittious


    Sullovan wrote: »
    Three low flying helicopters flew over my house in Cork city just now. Any ideas what that’s about?

    Practice run for the next time when a bunch of ninjas parachute in at night and take all your stuff


  • #10
    GBX
    Registered Users Posts: 11,900 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    Sullovan wrote: »
    Three low flying helicopters flew over my house in Cork city just now. Any ideas what that’s about?

    Saw them leaving Casement around 7pm.


  • #11
    DublinKev
    Registered Users Posts: 156 ✭✭DublinKev


    Stovepipe wrote: »
    The aircraft flies to or from navigation aids to check them for accuracy. Some are located at airports and others are located in line with the runways, a few miles away,so that the approaching or departing airliner can use them for guidance to or from the runway in cloud or bad weather or when conducting an instrument approach or departure.

    Thanks Stovepipe, interesting to know.


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  • #12
    RadioRetro
    Registered Users Posts: 2,090 ✭✭✭RadioRetro


    Sullovan wrote: »
    Three low flying helicopters flew over my house in Cork city just now. Any ideas what that’s about?

    Air Corps planned exercise, details: https://www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-news/explained-military-activity-skies-over-20382527


  • #13
    AdamB
    Registered Users Posts: 168 ✭✭AdamB


    GBX wrote: »
    Saw them leaving Casement around 7pm.

    3 helicopters just flew over Clonmel at 19:30 this evening, one smaller leading two larger heading south towards Cork. Nothing on FR.


  • #14
    Psychlops
    Registered Users Posts: 1,105 ✭✭✭Psychlops


    AdamB wrote: »
    3 helicopters just flew over Clonmel at 19:30 this evening, one smaller leading two larger heading south towards Cork. Nothing on FR.




    FR24 is horrendous & actively blocks Mil/Interesting so your not seeing anything, what you saw was WOLF flight, 2 AW139 & 1 EC135 of the Air Corps backed up by XRAY281 a PC12NG SPECTRE.


    If you have an iphone i suggest you buy OPEN ASDB, its a once off payment of €11.


  • #15
    JMSE
    Registered Users Posts: 896 ✭✭✭JMSE


    Saw a low flying aircraft last night right over Naas at 2340 Tuesday evening. I haven’t an idea what it was, I only saw the 2 red lights maybe on the wings. Was it a plane, 2 choppers? But very low. I couldn’t hear, I did take a rough video which won’t impress 😄


  • #16
    tayto lover
    Registered Users Posts: 51,481 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    Stovepipe wrote: »
    The aircraft flies to or from navigation aids to check them for accuracy. Some are located at airports and others are located in line with the runways, a few miles away,so that the approaching or departing airliner can use them for guidance to or from the runway in cloud or bad weather or when conducting an instrument approach or departure.

    Very interesting and well explained.
    It’s nice when someone takes the time to inform those of us who are ignorant of facts like these without making little of us.
    Thank you.


  • #17
    Psychlops
    Registered Users Posts: 1,105 ✭✭✭Psychlops


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    JMSE wrote: »
    Saw a low flying aircraft last night right over Naas at 2340 Tuesday evening. I haven’t an idea what it was, I only saw the 2 red lights maybe on the wings. Was it a plane, 2 choppers? But very low. I couldn’t hear, I did take a rough video which won’t impress ��




    See my post..


  • #18
    Kewreeuss
    Registered Users Posts: 744 ✭✭✭Kewreeuss


    Why are the Aer Lingus flights from London coming in to land the wrong way round?:-)
    They always come straight over, in over Malahide and down.
    Today and yesterday they came in over Wicklow, up along, over Kill and Maynooth and in to land.


  • #19
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,610 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Wind direction. Coming over Maynooth is common for much of the summer due to the sea breeze


  • #20
    Kewreeuss
    Registered Users Posts: 744 ✭✭✭Kewreeuss


    Lovely, thanks for that!


  • #21
    Dohvolle
    Registered Users Posts: 3,282 ✭✭✭Dohvolle


    L1011 wrote: »
    Wind direction. Coming over Maynooth is common for much of the summer due to the sea breeze

    I remember flying from East Midlands once, we spent more time flying over Kildare and Meath than we did flying over the Irish sea to make our approach from the west.


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