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Civil Aviation => Modern Civil Aircraft => Topic started by: String on July 13, 2011, 12:10:31 PM

Title: What's up with this flight
Post by: String on July 13, 2011, 12:10:31 PM

On flightradar there is a plane on a holding type pattern over my area why? tracking over  coleraine portrush limavady
aircraft is G-VIIG BAW5W B772

Title: Re: What's up with this flight
Post by: String on July 13, 2011, 12:27:45 PM

Must be an emergancy he looks to be heading towards prestwick dropping some hieght as well he was at 36,000 now down to 17,175

Title: Re: What's up with this flight
Post by: fossie1 on July 13, 2011, 12:32:07 PM

Medical emg into Glasgow. 3 year old boy with breathing difficulties.

Title: Re: What's up with this flight
Post by: String on July 13, 2011, 12:34:42 PM

Thanks for the info was getting worried it was engine trouble.

Title: Re: What's up with this flight
Post by: String on July 13, 2011, 12:39:07 PM

Wht did they not go to belfast int airport it would have been easier.

Title: Re: What's up with this flight
Post by: String on July 13, 2011, 12:54:23 PM

Hope the wee lad is ok.

Title: Re: What's up with this flight
Post by: fossie1 on July 13, 2011, 02:51:05 PM

They were dumping fuel, that's the reason for the circling over the north.

Title: Re: What's up with this flight
Post by: String on July 13, 2011, 03:13:34 PM

That explains the pics i took of it, I will post them in the next few minutes.

Title: Re: What's up with this flight
Post by: String on July 13, 2011, 03:24:20 PM

As promised here are 3 pic's of the aircraft dumping fuel.

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Title: Re: What's up with this flight
Post by: String on July 13, 2011, 06:34:50 PM

Thanks

Title: Re: What's up with this flight
Post by: fossie1 on July 13, 2011, 08:41:17 PM

This link is my not so good video of the aircraft, not like your great photo's.

http://youtu.be/vVcgmXWsW5Q (http://youtu.be/vVcgmXWsW5Q)

Title: Re: What's up with this flight
Post by: Angry Turnip on July 13, 2011, 09:06:02 PM

That`s an unusual thing to see,better medical facilities around Glasgow,so that`s probably why they went in there.