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Left the gas on
« on: October 11, 2008, 05:39:28 PM »
We get a lot of contrails over Lurgan but I saw a very unusual one today - the aircraft did a complete 180 degree turn. I've only seen this once before - almost as if the pilot released (s)he'd left the gas on :)
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Re: Left the gas on
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2008, 05:44:15 PM »
I see the occasional training flight on my SBS screen and they sometimes do a 180 and return to the mainland.
Don't see any 'emergency' threads on PpRune ;)
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Re: Left the gas on
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2008, 05:48:45 PM »
So would it have been a civilian training flight or military?
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Re: Left the gas on
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2008, 06:03:23 PM »
It's Civil ones i see on the 'radar screen'.Cityjet and Ryanair usually.

Mil aircraft only appear in the list - they don't send Lat and Long co-ords (for obvious reasons),and therefore don't show position on screen.At least you still have an idea of who is mooching around ;)
My coverage isn't great but that is kind of a plus as anything i pick up is guaranteed to be nearby ;D
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