Author Topic: Another game of musical chairs anyone? (Read 206631 times)

Angry Turnip · « **on:** April 03, 2014, 01:13:12 PM »

What's the weather like at Smudge Manor? I see on FR24 there's an American convoy going over

smudge · « **Reply #1 on:** April 03, 2014, 01:16:11 PM »

Weather on Smudge ATIS IS 'Pants pants pants'

Visibility is about 500 metres

*smudge looks at all the plots on the chart

Angry Turnip · « **Reply #2 on:** April 03, 2014, 01:20:52 PM »

Mr Sod has been busy arranging the weather then

smudge · « **Reply #3 on:** April 03, 2014, 01:40:50 PM »

Quote from: mig21 on April 03, 2014, 01:23:06 PM

read on another group that nowt up flying at lossie today

Not surprising! Lossie webcams:

http://www.lossiemouthmarina.com/webcam.html

smudge · « **Reply #4 on:** April 03, 2014, 01:47:32 PM »

Nice pair stacked over IoM: Virgin B744 at FL300 and a Gulfstream 5 N607CH right above him at Fl400! Speeds within 5 kts

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smudge · « **Reply #5 on:** April 03, 2014, 02:08:16 PM »

Quote from: mig21 on April 03, 2014, 02:06:08 PM

could have been better to have one focused on the ramp at lossie than the bay

That'll never be approved; someone could catch a glimpse of a top-secret Typhoon!

Angry Turnip · « **Reply #6 on:** April 04, 2014, 02:11:18 PM »

Oh dear - is this still your day for the office Smudge? A Swiss A340's about to go over $:-\$

Angry Turnip · « **Reply #7 on:** April 04, 2014, 02:19:02 PM »

.... And now a Royal Jordanian

smudge · « **Reply #8 on:** April 04, 2014, 03:13:33 PM »

AAAARGH!

stcolin · « **Reply #9 on:** April 04, 2014, 03:26:49 PM »

Qatar QR763 A7-BAF squawking 7700 over Drogheda at the moment....

Angry Turnip · « **Reply #10 on:** April 04, 2014, 03:39:10 PM »

Yea I see that - oh dear. When I saw Drogheda mentioned I thought for one minute it might be headed for BFS - maybe next time

Looks to be LPL or MAN ...

TCX49 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 04, 2014, 03:43:32 PM »

Looks like MAN.

Angry Turnip · « **Reply #12 on:** April 04, 2014, 03:44:32 PM »

Yep on the arrivals board at MAN for T1

Angry Turnip · « **Reply #13 on:** April 04, 2014, 03:49:05 PM »

Now the BA A380 G-XLEA is doing it too!! What's going on up there today??

Angry Turnip · « **Reply #14 on:** April 04, 2014, 03:51:21 PM »

Ahh I know - Sahara dust/sand in the engines, that's what it is ....

smudge · « **Reply #15 on:** April 06, 2014, 08:18:54 AM »

I wonder if they waved?

DAL251 and DAL264 passing on the reciprocal at 08:11 this morning.

Lateral separation was 2,500 ft.

Incidentally DAL251 and its inbound leg DAL250 appears from my logs to be the only Delta 777 service to Europe.

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Angry Turnip · « **Reply #16 on:** April 06, 2014, 11:24:24 AM »

Yep, the Americans are sticking together today. Here comes another transatlantic armada. Can hear em but can't see em - wall-to-wall cloud here @ BFS

Quite stormy too, must be tricky for anything landing - some fairly vicious gusts to contend with

smudge · « **Reply #17 on:** April 06, 2014, 01:10:41 PM »

Just noticed EIN147 A332 heading up through Coleraine for the Atlantic; I had forgotten that they were resuming San Francisco services this month after a five-year gap.

smudge · « **Reply #18 on:** April 07, 2014, 02:41:53 PM »

14:40 United Dreamliner over IoM heading NW for NI...

http://planefinder.net/flight/UAL5

14:49 lovely pass over Ards and blue skies ahead of him too

Nibog · « **Reply #19 on:** April 07, 2014, 07:16:59 PM »

Sadly I have missed all of the convoys lately,so glad you are there Smudge to keep me informed,keep up the good work!!!

smudge · « **Reply #20 on:** April 08, 2014, 01:38:33 PM »

13:35 Armee de l'Air COTAM A340 on its way OTT, heading NW towards IoM

http://planefinder.net/flight/CTM0021

A bit hazy, but was definitely French!

smudge · « **Reply #21 on:** April 08, 2014, 02:25:07 PM »

14:25 Pakistan B77L on its way now, also heading NW. Shoo clouds, shoo!

http://planefinder.net/flight/PIA721

smudge · « **Reply #22 on:** April 08, 2014, 05:42:13 PM »

17:40 An-124 heading up the Irish Sea, folks Larne might catch a glimpse

http://planefinder.net/flight/ADB1722

jasT1981 · « **Reply #23 on:** April 08, 2014, 07:41:18 PM »

Any idea what is going on here in the attached pic??

777-323(ER)
N726AN
AAL105
American Airlines

London Heathrow to New York JFK

Seems rather strange

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smudge · « **Reply #24 on:** April 08, 2014, 07:44:02 PM »

Quote from: jasT1981 on April 08, 2014, 07:41:18 PM

Any idea what is going on here in the attached pic??

Not sure what's up with FR24 recently but it has been doing that a lot; one or more receivers giving a crazy fix, which FR24 takes in faith and builds into the route... and then returns to sanity.

Could do with a sanity check to determine if it was physically possible to jump to the erroneous position, and if not then discard it.

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Author Topic: Another game of musical chairs anyone? (Read 206631 times)