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Re: Another game of musical chairs anyone?
« Reply #325 on: October 24, 2014, 04:46:30 PM »
Into BHD from Cardiff.
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Re: Another game of musical chairs anyone?
« Reply #326 on: October 24, 2014, 04:48:20 PM »
Quote from: Angry Turnip on October 24, 2014, 04:44:36 PM
And what's that "blocked" aircraft heading our way - @4500ft W of Whitehead?
Quote from: TCX49 on October 24, 2014, 04:46:30 PM
Into BHD from Cardiff.

GLEX N3PC

'TBN - America's Most Watched Faith Channel'

Seems to be lucrative..

PC == Paul Crouch, one of the founders of the broadcasting network.  Survived by his wife Jan who continues to run it.
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Re: Another game of musical chairs anyone?
« Reply #327 on: October 24, 2014, 05:11:52 PM »
Thanks Smudge - if you put "Jan Crouch" into Google Images, you might get an idea why her aircraft shows up as "blocked" ...
I wouldn't want to be seen with hair like that either   :-[ 
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Re: Another game of musical chairs anyone?
« Reply #328 on: October 24, 2014, 10:31:55 PM »
Quote from: Angry Turnip on October 24, 2014, 05:11:52 PM

I wouldn't want to be seen with hair like that either   :-[

Wowsers!  It's worse than Trump Hair!
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Re: Another game of musical chairs anyone?
« Reply #329 on: November 06, 2014, 08:14:01 AM »
08:10 over Belfast now, Saudi Herk at just FL220!

http://planefinder.net/flight/RSF910

Made a great noise over Ards, above the rain and cloud
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Re: Another game of musical chairs anyone?
« Reply #330 on: November 08, 2014, 04:43:15 PM »
16:40 For the record, Kuwaiti Airways A343 about to pass over us heading NW.  Haven't seen the Airbus on this run for a year or so.

http://fr24.com/KAC101
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Re: Another game of musical chairs anyone?
« Reply #331 on: November 11, 2014, 10:19:27 PM »
http://www.flightradar24.com/VPBPZ/4ca6baf

Peter Nygard's private 727 flying over NI
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Re: Another game of musical chairs anyone?
« Reply #332 on: November 18, 2014, 04:50:37 PM »
 A new one in our skies this afternoon was a Royal Jordanian B788; saw a for a distant contrail when or with the dog and have just checked who it was.

Edit: well FR24 is a mess today but it was JY-BAB westbound as RJA261 around 16:15.  The twelfth Dreamliner to pass near me today!

C-GHPU
ET-AOQ
G-TUIA
G-TUID
G-TUIF
G-ZBJA
G-ZBJB
G-ZBJD
G-ZBJE
G-ZBJG
JY-BAB
N2691
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Re: Another game of musical chairs anyone?
« Reply #333 on: November 18, 2014, 09:09:21 PM »
Quote from: smudge on November 18, 2014, 04:50:37 PM
A new one in our skies this afternoon was a Royal Jordanian B788; saw a for a distant contrail when or with the dog and have just checked who it was.

Edit: well FR24 is a mess today but it was JY-BAB westbound as RJA261 around 16:15.  The twelfth Dreamliner to pass near me today!

C-GHPU
ET-AOQ
G-TUIA
G-TUID
G-TUIF
G-ZBJA
G-ZBJB
G-ZBJD
G-ZBJE
G-ZBJG
JY-BAB
N2691

Have you got a Dreamliner magnet?  ;D
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Re: Another game of musical chairs anyone?
« Reply #334 on: November 23, 2014, 08:27:20 AM »
08:25 UAE Air Force A330 approaching Derry heading SE

http://planefinder.net/flight/UAF1302

Very long shot ( ~ 20 miles ) but you can just discern the underwing refueling pods

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Re: Another game of musical chairs anyone?
« Reply #335 on: November 23, 2014, 02:50:15 PM »
14:50 there's a C-17 coasting- in over Portavogie now heading NW
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Re: Another game of musical chairs anyone?
« Reply #336 on: November 23, 2014, 03:26:59 PM »
Airbus A300 Beluga (Dolphin 1)F-GSTA,just passing Exeter now on FR24 heading 358 at 31,975ft

Likely headed for Hawarden.
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Re: Another game of musical chairs anyone?
« Reply #337 on: November 23, 2014, 07:57:48 PM »
Quote from: Angry Turnip on November 23, 2014, 03:26:59 PM
Airbus A300 Beluga (Dolphin 1)F-GSTA,just passing Exeter now on FR24 heading 358 at 31,975ft


Which reminds me that I haven't seen the Boeing BLCF in over a year. Is it still flying?
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Re: Another game of musical chairs anyone?
« Reply #338 on: November 23, 2014, 11:36:15 PM »
Quote from: mig21 on November 23, 2014, 08:52:29 PM
OH yes smudge very much indeed and they are looking at a A330 Version

I think there may be some confusion here;Smudge is referring to the Boeing Dreamlifter LCF,apparently all four are still operational.Really ugly aircraft. ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Dreamlifter
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Re: Another game of musical chairs anyone?
« Reply #339 on: November 30, 2014, 04:30:45 PM »
Not sure what's up with the BAW B744s roday but they're being kept down below RVSM airspace.  Here comes another one, G-CIVG at FL280.

http://planefinder.net/flight/BAW287
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Re: Another game of musical chairs anyone?
« Reply #340 on: December 01, 2014, 08:14:34 AM »
N109QS and A7-HHK both routing over us at the moment.
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Re: Another game of musical chairs anyone?
« Reply #341 on: December 01, 2014, 10:41:56 AM »
Reach 979 06-6155 SE of Derry heading 114 at FL370.  Looks as if it will pass by the Ards Peninsula.  Any breaks in the cloud over there and you may be lucky.
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Re: Another game of musical chairs anyone?
« Reply #342 on: December 01, 2014, 10:58:43 AM »
Grey all the way here now :(

Spotted the Qatari one at a distance this morning but clouds have since rolled-in.
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Re: Another game of musical chairs anyone?
« Reply #343 on: December 02, 2014, 12:34:23 PM »
VQ-BTD B737-800 just passed over the Ards on the final part of its delivery flight out of Dublin.
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Re: Another game of musical chairs anyone?
« Reply #344 on: December 05, 2014, 08:51:59 AM »
VH-IQR GLEX - just past Derry at FL450 heading for IOM.
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Re: Another game of musical chairs anyone?
« Reply #345 on: December 07, 2014, 11:17:31 AM »
The closest I've come to one of those elusive Icelandair freighters.

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Re: Another game of musical chairs anyone?
« Reply #346 on: December 07, 2014, 02:25:38 PM »
That`s a great shot Smudge,loads of detail. :)
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Re: Another game of musical chairs anyone?
« Reply #347 on: December 08, 2014, 12:09:01 PM »
12:05 scraping the roof at just FL260!  BAW B744 heading NW

http://fr24.com/BAW31F/4fdd8cb

What a great noise, engines turning to crawl up to FL320
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Re: Another game of musical chairs anyone?
« Reply #348 on: December 09, 2014, 08:23:26 AM »
Over the past couple of weeks I've noticed Transavia France 737s passing up the irish Sea on Transat flight codes, around bed-time.

Managed to track one last night and it was operating TSC94 from Paris-Orly to Trois-Rivieres, Québec ( which FR24 has now filled-in ).

http://fr24.com/2014-12-08/22:25/12x/TSC94/4fed4bf


Couldn't find much online about these flights except that at least one Transavia aircraft ( F-GZHD ) has been painted into Transat colours.  However last night's one, F-GZHJ, is still in the Transavia toothpaste-tube livery.

A sad omen for 2015, when the 737s start to displace the Transat A310s :(
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Re: Another game of musical chairs anyone?
« Reply #349 on: December 09, 2014, 06:15:38 PM »
Quote from: mig21 on December 09, 2014, 01:59:41 PM
canadians like that neck of the woods coz its still in the 80s

Yeah and the temperature's quite warm too!

Oh nevermind  ;D
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