omag i think the A340 is a kuwait airlines.
greetz brieky
md 11 is UPS
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- contrailwatcherUK
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Noted this afternoon over Wevelgem was a B747 white fuselage/dark blue tail, possibly Atlas Air or Air Atlanta doing a slalom 8O
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Regards,
Kristof Vandermoere
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Hi
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Yes , that might be possible. As well as it is that not every pilot can do exactly the same flight. They might be one grade more to the North or South and that can cause that planes (according how long they're already flying) can be up to 10-15km distance from where they fly over usually , I've seen it many times. Also the weather and upper atmosphere currents play an important role in that.
So just be patient and hope that they take the right route :P
Today a lot of contrails to , but to bad they where that thick scattered clouds from time to time.
Anyway , around 1600LT I even could spot up to 14 contrails in The West , I could almost see them trough one window of my room Quite busy
(also saw Singapore Cargo 74Y coming in for BRU around 1640LT).
Best regards: Yannick
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Sometimes I see LH499 on a different flight path, could this depend on what runway is in use at frankfurt?
Yes , that might be possible. As well as it is that not every pilot can do exactly the same flight. They might be one grade more to the North or South and that can cause that planes (according how long they're already flying) can be up to 10-15km distance from where they fly over usually , I've seen it many times. Also the weather and upper atmosphere currents play an important role in that.
So just be patient and hope that they take the right route :P
Today a lot of contrails to , but to bad they where that thick scattered clouds from time to time.
Anyway , around 1600LT I even could spot up to 14 contrails in The West , I could almost see them trough one window of my room Quite busy
(also saw Singapore Cargo 74Y coming in for BRU around 1640LT).
Best regards: Yannick
westwings wrote:Was around 16.00LT at Wevelgem airport but he was still quite far awayBottie wrote:What time did you see that? I saw the same
Yep, we saw the same and around 18.00 there was also such movement right above our house.
BTW: Look how friendly I was yesterday: http://westwings-ebkt.fotopic.net/p26799915.html
Today, March 13 2006, some nice conditions as could be seen on my weather cam.
A grip:
Around 1659LT this Royal Jet was heading W, presumable A6-RJZ.
And around 1715LT a shot of a regular: Jet Airways B767-300 cruising to LHR. (Corrected to Air Sahara)
A grip:
Around 1659LT this Royal Jet was heading W, presumable A6-RJZ.
And around 1715LT a shot of a regular: Jet Airways B767-300 cruising to LHR. (Corrected to Air Sahara)
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hello
here is my list (thanks Skystef to give the info (763 and 737W, didn't know what it was )
my location = Z of Mechelen.
B747-400 Air China ZO 16.15
B737-400 BA NW 16.20
B767-300ER Jet Airways (LHR) 16.25
B747-400ER Lufthansa NW 16.40
B737-400 BA NW 16.45
B737-800 Ryaniar NW 16.45
B737-*00 (just to far, thinking a 800) KLM ZO 16.45
B737-800 Ryanair NW 16.50 2X
RJ100 Lufthansa NW 16.50
B737-800 Ryaniar NW 16.52
B737-700W Rojal Jet NW 16.57
B737-400 ?? NW 17.00
LUNCH
B757-200 ?? (from FRA to ...?) NW 17.40
B767-300ER First Choise NW 17.43
B737-800 Ryanair NW 17.43
B747-400ER BA NW 17.43 (LHR)
A319-100 Easyjet NW 17.50
Greats Ivan
here is my list (thanks Skystef to give the info (763 and 737W, didn't know what it was )
my location = Z of Mechelen.
B747-400 Air China ZO 16.15
B737-400 BA NW 16.20
B767-300ER Jet Airways (LHR) 16.25
B747-400ER Lufthansa NW 16.40
B737-400 BA NW 16.45
B737-800 Ryaniar NW 16.45
B737-*00 (just to far, thinking a 800) KLM ZO 16.45
B737-800 Ryanair NW 16.50 2X
RJ100 Lufthansa NW 16.50
B737-800 Ryaniar NW 16.52
B737-700W Rojal Jet NW 16.57
B737-400 ?? NW 17.00
LUNCH
B757-200 ?? (from FRA to ...?) NW 17.40
B767-300ER First Choise NW 17.43
B737-800 Ryanair NW 17.43
B747-400ER BA NW 17.43 (LHR)
A319-100 Easyjet NW 17.50
Greats Ivan
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@ Skystef, the Royal Jet was A6-RJZ.
Also the so called Jet Airways 767, is a Air Sahara 767 VT-SDL a pic just before it was re-registered.
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5643760
@ Ivan_Eagle
First Choice 767 G-OOBL
BA 747 G-CIVJ
The 1743 Ryanair was one of 3 sorry can't help.
Regards,
Emirates
Also the so called Jet Airways 767, is a Air Sahara 767 VT-SDL a pic just before it was re-registered.
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5643760
@ Ivan_Eagle
First Choice 767 G-OOBL
BA 747 G-CIVJ
The 1743 Ryanair was one of 3 sorry can't help.
Regards,
Emirates
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Lumumba Said:
I believe airnavsystems provide flight tracking but only for the US region
If you have an airband radio, you could listen to the air traffic control conversations. Listen for the flight number, and then type that flight in on a search engine to find where it has been going to/from.
unfortunately flights cannot be tracked in europe, ever since the 9/11 attacks on the WTC.I was wondering if a Eurpean flight tracker exist.
I believe airnavsystems provide flight tracking but only for the US region
If you have an airband radio, you could listen to the air traffic control conversations. Listen for the flight number, and then type that flight in on a search engine to find where it has been going to/from.
Yannick, this is not 100% true. All depends on ATC. If they clear you for a certain heading, the pilots need to fly it. But in most cases ATC will follow the routings from the flightplan, but can sometimes give a direct routing from A to C without passing B. And in that cases it could be that the aircraft flies more north or south on the actual flightplan.Bruspotter wrote:Hi
Quote:Sometimes I see LH499 on a different flight path, could this depend on what runway is in use at frankfurt?
Yes , that might be possible. As well as it is that not every pilot can do exactly the same flight. They might be one grade more to the North or South and that can cause that planes (according how long they're already flying) can be up to 10-15km distance from where they fly over usually , I've seen it many times. Also the weather and upper atmosphere currents play an important role in that.
So just be patient and hope that they take the right route :P
Today a lot of contrails to , but to bad they where that thick scattered clouds from time to time.
Anyway , around 1600LT I even could spot up to 14 contrails in The West , I could almost see them trough one window of my room Quite busy
(also saw Singapore Cargo 74Y coming in for BRU around 1640LT).
Best regards: Yannick
BTW pilots don't need to fly the exact route, the FMC (autopilot) does this task for them
Best Regards
Ok thx for info Emirates, any ideas about destination of A6-RJZ?
And here is another enigma for the contrail experts: please post your suggestions.
March 6 2006, 1647LT, W bound.
And here is another enigma for the contrail experts: please post your suggestions.
March 6 2006, 1647LT, W bound.
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