Hey epsilon... don't worry about the lense... I'm shooting with a panasonic Lumix FZ5 and that's not even a dSLR... but it gets the job done and it's a friendly bunch around here!
Isn't it great when you can identify the planes that pass over your head?
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Hi,
those shots are fine epsilon, theyre as good as mine and im using a 73-300 lens!
anyway......
saw this rainbow contrail yesterday, and contrails coming off of wing tips - never seen that before!
heres some pics:
Martinair 767 heading W around 13:30bst:
also, does anyone know much about VOR/Waypoints/airways etc..? I think i see contrails crossing over these but not sure
Thanks
CWuk
those shots are fine epsilon, theyre as good as mine and im using a 73-300 lens!
anyway......
saw this rainbow contrail yesterday, and contrails coming off of wing tips - never seen that before!
heres some pics:
Martinair 767 heading W around 13:30bst:
also, does anyone know much about VOR/Waypoints/airways etc..? I think i see contrails crossing over these but not sure
Thanks
CWuk
waypoints, VOR's and airways: the waypoints are coördinates with a name where planes can fly to. The VOR is something like waypoints but only that it has its own morse code and frequency, and looks like thiscontrailwatcherUK wrote:also, does anyone know much about VOR/Waypoints/airways etc..? I think i see contrails crossing over these but not sure
Thanks
CWuk
or this
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And the airways are like lines between those points or VOR's.
So how will the aircraft fly: let's asume that I'm taking off 25R with SN A330 at EBBR for Dakar:after departure with the SID I'm going for CIV (Chièvres) VOR with frequency 113.20 and own morse code _._. .._. ..
When I'm overhead CIV i go to KOVIN waypint via the UN872 airway (before I'm at KOVIN I'll alo pass MEDIL and LESDO waypoint, so this means that airways cover more points or VOR's before you are at the one in the flightplan). After Kovin i continue according to my flight plan.
If you're interested this is a route from EBBR to LEMD (Madrid Barajas) operated by IBERIA:
CIV UN872 KOVIN UY317 RESMI UN857 SAU UN10 BAN
And before you ask: I'm not a reallife pilot but a flightsimmer enjoying the realisme of real life procedures on the IVAO network (http://www.ivao.aero
Hope it helps
Grtz Jessy
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- contrailwatcherUK
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Thanks Jessy, i now have a better undestanding of these navigational points. There are only 2 airways that cross near my house, "UR37" and "UN20", which both go to the "SAM" VOR (Southampton International Airport). I still see lots of contrails on them airways and thats only on 2 airways!
I suppose if you live right next to a VOR, you have contrails crossing in all directions directly over your head every minute or so
I suppose if you live right next to a VOR, you have contrails crossing in all directions directly over your head every minute or so
Yep, I live close to FLORA VOR which is the initial approach fix for Brussels Airport. In the summer during rushhour there is one every minute or so.contrailwatcherUK wrote:Thanks Jessy, i now have a better undestanding of these navigational points. There are only 2 airways that cross near my house, "UR37" and "UN20", which both go to the "SAM" VOR (Southampton International Airport). I still see lots of contrails on them airways and thats only on 2 airways!
I suppose if you live right next to a VOR, you have contrails crossing in all directions directly over your head every minute or so
And when they are holding over the VOR there is even more traffic
@ Omag, most likely they are on a SID or star because cruising so low isn't done normally, and pls say position and time of pictures
regards jessy
regards jessy
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well my geography isb't 100%, which is the first "big" airport in the neighbourhood
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hope you know about mappy, map24, viamichelin &C &C?jessy wrote:well my geography isn't 100%
Ruiselede is roughly halfway Tielt & Aalter, closest main airport is EBOS but that would be an unusual destination for this A340, besides the local spotters would surely have mentioned it.jessy wrote:which is the first "big" airport in the neighbourhood
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Jessy, which VOR's are these? They are quite different from any I saw yet! For info, some are visible near airfields, like ANT or BUB, others can be clearly seen "in the wild"', like NIK or COA. They all look look alike, rather like your second photo, but different still!jessy wrote:
waypoints, VOR's and airways: the waypoints are coördinates with a name where planes can fly to. The VOR is something like waypoints but only that it has its own morse code and frequency, and looks like this
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or this
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to jan:
even bub is uchj a vor ( for ex: used for traffic coming from dik or lno viaz bub to helen for eham, so it doesn't matter where you fibnd it, it's still the same, it's a vor
regards jessy
P.S. just searched these photo's on google so i don't know the name
even bub is uchj a vor ( for ex: used for traffic coming from dik or lno viaz bub to helen for eham, so it doesn't matter where you fibnd it, it's still the same, it's a vor
regards jessy
P.S. just searched these photo's on google so i don't know the name
Jessy Stas
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to jan:
even bub is uchj a vor ( for ex: used for traffic coming from dik or lno viaz bub to helen for eham, so it doesn't matter where you fibnd it, it's still the same, it's a vor
regards jessy
P.S. just searched these photo's on google so i don't know the name
even bub is uchj a vor ( for ex: used for traffic coming from dik or lno viaz bub to helen for eham, so it doesn't matter where you fibnd it, it's still the same, it's a vor
regards jessy
P.S. just searched these photo's on google so i don't know the name
Jessy Stas
Assistant Director - Belgium
Special Operations Assistant Coordinator - Belgium
International Virtual Aviation Organisation
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There were quite a few of these 'low passes' around Ruiselede and Ursel, I've seen the Sri Lankan when flying over Maria-Aalter at 2.500 ft (my alt not the Sri Lankan's ), and just before landing back at EBUL there was another one (don't know the company, was a 747) heading to Costa at +/- the same alt.omag wrote:can someone explain the presence of this Srilankan Airlines A340 over Ruiselede at this low altitude? ( 24/06/06)
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Hi,
I just found this excellent website for flight tracking, it gives the flight plan for particular flights.
www.flightaware.com
I just found this excellent website for flight tracking, it gives the flight plan for particular flights.
www.flightaware.com