Flightradar24

[Kevin Farnell]

Just seeing on FR24, a USAF Boeing C23A (B757-200, O9-0017) departing Mildenhall (MHZ). No destination or callsign given. It's now heading south over Felixstowe.

Kevin

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Looking on FR24, I've just spotted a SAAB Lansen heading over the UK. No doubt inbound to RIAT. Not something you see every day.

Kevin

 

[CM.]

Is anyone’s FR24 working?

 

[Vinny94]

Not working for me

 

[CM.]

I’ve found out it’s due to unprecedented demand due to the tracking of SPAR19.

 

[airforced]

SPAR19 was the USAF C40 that took Pelosi from Kuala Lumpur to Tiawan. Apparently at peak there were 708,000 people worldwide (America is a big place) tracking the flight with FR which is a record number and caused them problems until it landed in Taipei. Working okay this morning.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Flight carrying Queen Elizabeth II's coffin was the most tracked in history.

According to FR24, neaely 6 million people tried to follow the flight on FR24, causing the website to crash.

Queen Elizabeth II: Flight carrying coffin most tracked plane in history

Nearly six million people tried to follow the plane's route, causing the Flightradar24 site to crash.

www.bbc.co.uk

Kevin

 

[Seasider]

I tried to get on FR24 about 6.20pm (not to track that flight) and had to wait a couple of minutes before I could get on.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

I managed to see Piper PA-28 G-GALB on FR24 yesterday (Monday), inbound to Gamston. I'm fairly certain that G-GALB is flown by YouTuber Noel Philips. I wonder if he was flying it on this occasion?

Kevin

 

[Aviador]

New YouTube video incoming?

 

[Kevin Farnell]

New YouTube video incoming?

That's what I was wondering, but as the aircraft belongs to Gamston Flying School, it's quite possible someone else was flying it. Unfortunately, FR24 does not give a departure point for this flight, so less easy to verify that it was Noel from his videos.

Kevin

Post automatically merged: Sep 27, 2022

Yesterday, I saw on FR24, 3 Red Arrows Hawks flying (one at a time) from RAF Valley (VLY) to RAF Scampton (SQZ). They flew SE from VLY to just south of Cosford (just avoiding the BHX TMA), before turning NE to SQZ. Today, I've seen one going the other way. I wonder why they are flying this route individually, rather than in formation?

Kevin

 

[Seasider]

Noel Phillips uses other aircraft at Gamston.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Noel Phillips uses other aircraft at Gamston.

True, but he does fly G-GALB.

Here's a screenshot from a recent video -

Kevin

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Watching FR24, as the snow causes problems at MAN and LPL. I notice that both LH2500 (A320 D-AIWJ MUC - MAN) and SK4609 (A320 EI-SIP OSL - MAN) have turned around mid flight and diverted back to their starting point.

Kevin

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Santa Tracker

https://www.flightradar24.com/R3DN053/2ea2ef9b

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Just looking at FR24 and seeing two L-159 ALCA's (G-DKND, COUGAR61 and G-DKNF, COUGAR62), out of Teesside and at 15,000ft over the North Sea, East of Hull. I believe the L-159 is a development of the L-139 Albatross.

 

[jfy1999]

Just looking at FR24 and seeing two L-159 ALCA's (G-DKND, COUGAR61 and G-DKNF, COUGAR62), out of Teesside and at 15,000ft over the North Sea, East of Hull. I believe the L-159 is a development of the L-139 Albatross.

The RAF recently acquired them and is using them to play the part of hostile aircraft in training exercises.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

The RAF recently acquired them and is using them to play the part of hostile aircraft in training exercises.

Looking at Jetphotos, they are listed as operate by Draken Europe, which was formerly Cobham Aviation services.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

I have a Curtiss P-36 Hawk (G-CCVH) over my house at 2200ft, currently.

A very rare aeroplane!

Credit: Jacob Evans for the photograph.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Just viewing FR24 and noticed an A400M Atlas with the callsign 'BLENHEIM' about to depart BZZ. Never seen the RAF use a calldign like that before. No destination currently showing.