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White Heather said:I don't know what the PIA was doing tonight but it just performed the weirdest take off on 14 I have seen since the Virgin 747 around 1985. It took off and immediately banked sharp right, passing directly over my house, which for those that know the area, is close to the playing fields at the top of Otley Old Road, Cookridge. It was as close to a 90 degree band to starboard as you could do in a wide body airliner. LBA ATC will NOT be happy as this take off was about as far off the departure routing as its possible to get! Perhaps now they are leaving PIA are happy to disregard the required routes, which if so is naughty - but I certainly enjoyed seeing it climb overhead. Being a mile East of the flight path, it was a first!
The early Left hand turn made by the PIA A310 this evening may have been for weather avoidance. I understand there is some thunderstorm activity the area so the turn will have been coordinated with Leeds/Bradford ATC and Scottish ATCC.