Cool things seen on FlightRadar

[MarkwG]

eharding said:

loskie said:

Just heard this go over. It's turned back over the Atlantic to Paris. Intriguing

Odd - not a medical emergency as otherwise they'd have landed somewhere in the UK. Wondering if something on the aircraft is has knackered itself and Delta have specific engineering support at CDG?

I would surmise something technical occurred which would prevent flying trans Atlantic, but didn't constitute an emergency.

[lufbramatt]

75Black said:

A shame I didn't screenshot FR24, but during my break earlier today I went out into my garden and 3 military helicopters flew over making a hell of a racket, turned out to be 3 Royal Dutch Puma's coming back from Scotland, probably on exercise.

EDIT: They were on ADSB Exchange, not FR. But almost the same thing

Edited by 75Black on Thursday 4th July 14:50

we just had 4x dutch Apaches fly over us in Margate, took off from Northolt and followed the Thames.

[eharding]

MarkwG said:

I would surmise something technical occurred which would prevent flying trans Atlantic, but didn't constitute an emergency.

That would seem obvious - but why go back to Paris specifically?

[75Black]

lufbramatt said:

75Black said:

A shame I didn't screenshot FR24, but during my break earlier today I went out into my garden and 3 military helicopters flew over making a hell of a racket, turned out to be 3 Royal Dutch Puma's coming back from Scotland, probably on exercise.

EDIT: They were on ADSB Exchange, not FR. But almost the same thing

Edited by 75Black on Thursday 4th July 14:50

we just had 4x dutch Apaches fly over us in Margate, took off from Northolt and followed the Thames.

Probably heading home, there was a Dutch C130 flying towards the UK on ADSB a while ago, disappeared now though.

[aeropilot]

eharding said:

MarkwG said:

I would surmise something technical occurred which would prevent flying trans Atlantic, but didn't constitute an emergency.

That would seem obvious - but why go back to Paris specifically?

Will it be something to do with logistics and just the hassle of having to find another aircraft or deal with pax that might not have visa's for another country etc. While that's all sortable for an emergency divert, if a not emergency and can return to pod, then I guess that's always the preferred option for an airline.

[MarkwG]

aeropilot said:

eharding said:

MarkwG said:

I would surmise something technical occurred which would prevent flying trans Atlantic, but didn't constitute an emergency.

That would seem obvious - but why go back to Paris specifically?

Will it be something to do with logistics and just the hassle of having to find another aircraft or deal with pax that might not have visa's for another country etc. While that's all sortable for an emergency divert, if a not emergency and can return to pod, then I guess that's always the preferred option for an airline.

Engineering I guess, as mentioned before, &/or possibly to allow it to meet up a Paris - Atlanta flight, for some of the offloaded passengers.

[davidc1]

75Black said:

A shame I didn't screenshot FR24, but during my break earlier today I went out into my garden and 3 military helicopters flew over making a hell of a racket, turned out to be 3 Royal Dutch Puma's coming back from Scotland, probably on exercise.

EDIT: They were on ADSB Exchange, not FR. But almost the same thing

Edited by 75Black on Thursday 4th July 14:50

I saw these fly over me as I drove london bound on the A2 at bexleyheath at 12.30 today.

[tonyvid]

A bit of a weird one - a pair of helicopters just went overhead, all the way from northern Holland, did a loop at Bury St Eds and have landed at Old Buckenham airfield to the SW of Norwich. Maybe Cloggies here for the F1?

[V8LM]

USAF C17 just popped up over Algeria squawking 7700. https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ae49c2

[Mr Happy]

A400M out of Brize descending into Teeside atm... RAF taking Rishi's old stuff home for him out of No. 10?

Edited by Mr Happy on Friday 5th July 11:50

[rohrl]

Swansea air show this weekend. Should be some interesting spots.

[yellowjack]

ecsrobin said:

I saw that while I was at the Chalke History Festival in Broad Chalke. It caught my eye as it flew along the Ebble valley at fairly low level. At first I thought it quite an odd type to be in that area but then again, RN Merlins often fly around over Salisbury Plain out of Yeovilton, so perhaps not so strange...