http://www.flightradar24.com/ something to waste your day

[joe_90]

http://www.flightradar24.com/ watch the planes fly around. I can see 3 at the moment..

[Taita]

Showing: 67 aircrafts of 217 worldwide.

That is VERY low surely?

[joe_90]

Taita said:

Showing: 67 aircrafts of 217 worldwide.

That is VERY low surely?

I think its mostly Europe only (where there transmitters are, but who cares its great, you can click on the plane and everything!

[Silver940]

Quite similar to:

http://www.radarvirtuel.com/

Been watching this a bit for the last couple of days, complete with ash cloud overlay

Edited by Silver940 on Tuesday 20th April 08:41

[Nickyboy]

joe_90 said:

http://www.flightradar24.com/ watch the planes fly around. I can see 3 at the moment..

That is cool, a few Lufthansa planes out testing the sky

[Mini1275]

Silver940 said:

Quite similar to:

http://www.radarvirtuel.com/

Been watching this a bit for the last couple of days, complete with ash cloud overlay

Edited by Silver940 on Tuesday 20th April 08:41

I've just been trying to find the fastest one . 638mph.

[tonyvid]

joe_90 said:

Taita said:

Showing: 67 aircrafts of 217 worldwide.

That is VERY low surely?

I think its mostly Europe only (where there transmitters are, but who cares its great, you can click on the plane and everything!

It's based on transponder data that can be picked up passively - a lot of people have SBS receivers and they then upload their tracks to the system and it provides a global picture.

[MX-Si]

tonyvid said:

joe_90 said:

Taita said:

Showing: 67 aircrafts of 217 worldwide.

That is VERY low surely?

I think its mostly Europe only (where there transmitters are, but who cares its great, you can click on the plane and everything!

It's based on transponder data that can be picked up passively - a lot of people have SBS receivers and they then upload their tracks to the system and it provides a global picture.

Here's the kit that makes this possible:

http://www.nevadaradio.co.uk/avionics/kinetics-sbs...

Go on, you know you want one

[WorAl]

Look at this flight? whats going on here? trial run you think?

[RizzoTheRat]

Looks like a few Lufthansa flights crossing the UK on the way to the US so I guess they'll be paving the way for the other airlines.

[adam85]

I assume that Boeing B752 at low altitude has been testing the air ?

[bleesh]

There were 2 Lufthansa airliners yesterday on my SBS which were doing circuits over England - sort of above London to Coventry out to Bristol and back across - all at 34,000 feet.

Odd, but assumed that they were testing, and didn't want to fall on their own country!!