Flightradar24 Interesting Finds

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#21  
Three news choppers over NY, NY right now.
 
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#22  
Sheesh, 13 over the LA area. Too many to take a snapshot of.
 
   / Flightradar24 Interesting Finds #23  
We have a plane with lots of big lights that flys over every now and then.
None of us have any idea what it is.
Maybe time to check.
I worked around planes for many years and never saw anything like this before.
 
   / Flightradar24 Interesting Finds #24  
I deleted the version I had. It wasn't very accurate, especially for military aircraft. I practically live directly under an area where the Air Force runs to the gulf coast and the Mexico boarder. They also fly a lot of training runs in this area. And VERY low. I'd look at the app and it would say the planes were T-38s (trainers) and I'd look up and they were more like F-35s. Same with some of the large cargo planes. The app would report them as something like a private jet. :rolleyes:
 
   / Flightradar24 Interesting Finds #25  
I'm not sure what the FAA transponder regulations are for military aircraft. On two occasions, I've seen a flight of 5 jets flying very low in formation near my house. They don't show up at all on FlightRadar24.
 
   / Flightradar24 Interesting Finds #26  
I use Flight Aware to see which planes are flying over us. Kinda amazing to see what is up there.

I have never seen military flights on Flight Aware and I see lots of military choppers with some planes from time to time. Seen quite a few Osprey's over the last few months. They make a very distinct sound. Had a flight of 3-4 of them, at low altitude, in trail, right over the house. Made a heck of a racket and was great to see and hear! 😁

Most of the choppers are medical flights, a few private ones, and a state police copter that is pretty regular in it's flight times and pattern. One time the state police chopper was flying its normal path but did a few circles a half mile away from us for some reason. Never figure out why.

Years ago, before I started using Flight Aware, which might no even existed, there was a prop plane, sounded like twin engine, that would fly over our house around 11:30pm each night. I really wondered who that plane was and what it was doing every night. I really wonder if it was a Special Forces air craft doing training.

Later,
Dan
 
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It's one of the few apps I pay for - I pay so I can get alerts, which I set up for particular calfire planes & copters in this area.
I find that the first clue that I've got that there's a fire nearby is #A230 buzzing by, and then I can almost pinpoint it on the map by seeing where the plane is circling.

We get a U2 out of Beale fairly often - shakes the world - but it never shows up on the map. The T38 trainer flights out of there often do, though.

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   / Flightradar24 Interesting Finds #31  
Thanks for sharing this. I had no idea this website existed.
It was really interesting to find that our new property (literally in the middle of nowhere) is directly in the flight path from Baltimore, DC and NY flights to Atlanta. My nearest neighbor (500 feet away) is literally in line with the planes at 38,000 ft.
 
   / Flightradar24 Interesting Finds #32  
FYI - FlightRadar isn't radar at all, it is reliant on the above-mentioned ADS-B which is the aircraft Broadcasting their position, altitude, speed, etc. Military aircraft don't have to do that and I doubt a U-2 even has a civilian receivable transponder. But for a peek at general aviation over our heads, it is really fun.
 
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I will be watching this closely in the coming days as Special Forces will be simulating an insurrection in 22 counties in NC and 3 counties in SC starting later in January. They use a number of civilians, blanks, and flares to make it as real as possible. It will be interesting to see if there is any activity on this flightradar24 to see exactly where it is taking place.

 
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Just finishing up my lunch, and heard radial engines. Ran outside. Too late. Ran inside and looked. Showed up as helicopter... NOT!

B17 Yankee Lady!!!

Heading towards Peru, IL right now.

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   / Flightradar24 Interesting Finds #37  
I've been using it since it launched to track my inbound flights so I know when i need to go to the airport.
 
   / Flightradar24 Interesting Finds #38  
Wonder how the 124 compares in size and takeoff weight to the Lockheed C5M aircraft. I think the C5 maybe smaller, but not by much I would guess.
 
   / Flightradar24 Interesting Finds #39  
I use FlightRadar24.

When the fires are going in Northern California, the old McClellan AFB is used as a Tanker base. It's interesting tracking the planes as they go in/out of McClellan. During the Caldor fire, my work was directly in the primary flight path to the fire zone; could watch the Tankers on FlightRadar and see them out the window of the lab I work in.

Also interesting to watch the planes coming out of Fallon NAS, flying to old Mather AFB, Travis and Beale.
 
   / Flightradar24 Interesting Finds #40  
I heard the B17 coming through 32dB earplugs + a string trimmer 2-stroke.

It passed almost directly overhead about half a mile above me.

Pic is a crop from picture I took with pixel 6p at probably 2900' range
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