The FR24 appreciation thread

[RSVKanga]

is there an incident at Hobart ? BOM radar looks clear, but JQ759 appears to have done a couple of go arounds, and couple other flights diverting to Launceston

Thick fog causing major delays for travellers at Hobart Airport

Several Jetstar, Virgin and Qantas flights are currently unable to…

pulsetasmania.com.au

 

[RooFlyer]

is there an incident at Hobart ? BOM radar looks clear, but JQ759 appears to have done a couple of go arounds, and couple other flights diverting to Launceston

Nothing on local radio, but HBA arrival/departures "delays" from 9am to about noon.

At 12:33, arrivals



departures



VA 1528 now on its way from LST to HBA and QF1925 tracking into HBA from SYD, so whatever it was, apparently resolved.

 

[tassie6]

Fog all morning that just wouldn’t clear. Couldn’t see the trees on the other side of the runway till more or less midday. Despite the city being clear. Got stuck there myself for 7 hours….

 

[MEL_Traveller]

was just checking a flight tonight ex Syd (10 June) - looked like a very close separation between the departing VA892 (syd-mel) and the incoming QF492 (mel-syd). Like the VA barely in its takeoff roll with the QF touching down? Unless FR had a bit of a lag? (Time around 855pm)

 

[Scarlett]

@MEL_Traveller I find there is always a bit of lag with FR24. It’s most noticeable when an aircraft turns >90 degrees or when landing. Often the program seems to ‘dead reckon’ for 30-60 seconds and then updates to a more correct location.

During landings an aircraft is often displayed as still being on the runway, but then jumps to the taxiway on next update. I suspect this form of lag is what you saw, otherwise there would have been a go around.

 

[CaptainCurtis]

Was out for a walk today and thought it was strange to see 2 LATAM planes overhead within 15 minutes

LA801 (LAN801) LATAM Flight Tracking and History 15-Jun-2024 (AKL / NZAA-SYD / YSSY) - FlightAware

Track LATAM (LA) #801 flight from Auckland to Sydney

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[Ade]

The #1 tracked flight today worldwide - CCA008 Air China 008. The Chinese premier is visiting CBR today on this 747 bird.

 

[ayebee]

Happened to be following a friend's flight arriving Amman Jordan, when it suddenly flicked over to Beirut airport.


If you look at Beirut airport on FR24 there is always a collection there of flights wandering aimlessly.
Many seem to be heading to/from Tel Aviv
I have heard there is GPS spoofing happening in / around Israel and wondering if this is a result.

 

[Ade]

GPS spoofing

Does this mean that the aircraft does not know the actual GPS coordinates when flying?

 

[ayebee]

Does this mean that the aircraft does not know the actual GPS coordinates when flying?

As I understand it, they need to use more traditional methods like inertial systems, and the ground based aids like radio direction beacons for navigation.
Lots more information here and even noticed they cite eastern mediterranean.

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