Flightradar 24 storm watchers

[liveforsummer]

So we've got Dudley today and tomorrow and Eunice on Friday so thought I'd start a thread. Dudley has barely hit here in Edinburgh and already there's a flight from LHR struggling to land.

Oo I’ve found my people!

Question kind of related. If we get helicopters that don’t appear on FR or military freedar, does that mean they’re royal ones?

@Charliesgotachocolatefactory

Who’s that doing donuts off the nw coast of Ireland? No details on the app and it’s not appearing on military freedar either?

Yes this one?

@CushionSpiral

Question kind of related. If we get helicopters that don’t appear on FR or military freedar, does that mean they’re royal ones?

I think sometimes it's just the altitude. If they are too low they don't always show

Wonder where this guy is going too. It's obviously supposed to be anonymous but not so much when you can track the journey from departure to destination anyway.

The donut one has no call sign, what does that mean?

And it's going around again?!!

Newbie here....there seems to be a glider up, private owner "grief" just between Lutterwotth and Market Harborough (East of Rugby). Surely not????

It's not so much that it's supposed to be anonymous but that FR doesn't know the details of the flight.

@starfishmummy

Newbie here....there seems to be a glider up, private owner "grief" just between Lutterwotth and Market Harborough (East of Rugby). Surely not????

I found this too! Wondered surely not!

@Charliesgotachocolatefactory - strange!

I wonder if it’s one of those storm tracker planes? I know they have them in the USA but it could be something to do with weather tracking and forecasting?

@timetochangeusername

And it's going around again?!!

It looked like it was going off but then the line went back to the loop. Like it's hard to track. Maybe that's what happens with unidentified planes? It does show country of reg as USA at least.

US aircraft carrier?

Looks like I took off in the sea

@starfishmummy

Newbie here....there seems to be a glider up, private owner "grief" just between Lutterwotth and Market Harborough (East of Rugby). Surely not????

It's at a flying club. Its ground speed is 0 so I think someone's left the transponder on after they landed.

I just had a look over at Ukraine, and was struck how busy Western Europe's airspace is compared to Eastern Europe

I'm away atm, due to land at LHR tomorrow. How bad are the winds? Following planes on FR but I don't know the weather.

@Charliesgotachocolatefactory

Who’s that doing donuts off the nw coast of Ireland? No details on the app and it’s not appearing on military freedar either?

That's a very odd one. Doesn't appear to be a small plane and it's at a decent height so not looking for anything. Where has it come from and where is it going?!

Thanks ThatLibraryMiss it's disappeared now.

Wonder where the US airforce that's just crossed Scotland is heading...

@timetochangeusername

Wonder where the US airforce that's just crossed Scotland is heading...

I saw that one too.

Anyone know what this weird thing is on Freedar?!

It's a military transporter so some form of troop movement

I must sleep, but this app is amazing. So interesting

Sorry that was not about the Pp!

The one doing circles might be a P8 surveillance aircraft that monitors submarine activity and the like. If you've been following the Russia Ukraine conflict you'll note the positioning of subsea cables in that area.

Donut boy has obviously got word Mn are watching him as he’s veered off now.