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tomplum

Post subject: ever wondered

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:07 pm

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how many planes there are, well have a look here
http://www.flightradar24.com/

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Post subject: Re: ever wondered

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:36 pm

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Brilliant Tom, Feel like ATC already. :thumbright:

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Post subject: Re: ever wondered

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:03 pm

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I've just wasted an hour of my life watching planes....thanks Tom...

I might well waste another hour or two over the next week or so :thumbright:

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dave.m

Post subject: Re: ever wondered

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:48 pm

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Even busier on 25th Dec when Santa is flying everywhere at once.

This is the World ATC movements in 24 hours compressed to 1 minute (just so that Wine~o doesn't waste another hour watching. :wink:

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http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/fligh ... ntrol.html

It even shows the change from night-day-night.

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tomplum

Post subject: Re: ever wondered

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:27 pm

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i just tracked a plane into manchester airport hopeing to see it land, they just dissapear into thin air about a mile out, ::b

I can't help meself :lol:

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kellys_eye

Post subject: Re: ever wondered

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:29 pm

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Mrs k_e likes to do that with SHIPS. No where near as busy but equally fascinating!

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wine~o

Post subject: Re: ever wondered

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:35 pm

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tomplum wrote:

i just tracked a plane into manchester airport hopeing to see it land, they just dissapear into thin air about a mile out, ::b

I can't help meself :lol:

Zoom in a bit..at heathrow you can see them on the final approach...

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Cannyfixit

Post subject: Re: ever wondered

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:40 pm

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Sad git that i am i have just tracked the planes that are over us at the moment :lol:

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wine~o

Post subject: Re: ever wondered

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:44 pm

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Cheshire???...they have planes in Cheshire???

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Cannyfixit

Post subject: Re: ever wondered

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:56 pm

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Looking at the map yes :lol:

however theres nothing over ringway which i find strange :scratch:

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Post subject: Re: ever wondered

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:20 pm

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Or you can do the same with shipping!

http://www.shipais.com/

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prem

Post subject: Re: ever wondered

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:14 am

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thought usa would have been very busy, not as busy as europe.

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