Plane Spotters / Flight Radar Thread

Scuzi · 25 Jan 2021 at 14:18

Uhtred said:
Can anyone recommened a decent dump1090 amd x64 docker images? I'm going to give this one a try - https://github.com/jeanralphaviles/dump1090-docker but if there are better ones out there please let me know.

Long term plan is to get a raspberry pi into the loft which should have a great view. I'm near shuttleworth in Bedfordshire, I hope to get some classic planes assuming they fit transponders to those things?

A lot of vintage aircraft have limited or no electric supply and hence don’t operate a transponder. Some have been retrofitted though and you’ll pick them up via MLAT. There are an abundance of portable battery powered ADS-B transmitters entering the market so the proportion of aircraft capable of electronic emission should hopefully increase.

Danthus · 29 Jan 2021 at 11:15

Danthus · 29 Jan 2021 at 11:51

Even more out now.

Uhtred · 1 Mar 2021 at 11:00

I made myself a really bad spider antenna out of old sky coax and installed it in the loft. I don't think I live in the best area as we are quite low down but I'm getting ok results. https://radar.jg.burdenator.co.uk/

andy_mk3 · 1 Mar 2021 at 11:03

I'd say that's pretty decent for a DIY aerial in the loft. Nice job.

Uhtred · 7 Mar 2021 at 14:00

The next step is to get myself a filter (I've got a rtl_sdr stick) but I'm wondering if it would be better just to buy one of the flightaware branded usb sticks, which have filters built in and costs only £6.5 more. That would mean I'll end up with an extra stick for other projects. If the flightaware sticks give similar performance then it's a no brainer.

Lmg80 · 10 Apr 2021 at 23:41

Currently three American Boeing Stratotanker off Cornwall coast 1k diff in height, 26k, 27k and 28k. Wondering if some fighters are enroute in prep for the Ukraine Russian tensions?

Erm yeah that’s hard to pick one · 10 Apr 2021 at 23:43

Lmg80 said:
Currently three American Boeing Stratocaster's off Cornwall coast 1k diff in height, 26k, 27k and 28k. Wondering if some fighters are enroute in prep for the Ukraine Russian tensions?

They flew over me and rather loud. Off back states side by looks. They are quite far out now.

Azza · 10 Apr 2021 at 23:47

Lmg80 said:
Currently three American Boeing Stratotanker off Cornwall coast 1k diff in height, 26k, 27k and 28k. Wondering if some fighters are enroute in prep for the Ukraine Russian tensions?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1381004865351061513

Lmg80 · 10 Apr 2021 at 23:48

212.159.5.208 said:
They flew over me and rather loud. Off back states side by looks. They are quite far out now.

Seems to be a lot of military activity over the past week. Had an Apache fly over the house the other day of all things!

Erm yeah that’s hard to pick one · 10 Apr 2021 at 23:53

Lmg80 said:
Seems to be a lot of military activity over the past week. Had an Apache fly over the house the other day of all things!

Had Pumas, Wildcats and Chinooks in and out of work. Last few days we’ve had a pair of Apaches doing the rounds. A400M and C17 have been about. There was a Eurofighter that did a touch and go. Defo something happening

Longbow · 11 Apr 2021 at 01:09

Global Hawk is on radar having just come back from Ukraine.

212.159.5.208 said:
Had Pumas, Wildcats and Chinooks in and out of work. Last few days we’ve had a pair of Apaches doing the rounds. A400M and C17 have been about. There was a Eurofighter that did a touch and go. Defo something happening

Where abouts? The A400M is always flying in and out of Brize.

john_s · 11 Apr 2021 at 16:27

Lmg80 said:
Currently three American Boeing Stratotanker off Cornwall coast 1k diff in height, 26k, 27k and 28k. Wondering if some fighters are enroute in prep for the Ukraine Russian tensions?

Isn’t there a fairly sizeable US / European joint exercise going on at the moment?

Lmg80 · 11 Apr 2021 at 21:10

Longbow said:
Global Hawk is on radar having just come back from Ukraine.

Where abouts? The A400M is always flying in and out of Brize.

What app is that you're using please?

Thanks

Longbow · 11 Apr 2021 at 21:52

Lmg80 said:
What app is that you're using please?

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/

Press U at the top of the map (or type it) to filter for military aircraft.

MissChief · 12 Apr 2021 at 00:54

Rather weirdly there's an Italian registered Russian Mig-29 flying over Germany right now. ADS-B Exchange - tracking 7072 aircraft

Longbow · 12 Apr 2021 at 01:33

Damn it, Italy changed sides again?

But it is a Lithuanian C-27, just seems to be some incorrect data.

MissChief · 12 Apr 2021 at 01:46

Longbow said:
Damn it, Italy changed sides again?

But it is a Lithuanian C-27, just seems to be some incorrect data.

I was going by the registration top left, but Lithuanian makes more sense!

Erm yeah that’s hard to pick one · 12 Apr 2021 at 06:55

Longbow said:
Where abouts? The A400M is always flying in and out of Brize.

Bristol Airport. Then the helis are Bristol Port at Avonmouth. They have 2 heli pads.

Lmg80 · 12 Apr 2021 at 13:10

Longbow said:
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/

Press U at the top of the map (or type it) to filter for military aircraft.

Thanks pal