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Title: Look what I found going over my place
Post by: Meatwad on August 16, 2013, 08:58:52 AM

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N51JB

Title: Re: Look what I found going over my place
Post by: Dragon on August 16, 2013, 10:03:39 AM

Sweet. 

They haven't gone above 8,600 ft.  Don't they know they can save fuel by flying at 30k?

Title: Re: Look what I found going over my place
Post by: uptown on August 16, 2013, 01:04:27 PM

 :lol dragon

Title: Re: Look what I found going over my place
Post by: smoe on August 16, 2013, 03:38:55 PM

Quote from: Dragon on August 16, 2013, 10:03:39 AM

Sweet. 

They haven't gone above 8,600 ft.  Don't they know they can save fuel by flying at 30k?

30k in an unpressurized plane, yikes.

Title: Re: Look what I found going over my place
Post by: MiloMorai on August 17, 2013, 05:44:52 AM

The FAA will not be happy as was going over 250kt below 10,000ft.

Title: Re: Look what I found going over my place
Post by: GScholz on August 17, 2013, 06:47:18 AM

Is that illegal?


Edit: Yes it is. However the rule states that it is indicated airspeed, not ground speed. For obvious reasons the GPS tracking system can only record ground speed. At 10,000ft 250kt indicated is about 300kt TAS and depending on wind conditions the ground speed can be even higher.

Title: Re: Look what I found going over my place
Post by: EskimoJoe on August 17, 2013, 12:13:46 PM

I had a formation of UH-60s fly over the house yesterday at a couple hundred feet. Red Flag ops up here at the moment, great stuff  :aok