Air France A380 F-HPJA

[Allocator]

Still watching it over NI.  Only showing Fleet Watch aircraft on the map to remove 'clutter'.

[Fenris]

Went right over my head here today, but it's been overcast all day so no chance to see up to FL380. Now, yesterday it was a clear blue sky without a cloud in sight until well after the time the flight was due, but the NA westbound tracks were all southerly.

[Pinza]

I made an educated guess Chris, I was not sure but I looked at the track the aircraft was making and thought it was likely they were on a southerly track.

dca tipped me off as to http://www.turbulenceforecast.com/atlantic_westbound_tracks.php

as a useful source for Westbound tranatlantic flights.

Canonjohns40D let me know that F-HPJA was routing Le Touquet-Lydd this afternoon.

So putting the two together (northerly t/a tracks) and current position, I too took an 'educated guess' as to the fact it was going to route via the Midlands.

Many thanks all concerned - this is how the forum should work - I was getting a bit fed up of the bickering last week on other threads - thankfully the nameless clown concerned appears to have been banned!

[Fenris]

I've just played back my recording and F-HPJA passed about 2nm NE of my home. Had the cloud not been there I could have watched through my binocs!

Airnav: please may we have a recorded format that can be fast forwarded and reversed and stepped in time when playing back?  It would make the whole feature so much more usable.

[Pinza]

Today's (Sunday) AF0006 flight is showing a 705 minute estimated delay!!

Wow - what's all that about?

[RodBearden]

It's just leaving Paris now

Rod

[Pinza]

It's just leaving Paris now

Rod

Are you sure? I'm not!

Cheers
Chris

[Canonjohns40D]

Hi currently abeam Southend similar track to yesterday and again cear blue skies here in NI

John

[Pinza]

So it is - apologies all!

Some dodgy data on certain web sites....

http://www.flightstats.com/go/FlightStatus/flightStatusByFlightExtendedDetails.do?id=177740028&airlineCode=AF&flightNumber=6

Clear blue skies here too for a change

An embarrased Chris!

[Canonjohns40D]

He is at the perfect height for an A380, 380.

John

[Allocator]

Too far east for me - just passing 5 nm east of East Midlands now!

[Canonjohns40D]

Soon OTT Leeds Bradford possibly more Northerly than yesterday so perhaps no show here in NI after all.

John

[Canonjohns40D]

Or perhaps not turned Westerly then disappeared???

[Canonjohns40D]

OK Back now E of Warton and Blackpool so on track near to m in NI.

John

[RodBearden]

Just watched it fly right over the house in a beautiful blue sky - perfect!

Rod in Chorley