View Full Version : MQ-9 Drone coming to Fairford
SpringHeeledJack
11th Jul 2018, 13:38
Today.....
https://www.flightradar24.com/N190TC/1d16246d
SpringHeeledJack
11th Jul 2018, 17:16
Nearly 4hrs later and it still hasn't landed! Just circling over Fairford over and over, after a flypast of sorts in Herefordshire. I wonder how long it can keep going ?
SpringHeeledJack
11th Jul 2018, 17:21
Just zoomed in and wanted to correct the 'over Fairford' part, it's actually to the NW....at 9,000ft. Wonder what it can see ? ;-)
wiedehopf
11th Jul 2018, 17:27
That is some odd shaped holding pattern:
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.gmforum.com-vbulletin/527x351/odd_holding_pattern_64544c824b85bb53882622481494be551f5f10bb .jpg
packapoo
11th Jul 2018, 22:43
Be a few folk out there covering their heads I guess....:ooh:
Gonzo
12th Jul 2018, 05:38
It felt quite a bit different talking to ‘it’ knowing the aircraft was unmanned and you were talking to a pilot sat on the ground.
it can stay airborne for over 48hrs, so this flight was easy for it.
SpringHeeledJack
12th Jul 2018, 09:48
Wow! 48hrs, that must be one incredibly efficient engine....Yes, the ATC aspect must be strange, in a few years you'll be talking to an AI computer somewhere ;-)