Typhoon at 78000+ ft
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Typhoon at 78000+ ft
Typhoon Rampage 21 abeam Dundee at 78600ft on Plane Finder with his No 2 Rampage 22 in company at 46k. Unusual to say the least.-any ideas?
Must have been a Hyphoon then?
I’ve been denied a direct routing at FL430 on an Ambulance priority (not Cat A) due to “a couple of typhoons in a block 300-700”.
Possibly unguarded comment by the (civil) ATCO, on an optimistic booking by the typhoon pilots? I’ll never know, and I doubt you will either.
Possibly unguarded comment by the (civil) ATCO, on an optimistic booking by the typhoon pilots? I’ll never know, and I doubt you will either.
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Good question Nipva.
I've never flown the Typhoon, but having just googled the service ceiling (and who knows if the stated information is true) and it's given as 65,000'. Taking into account that, just maybe, the publicly available performance figures might be a bit on the conservative side of the actual capability, it still seems that it would be unlikely that what you watched was accurate. I tend to agree with the other replies - it was most likely corrupted data.
Never mind the sad saps like 'Salad-Dodger'; keep watching PF or FR and enjoy the interesting things that can be seen every once in a while.
I've never flown the Typhoon, but having just googled the service ceiling (and who knows if the stated information is true) and it's given as 65,000'. Taking into account that, just maybe, the publicly available performance figures might be a bit on the conservative side of the actual capability, it still seems that it would be unlikely that what you watched was accurate. I tend to agree with the other replies - it was most likely corrupted data.
Never mind the sad saps like 'Salad-Dodger'; keep watching PF or FR and enjoy the interesting things that can be seen every once in a while.
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Not sure why it's "unusual". Either 1) someone's fancied flying a bit high or more likely 2) the Mode C/S is a bit out of kilter.
Kid of reminds me of all these UFO reports. "On xyz date, Controllers spotted a number of blips (blips?!? WTF? Usually a BS giveaway) on their Radar display moving at 5000mph at an impossible height." Any radar engineer knows that all sorts of s**t appears on displays that isn't there because the tech is imperfect to say the least...
jayteeto - Were you piloting Airwolf?
Kid of reminds me of all these UFO reports. "On xyz date, Controllers spotted a number of blips (blips?!? WTF? Usually a BS giveaway) on their Radar display moving at 5000mph at an impossible height." Any radar engineer knows that all sorts of s**t appears on displays that isn't there because the tech is imperfect to say the least...
jayteeto - Were you piloting Airwolf?
Spotted a couple of weeks ago ... although they appeared to be climbing, I'm sure this was down hill with a following wind
Dodgy data, or shredded wheat for breakfast
Dodgy data, or shredded wheat for breakfast