Another aircraft in mid-flight at 43 38 14.48 N 79 50 05.93 W

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if you look further west you will see an airport called IZUMO (written on the ground in big white letters!) The aircraft looks as though she may be on approach to that field? :confused:

Fboweb.com & Google earth
 

Hi

Im after some help.
Just been looking at the above website and google earth. i belive this could help me with my spotting when im not able to get to the airport. I can see the planes coming over my head when in the house and also the flights going overhead towards the USA.

Does anybody on here use this method and if so how good.
Need good points and bad points before i pay money to upgrade my login.

Are you sure it will show flights in your area? Several similar sites only track aircraft in the USA and high level traffic over Newcastle (which I believe is where you live) might be going to Canada as well as the USA. I'd be very surprised it floweb would provide info on traffic to your loocal airport, but I could be wrong!

Have you tried www.openatc.com? It's quite interesting but mainly shows flight number rather than registrations...

Spotting on Google
 

Here's a classic: Switch to Satellite, then zoom in. :)

There are a few more at: 84.39 W, 39.532N

I wonder if that's the Air Service Berlin C47 (hope my eyes aren't as worn out as the rest of me)? I knew the old girl well as G-AMPZ.

Google Earth "find"
 

Hi all, found this on a Google Earth site, NOT sure that is Genuine, looks cool though!
My doubts are the blue "shadows", I know that there is an explanation, but I am not convinced.
Any thoughts people?

Seems reasonable to me... I've seen some other satellite shots of aircraft that includes some ghosting, and I don't see why an air to air refueling exercise might not be captured by a satellite. Good post!

Well, real or not, it's definitely there on Google Earth.

121°28'42.92"W
41°51'7.47"N

Aeroplane on Google Earth
 

I saw this interesting aeroplane on Google Earth. I can't figure out if it is on the ground, in the cruise or on the appraoch to somewhere! Any ideas??

52°48'51.00"N

1°22'37.27"W

:)

It's an RAF VC-10 just southwest of East Midlands Airport - definitely airborne (the blue image is an optical anomaly). Looks to be quite low, I would presume it's departed 09?

Looks like it's a decaying VC10 on the ground?

MK