Wn676 From Bosnia and Herzegovina, joined Jun 2005, 846 posts, RR: 4 Reply 2, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1797 times:
Strange that you can still track it with the USA identifier, since they use AWE now.
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Apodino From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 3640 posts, RR: 6 Reply 3, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1797 times:
It may be a flightaware glitch, but I did notice that the ATC filing code is a /W, which is a non working FMS and basically no Class II navigation. If this happened enroute, I don't see how the flight actually makes it to the north atlantic on just VOR's and NDB's so this would necessitate a diversion. If it happened on the NAT Tracks somewhere, then the crew is basically going to have to dead reckon all the way across to the canadian coast where they can pick up VOR's, which is the last thing any pilot wants to do in a Jet.
Still, the fact that this flight shows a /W as a filing code indicates to me something is up with this flight.
Jetjeanes From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 1415 posts, RR: 1 Reply 4, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1773 times:
Now its turn back toward the states , i cant get the last read outs i guess because its an intl flight,, Not sure of altitude or headings
Wn676 From Bosnia and Herzegovina, joined Jun 2005, 846 posts, RR: 4 Reply 6, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1751 times:
Quoting Apodino (Reply 3): It may be a flightaware glitch, but I did notice that the ATC filing code is a /W, which is a non working FMS and basically no Class II navigation. If this happened enroute, I don't see how the flight actually makes it to the north atlantic on just VOR's and NDB's so this would necessitate a diversion. If it happened on the NAT Tracks somewhere, then the crew is basically going to have to dead reckon all the way across to the canadian coast where they can pick up VOR's, which is the last thing any pilot wants to do in a Jet.
Still, the fact that this flight shows a /W as a filing code indicates to me something is up with this flight.
Doesn't /W indicate RVSM capability?
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Jetjeanes From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 1415 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1751 times:
The altitude in the lower right is very erratic, ive seen 34fl 39fl, I wonder if atc is makeing him do manuvers to confirm he is in control like the nw plane
Wn676 From Bosnia and Herzegovina, joined Jun 2005, 846 posts, RR: 4 Reply 8, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1722 times:
Quoting Jetjeanes (Reply 7): The altitude in the lower right is very erratic, ive seen 34fl 39fl, I wonder if atc is makeing him do manuvers to confirm he is in control like the nw plane
It's a common FlightAware glitch, nothing out of the ordinary. For example:
CO777ER From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 691 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1701 times:
How would you be RVSM compatible without functioning computer nav equiptment?
/w isn't uncommon.
Wagz From United States of America, joined Mar 2003, 504 posts, RR: 18 Reply 10, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 1347 times:
The FAA equipment suffix for /W states only "RVSM". I just found a paragraph from the new rules about the equipment suffixes when they were changed a few years ago referring to this scenario:
a. Operators/aircraft that are RVSM-compliant and that file ICAO flight plans will continue to file "/W" in block 10 (Equipment) to indicate RVSM authorization and will also file the appropriate ICAO Flight Plan suffixes to indicate navigation and communication capabilities. The equipment suffixes contained in the attached table are for use only in FAA Flight Plan (FAA Form 7233-1).
Now it's worth noting that a very large number of inbound International flights to the US show up as /W. There are 4 other equipment codes that denote having RVSM capability in addition to other equipment that most other aircraft file. Since these flight plans are filed overseas under ICAO rules, this must just be some leftover peculiarity since ICAO equipment codes are much more complex. Flightaware, nor we here in American ATC get ICAO flight plans, nor do we care about them.
Also worth noting, is that all WN B733s and B735s are filed as /W everyday. The B73Gs are filed as /L I believe.
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