virginblue4 From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2008, 832 posts, RR: 0 Posted (1 year 3 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 8122 times:
Usually on flightradar24 once an aircraft lands it's disappears off of the screen. Also before it has taken off it is not visible.
At CDG I noticed you could often see aircraft on the ground around 5-10 minutes before take off and once they've landed (being able to see which exit they vacate from)
Over the last few days in noticed LHR was the same. Anyone know why I can suddenly see some of the aircraft on the ground?
It's quite interesting seeing where they vacate the runway.
avion660 From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2007, 196 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (1 year 3 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 7960 times:
No idea, (and I'd be interested to know why too) but it's not that uncommon. The other evening I watched FDX001, a 777 start off from its stand at STN, taxi to the threshold of runway 23, power up and take off. Interesting to switch to satellite view : it's pretty much bang on for position of taxiways and runway.
airportugal310 From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 3065 posts, RR: 2 Reply 3, posted (1 year 3 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 7625 times:
My only guess is that its the ASDE-X system at work...aircraft usually have their transponders on during such operations so that ATC can monitor the aircraft on the ground...
Though I'd think you might see this more often, so I'm not if this is it at play
Mike909 From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2012, 52 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (1 year 3 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 7403 times:
I prefer flight radar24 for tracking flights when airborne - great filtering and display
However, as soon as they land, I switch to http://planefinder.net/ as you can track them through their taxiing following landing and sometimes before take off as well.
Mix these 2 radars together whilst listening to liveatc.net --- absolutely priceless
PHX787 From Japan, joined Mar 2012, 4964 posts, RR: 14 Reply 8, posted (1 year 3 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 6822 times:
Planes disappear when they land at NRT and HND, but I can watch them taxi to take off from HND. It's impressive how quickly they clear that new runway and make that bank over Tokyo Bay. It's also fun tracking the 787 flights.
contrails67 From United States of America, joined Nov 2009, 67 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (1 year 3 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 3123 times:
I have gone on both flightradar24 as well as planefinder.net, but I am unable to view actual taxying to and from the gate. I guess it must have been a opportune moment.
MartynS From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2008, 34 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (1 year 3 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 2863 times:
I also noticed some flights this week which appeared to land a few hundred meters north
of the Northern runway - about where the third runway would be.
Having seen them fly over the hotel in which I was staying, I can confirm that they were
not on that course!
Regards,
MartynS
Flown with BR (BCal), KL, AA, BA, AF, NW, DL, PR, EK, SQ, HM, BY, GO, UA, U2, BD, LH, KM, 5J
Mike909 From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2012, 52 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (1 year 3 weeks 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 2566 times:
Quoting MartynS (Reply 15): about where the third runway would be.
If only!
It certainly has moments of working properly and not. For me, I personally find that US airports are MUCH better for ground tracking. Try JFK. Seems to always work for me.
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it may depend on the coverage of the nearest station and when the aircraft starts squawking !
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