BA216 -- odd flight plan -- question
Mar 25, 2015 | 9:54 am
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Join Date: Mar 2011
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BA216 -- odd flight plan -- question
Hi all,
I'll be traveling on BA 216, the A380 from IAD-LHR.
The question is I have is I was looking on FlightAware and have noticed that a number of days in the past week or so, the plane has been doubling back on itself.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/B...330Z/KIAD/EGLL
For example, on the 24th, around the Delaware area, it doubled back then went on. Same day, did the same thing around the Long Island area and again just north of that.
On the 23rd, it did it around the Boston area and again just off Goose Bay.
Any ideas on why it is doing this? Thanks in advance!
I'll be traveling on BA 216, the A380 from IAD-LHR.
The question is I have is I was looking on FlightAware and have noticed that a number of days in the past week or so, the plane has been doubling back on itself.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/B...330Z/KIAD/EGLL
For example, on the 24th, around the Delaware area, it doubled back then went on. Same day, did the same thing around the Long Island area and again just north of that.
On the 23rd, it did it around the Boston area and again just off Goose Bay.
Any ideas on why it is doing this? Thanks in advance!
Mar 25, 2015 | 10:00 am
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Join Date: Jun 2012
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I would guess it is just an anomoly related to different data sources being used by Flightaware for different phases of the flight.
FAA regulations requires FAA data to be delayed by 5 minutes for example.
See: http://www.flightradar24.com/how-it-works
FAA regulations requires FAA data to be delayed by 5 minutes for example.
See: http://www.flightradar24.com/how-it-works
Mar 25, 2015 | 10:03 am
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Join Date: Jul 2013
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Posts: 2,474
Hi all,
I'll be traveling on BA 216, the A380 from IAD-LHR.
The question is I have is I was looking on FlightAware and have noticed that a number of days in the past week or so, the plane has been doubling back on itself.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/B...330Z/KIAD/EGLL
For example, on the 24th, around the Delaware area, it doubled back then went on. Same day, did the same thing around the Long Island area and again just north of that.
On the 23rd, it did it around the Boston area and again just off Goose Bay.
Any ideas on why it is doing this? Thanks in advance!
I'll be traveling on BA 216, the A380 from IAD-LHR.
The question is I have is I was looking on FlightAware and have noticed that a number of days in the past week or so, the plane has been doubling back on itself.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/B...330Z/KIAD/EGLL
For example, on the 24th, around the Delaware area, it doubled back then went on. Same day, did the same thing around the Long Island area and again just north of that.
On the 23rd, it did it around the Boston area and again just off Goose Bay.
Any ideas on why it is doing this? Thanks in advance!