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Old Jul 4, 2017 | 1:20 pm
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Planefinder : what?

On planefinder.net I found this which is not a plane but a joke or something strange on the site ?
PHFUK registration.

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Old Jul 4, 2017 | 1:24 pm
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FR24 has it, too. Would say it's an aerostat - which matches the icon.
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Old Jul 4, 2017 | 3:35 pm
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Originally Posted by airsurfer
On planefinder.net I found this which is not a plane but a joke or something strange on the site ? PHFUK registration.
PHFUK is a hot air balloon registered to Oordt Adventures in Zwolle NL. The icon on the map is about 140km from its home.
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Old Jul 4, 2017 | 3:39 pm
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I'm sure I'm missing something....
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Old Jul 4, 2017 | 5:30 pm
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It's a Cameron Z-105 balloon, built in 2003 and registered to Oordt Adventures B.V.

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I'm sure I'm missing something....
I think OP is missing that English isn't spoken by everyone on the planet and certain letter sequences don't mean squat in other countries.
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Old Jul 4, 2017 | 9:21 pm
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As noted upstread it's a different craft. PHFAJ vs PHFUK

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On planefinder.net I found this which is not a plane but a joke or something strange on the site ?
PHFUK registration.
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Old Jul 4, 2017 | 9:38 pm
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Not sure what "as noted upstread" means, but OP typed "PHFUK registration"

The PHFAJ shown also appears to be a balloon - a Kubicek BB70Z
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Old Jul 6, 2017 | 9:46 am
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The flight has no listed origin and no destination.

Shouldn't it be something like Cornfield -> Soybean field.
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