algy Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 A video showing the total movement of air traffic over the worlds surface in 24 hours, each yellow dot is an aircraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Fascinating Algy. :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Try looking at a radar screen at any International Airport - scary! :shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inky pete Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 They only look scary because on the scale used the dots on the screen are about 100 times as big as the actual aircraft. Plus, a radar screen might show two planes as being extremely close together - when in fact they are many thousands of feet apart in altitude. Aircraft must be kept separated vertically by at least 1,000 feet at all times (2,000 feet separation if flying above 29,000ft). If two aircraft are flying at the same altitude then they must be at least 5 nautical miles apart, AND on courses increase the distance between them (3 nautical miles when under landing control on appraoch to an airport). That's like being on the M6 and not being able to see ANY other cars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted January 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 They only look scary because on the scale used the dots on the screen are about 100 times as big as the actual aircraft. Plus, a radar screen might show two planes as being extremely close together - when in fact they are many thousands of feet apart in altitude. Aircraft must be kept separated vertically by at least 1,000 feet at all times (2,000 feet separation if flying above 29,000ft). If two aircraft are flying at the same altitude then they must be at least 5 nautical miles apart, AND on courses increase the distance between them (3 nautical miles when under landing control on appraoch to an airport). That's like being on the M6 and not being able to see ANY other cars! I don't think anyone is concerned about the collision aspect Inky, it's just the volume of traffic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 If you want to have a look at current air traffic try this site, zoom out and try to spot Europe. Flightradar24.com - Live Flight Tracker! Good fun tracking flights into Liverpool and Manchester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted January 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 If you want to have a look at current air traffic try this site, zoom out and try to spot Europe. Flightradar24.com - Live Flight Tracker! Good fun tracking flights into Liverpool and Manchester. Excellent site Sid I very often use it!, I'll try and Hypercam my screen and post either Manchester or Heathrow at peak flight activity on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted January 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 I uploaded this to You Tube this afternoon, the clip was taken from my laptop screen this morning and shows Flightradar24 (Free) Tracker with the traffic around London and Heathrow, After 40 seconds I marked an Emirate Airbus A388 coming in on it's final approach and tracks down to within 50ft ( almost on the runway) before the tracking software looses it. Left of the screen is a column showing a picture of the actual plane and information such as height and speed. The clip is best watched in 480 setting the 720HD tends to freeze the clip. You are better clicking on the clip displayed, this will take you to the original You Tube video, for good results watch in FULL SCREEN - Enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nht5VgG1lcY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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