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Air Traffic Monitoring => Listener Forum => Topic started by: JetScan1 on February 08, 2006, 10:38:12 AM
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Anyone monitoring this flight ? Watching them on the tracking programs looks like he is using the callsign "Virgin 101". If the route stays as advertised it will take him right through the coverage area of the LiveATC.Net radios scanning Boston Center and Moncton/Gander Center, also might hear him on the Atlantic HF radios. DJ
http://www.virginatlanticglobalflyer.com/MissionControl/Tracking/
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This potential "record breaking" flight looks really cool. There are actually people in the "control center" which makes it that much more fun. I'm curious how he can make a non-stop flight for 80 hours with food, water, or um, "bathroom facilities"? 8)
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Thanks for the link JetScan1
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I attended his presentation at Oshkosh last year. He explained about the food and water and bathroom facilities. He's a funny guy too, very personable. You'd never guess he was a billionaire if you met him on the street.
He does what the Apollo astronauts did, go on a "low residue" diet several days before launch. Still, he has a procedure in place should he have to uhh, go number 2. But it involves almost completely removing his pressure suit.
I've got pics of the Global Flyer on my site linked below. He does a helluva buzz job!
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Wow, he had two bird-strikes on takeoff. Thankfully, no apparent damage (to the aircraft, anyway).
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Wow, he had two bird-strikes on takeoff. Thankfully, no apparent damage (to the aircraft, anyway).
Wonder how much closer that made the need to go number 2. :lol:
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It looks like Steve will fly through Boston Center airspace later today. Check his flight status page (linked off our front page) for his position.
The feed where he might be picked up is:
http://audio.liveatc.net:8012/zbw_test.m3u
If someone manages to hear him (Virgin 101?) please email me with the time. It would be quite a catch!
Dave
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Just heard on the UK news that S.F. may only get as far as Ireland. Short of fuel.
Are you ready for him EIDW?
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I was monitoring Moncton ACC but did not hear VIR101. Just curious if there is an autopilot on board. Hope so that way the pilot could get some rest now and then.
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:o If he does have fuel problems having crossed the atlantic he will probably land on the west coast ... maby shannon...unfortunatly outside my reciever range
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He's getting closer. It's amazing to me. I have trouble going on a 4 hour flight south. :)
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Steve Fossett has made it!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060211/ap_on_sc/fossett_flight
I was up very late last night tracking his flight, and figuring out frequencies. I didn't catch his transmissions on HF, but hope to get the 11PM-12AM archive of the ZBW Test feed which should have him since he passed through their sector.
Regards and congrats to Steve!
Jason
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I was monitoring this flight in the UK (I won't say how in case the airband snitch police are watching). London Control set up a discreet frequency for him and his chase plane (N377SF) to use. Heard him on 127.700 declare an emergency due generator problems, around 30,000 feet reported he needed lower because all his windows were iced up, briefly discussed going to Cardiff, then choose Bournemouth, reported that he had lost all navigation capability and was relying on London to give him headings to the airport, switched to London on 136.600 approaching Bournemouth, didn't know how long his battery would last, reported to London that he had no forward visibilty and could only see sideways, requested vectors for a downwind so he could find the airport. What a way to end an 80 hour flight ! Someone out there must have some audio clips ? DJ
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We'll I'm glad to see he made it safely down and has broken the record. :)
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Is there an archive of this? I'd be interested in listening to the sound clips as well. It's almost too bad that he fell short of his goal, but still- at 76 hours in the air, that's absolutely impressive. :D