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By: 16th November 2015 at 15:45 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-You join secret forums like this one and FB to get advance notice! :D
By: 16th November 2015 at 15:54 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Nowadays, not so much 'word of mouth', but 'message by internet/e-mail'. Many local airports have attached enthusiast groups, most having a website/forum/blog/facebook/goggle group, reporting on 'tipped off in advance' movements, photographs of movements, lists of what has been in and visits by members elsewhere. I moderate such a forum covering the North West of England: John Lennon, Manchester, Hawarden, Barton, Blackpool, Isle of Man, and beyond from a Liverpool base. As to how we get to know what is expected, well that is usually down to friends in the industry with airlines, airports, handling agents, air traffic etc., to tip us off - on the understanding that we not lynch them if an aircraft does not turn up on time (which is quite often)! Warning may be a couple of days ahead for the likes of passenger and football charters, to usually at most, a couple of hours for freight, crew training or military movements.
Although needing continual monitoring Flight Radar, FR24, is a great tool and especially good for identifying what is passing overhead in real-time. Plane plotter and various apps have a similar function.
A wide, vague answer to a non-specific question. If you are looking for a particular local airport or region then I'm sure links to the sites serving that airport/region would be offered. There are national groups too, the civil spotters network comes to mind.
Have fun, there is a wealth of current and historical information out there relating to airport/aircraft movements around the length and breadth of the UK.
By: 16th November 2015 at 19:46 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Thanks for your replies chaps.
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By: pimpernel - 16th November 2015 at 14:29
Just wondered if there was any website that give prior notice of a particular aircraft that will be landing at a specific airport in the UK?
For example, Cambridge/Marshalls last month had an Antonov 124 land and all the roads by the airport had parked cars and lots of spotters around.
The same thing happened when the Antonov 225 landed at East Midlands too.
How do these people know when these types of aircraft are going to be landing on a specific date - word of mouth?
Thanks in advance.