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If we did that 100 times, I’m not sure we could have got that any closer.
#COVID19: British Airways and Virgin Atlantic take off together to symbolise the return of flights to the US for the double jabbed 🛫
Read more on this story 👉 trib.al/KTPrVvl
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View from the control tower @HeathrowAirport. Stunning work chaps #RAF100
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As we commemorate the #last747 here’s one of my favourite pics. A flyby of the final @British_Airways #747 @HeathrowAirport.
That bloke in the tower is me.
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My #Concorde50 image is a radar image from 22/10/03 showing two Concordes, BAW2 from JFK and BAW9021 from MAN, carrying out parallel approaches to 09R and 09L at Heathrow. This was the first and last time this was ever done, and looked incredible from the Tower.
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Here’s me doing my little tea pot impression at the top of the tower.
Big thanks to Ranger 4 and the Airside Safety Department @HeathrowAirport who managed to capture this amazing shot of last week’s final @British_Airways 747 low approach and go around.
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For the past 20 years I’ve been talking to G-CIVB and -VY, @British_Airways final 747s. Countless pushbacks, take-off clearances, and of course slow tows with the inimitable Keith the BA tug driver (RIP).
Tomorrow they are to be retired. I hope we can give them a good send off.
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Morning shift with #StormEunice complete. Dealt with 9 missed approaches in a row, which could be a record!
Pleasure to work with a great team, working in very non-standard conditions, both in the TWR and at @NATS Swanwick, and to be a small part of what was a very eventful day.
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HM The Queen’s funeral was easily the most important activity that I’ve been involved in during my career with @NATS. We had one chance to get it right, and I’m extremely proud of what we delivered.
The top team at NATS Digital have created another amazing visualisation. 🧵 1/3
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It’s at this time of year that I always check the ILS glideslope, to ensure that sea level is not inadvertently recalibrated by 200ft #Windsor114
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9 years ago, BAW38 crashed at LHR. The guy on the tower frequency that day was @gregkemp25. He did us all proud... piped.video/lJNVVlBPi8M
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Proper planning leads to perfect performance.
Join us live from the @HyattPlaceLHR with @VirginAtlantic and @British_Airways for the return to transatlantic services to the USA. Using their @Airbus A35K Super Twins, they’ll be departing simultaneously from @HeathrowAirport to @JFKairport - On-Air approx 08:00 GMT
#travelban
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“Pilots should be advised that there is hole in the undershoot.
Maintenance teams are looking into it.”
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Unprecedented times @HeathrowAirport, but I know that we will get through it together. @seepyj is plugged-in, making sure that essential cargo and medical supplies get to where they need to be.
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35 years ago tonight, we remember the 259 souls who lost their lives on Clipper 103, plus 11 on the ground in the Scottish town of Lockerbie.
N739PA pushed back from Stand K14 and took off from Runway 27R, with most passengers travelling home for the Christmas holidays. RIP.
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I recall being Tower Supervisor @HeathrowAirport when a @KoreanAir_KE Cargo 747 had to make an emergency opposite direction landing on Runway 09L due to multiple fire alarms onboard. Turns out the 200 Kobe beef cows on board had farted so much they’d set off all the fire alarms.
In 2015, a Singapore Airlines freight plane had to make an emergency landing because its cargo of farting sheep set off the smoke alarm.
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Queen of the Skies crawls past the tower @HeathrowAirport this evening on the way to Cape Town.
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Here’s a blog about how we did it, plus the RT recordings from this morning.
3-2-1-NOW!
'3,2,1...Now!'
The story behind the huge team effort that made today's @British_Airways and @VirginAtlantic parallel take-off at @HeathrowAirport possible
➡️ bit.ly/31HFIoA 🛫 🛫
#avgeek
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Every ATC Tower has a big red crash button. It’s the law. The cool thing about ours is that it automatically opens the doors to the airport fire station when we press it. It’s the little things that matter....
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The second truly iconic aircraft I’ve seen retired from the @British_Airways fleet during my @NATS career.
Certainly a slightly sad atmosphere in the tower this morning. However, as always, the show must go on.
This video by @adydolan is even better! But how do you pull off something like today? Pete Glass, NATS ATC Manager at Heathrow, gives us a glimpse behind the curtain... nats.aero/blog/2020/10/sayin… #avgeek #BA747farewell 🛫
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2020 marks my 20th year in ATC @HeathrowAirport. The new challenges keep coming, and the pace of change continues to increase year-on-year, but the amazing people who work in this place just keep delivering. Happy New Year to all LHR boys and girls x
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This is the view of BAW276 as I returned from a break. A well-flown missed approach, nothing ‘insane’ just a perfectly normal procedure used when the aircraft is not correctly positioned for a safe landing. Trained for by pilots and ATC alike.
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30 years on we remember the 259 souls who lost their lives on Clipper 103, plus another 11 on the ground in the small Scottish town of Lockerbie. N739PA pushed back from Stand K14 and took off from Runway 27R, with most passengers travelling home for the Christmas holidays. RIP.
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A lesser-spotted 747 in the background @HeathrowAirport, and @Delta spoiling an otherwise perfect @VirginAtlantic full-house.
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Classic scenes from 1975 @HeathrowAirport including a few @BAretrojets, filmed from the old control tower. Ear plugs are recommended!
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View from the Control Tower just as the first jets arrive @HeathrowAirport. Beautiful start to the day.
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Dangling my legs out over Manhattan whilst listening to cheese-filled NYC ATC chatter. What’s not to love?
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If you’re heading to London on Saturday for #pride, you might want to get yourself down to Trafalgar Square at 13:25. Precisely.
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Great shot of the 27R Runway Holding Area taken by one of our RAF colleagues during a helicopter crossing today.
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28 years ago at 18:04, Clipper 103 pushed back from Stand K14, but never reached JFK. RIP to the 270 souls who lost their lives #lockerbie
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The calm before the storm yesterday.
I can confirm that the tower was wobbling a bit 💨
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Feeling a little Christmassy @HeathrowAirport. Got my first “Merry Christmas” from an @AmericanAir crew. Too soon?
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“Surface wind 270 degrees at 10 knots... cleared for take-off Runway 27 Right”
Wczoraj po godzinie 18:00 doszło do nietypowego zdarzenia w miejsowości Rąbień. 41- letni kierujący samochodem osobowym wjechał na nasyp ronda i ... poleciał wprost na zabudowania przykościelne. Kierowcę trzeba było wydobyć z wraku za pomocą hydrauliki. Prawdopodobnie był pijany.
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This is what a steep final approach looks like! 5.5 degrees to be precise. When the airport opened in 1987, the approach angle was a stomach-churning 7.5 degrees! #sporty
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Last departure of Concorde from Heathrow, with ATC R/T. G-BOAF, now being very well looked after at Filton.
19 years ago today.
piped.video/4rSR5KaBAg4
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This is a lovey @jal_official_jp tradition. A member of staff always waves the flight off as it taxies away.
To the person on the runway @HeathrowAirport Terminal 5 who was waving to us the other night on the @JAL_Official_jp / @British_Airways literally until we took off - I absolutely love you and adore you and worship the runway you walk / wave on ❤️
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The Landor scheme has clearly improved the performance of the aircraft. Don’t usually see jumbos vacating at A9E!
Took my camera to the office. Once again wished I was qualified to get out and clean the windows. Here's some #BA100 Landor arrival, BOAC, & BEA. and some others.
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Looks very Comet-esque
With @British_Airways announcing a #BOAC livery on a @BoeingAirplanes 747-400 can we get them to do the same with a #787 #Dreamliner 🤞🏽 u/Pielstick
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BAW747 has departed for the final time. Currently downwind at 4000ft for a fly through of Runway 27L.
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Today’s parallel departures reminded me of Concorde parallel arrivals (one from Manchester BAW9021 and the other from JFK) back in 2003.
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Throwback to about 2010 I think? Looks like 09L single runway operations, probably due to snow clearing on 09R.
Pic courtesy of retired LHR legend, Doyley (sure he’s on here somewhere).
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This is quite incredible. People calmly stepping off a wing with all of their stuff as if they’ve just disembarked at domestic arrivals.
خروج مسافران از هواپیمای کاسپین که امروز در #ماهشهر از باند خارج شد
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Lovey day to be @HeathrowAirport. Quite a few of these aircraft actually took-off too, which was nice.
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Another year goes by, but the shock of #Lockerbie still lives firmly in the memory.
This shows the SSR (secondary surveillance radar) trail dots of the flight path, along with the primary radar clutter just after the explosion, as fragments of N739PA were detected by radar.
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This was literally the calm before the storm. Wind 230/30G50 up here, and yes it is swaying! (which it is designed to do).
Credit to all the pilots trying to operate in this 👏
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Probably the favourite aircraft of my time @HeathrowAirport. Absolutely ridiculous performance and super-sleek design. Would often catch us out though when being followed by a B777-300 on final approach....
#SpeedbirdSatuday
A Boeing 757 landing at London Heathrow. The Short Haul warrior back in the day.
@iLove_Aviation
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Forget Christmas and Birthdays. This is the day I've waited all year for..... #InternationalDayoftheAirTrafficController @HeathrowAirport
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Flew with @tuiuk this morning for a family break. Absolutely seamless. They have the whole COVID process totally nailed, and have obviously put a lot of work into it. More importantly I now have 🍺 and ☀️!
It doesn’t have to be difficult. Necessity is the mother of invention ✈️
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Not too many aircraft in the sky tonight, but still a few jets to play with.
Thankfully the view never gets old.
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Last ever @VirginAtlantic Boeing 747-400 flight from @HeathrowAirport. It all started with a classic 747 in 1984.
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When he was sitting in the Tower 10 years ago, @gregkemp25 never thought he’d be at the centre of this incredible event. Still a top bloke.
9 years ago, BAW38 crashed at LHR. The guy on the tower frequency that day was @gregkemp25. He did us all proud... piped.video/lJNVVlBPi8M
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Very cool. Licence Number 1. The first ever ATC Licence issued in the UK. Hang on.... if George was the first, who trained him??? P.S. We still have yellow licences.
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In the event of an airfield lighting failure, we have robust procedures to enable aircraft to land safely in marginal conditions #Windsor114
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*grabs the ICAO location indicators book to help remember the four-letter code for Guernsey. And also the table of speed separations for DHC8 on a Midhurst SID....
We're excited to announce our newest route with @Flybe, providing a daily direct link between Heathrow and the beautiful island of Guernsey! bddy.me/2XhxtJk
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OK, it may not be completely full yet, but just seeing Terminal 3 @HeathrowAirport with actual passengers is amazing.
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The views over London on the westerly approaches are awesome, but the approach to 09L from OCK or BIG can be just as delightful.
Quiz - name the airfield.
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I’m rather chuffed with my birthday present (taken from G-BUHK for the spotters amongst you), and importantly Betty likes it too!
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This is a moment that we all train for. You’ve just got to hope that if the time comes, you react correctly and do a good job. This will be a fascinating discussion.
14 years ago today, BAW38 crash landed at Heathrow. Join us next week to hear from controllers @gregkemp25 and @adamspink about what would be the most memorable, pressurised and emotionally charged few minutes of their lives.
Register now ➡️ bit.ly/3KiF2I3
#avgeek
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As we sit in a glass greenhouse at the top of a very large chimney, the outside temperature on the airfield has reached 37 degrees @HeathrowAirport and is still rising 😓 #hottestdayoftheyear
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This horrific image goes through my mind every time I drive past this spot on the M1 on my way up North.
I remember the BBC Newsflash. 8 Jan 1989, just a few weeks after the tragedy of Lockerbie. RIP.
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The usual fabulous views of London when approaching Runway 27R at @HeathrowAirport. Canary Wharf, London Eye, Big Ben and Hyde Park peeking through the clouds.
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#Concorde
The only aircraft that was special enough to make it into a callsign.
“Heathrow Delivery, Good Morning.
This is Speedbird Concorde One”
bit.ly/47CHLaG
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“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…..”🎄
Can’t help feeling that this looks a little like Dulles Airport in the Festive Classic, Die Hard 2.
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15 years ago today. A fresh-faced young controller speaks to the last Concorde from JFK... piped.video/JJ-8crYtMQ0
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View of the @rafredarrows flypast from the control tower @HeathrowAirport.
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Even under a miserable October sky, the #A350 really does look pretty good in that @VirginAtlantic red.
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Erm.... hello you.
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