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How to track Santa on Flightradar24
We’ve received word from the North Pole that Santa will once again take to the skies to deliver presents around the world this Christmas. And his sleigh is equipped with ADS-B so you can track his journey! Look for Santa to begin warming up his reindeer around 19:00 UTC on 23 December.
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Let’s talk about the drones
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we discuss the ongoing outbreak of “drones” over New Jersey, what people are seeing, what they’re not seeing, and you should never shine a laser or fire a gun at an aircraft—identified or not.
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The 🎄 tradition continues
Each year at least one pilot takes to the skies with a festive flight plan and this year the pilot of a Piper PA-28 joined the ranks of Christmas tree flight paths. See our brief history of Christmas tree sky art, including one made with the largest passenger aircraft.
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The year’s biggest aircraft deliveries
While 2024 continues the story of supply chain disruptions and manufacturing delays, there were a variety of important aircraft deliveries this year from Airbus and Boeing, including the first A321XLR.
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ON THE ICE WITH GABRIEL LEIGH
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It begins! Our epic Antarctica series is here!
We sent Gabe Leigh as far south as we possibly could and we begin in Cape Town as he boards an A340 for the flight to Wolf’s Fang Runway, the only privately-run airfield in Antarctica.
Over the next few videos we’ll be flying in the A340, Basler BT-67s (upgraded DC-3s), Twin Otters on skis, and we’ll see how they prepare the ice runway!
We also have this bonus video with a smooth as ice landing and a ground handler pushing a set of air stairs on skis.
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Download Skycards in time to catch Santa!
Skycards is a new digital collectible card game where players build decks featuring real-world aircraft based on real-time data from Flightradar24. The latest update gets you ready to add Santa to your deck! Read more about the game and get some tips from creator Olov Lindberg on how to level up.
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HELP US INCREASE FLIGHT TRACKING COVERAGE
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Bubble wrap and an ADS-B receiver kit!
- Apply to host a receiver.
- We review your application, if approved:
- We send you a free ADS-B receiver kit,
- AND give you a free FR24 Business subscription!
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THE REFERENCE SECTION—MILITARY AIRCRAFT
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Which military aircraft are visible near Ukraine and what are their roles?
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Malaysia Airlines’ first A330neo enters service
Malaysia Airlines inaugurated A330neo service this week, bring the first flight to Melbourne.
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AVIATION PHOTO OF THE WEEK
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A Turkish Airlines A321 landing in Helsinki.
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NASA conducts crash investigation on Mars
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has completed the first ever air accident investigation on another planet. The team at JPL determined why the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars stopped working after its 72nd flight.
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You’re the Captain!, our exciting book of puzzles and games, is now available nearly everywhere. If you need a gift for the person in your life who stops and stares at the sky when an aircraft passes overhead we’ve got the book for you. You’re the Captain! is the best gift out there for AvGeeks! Click through to try a sample puzzle and order your copy today.
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JOIN THE FLIGHTRADAR24 NETWORK
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Step-by-step instructions to build and set-up and ADS-B receiver
If you’ve been considering sharing flight data with Flightradar24, but thought maybe it’s too difficult, this video has step-by-step instructions for building and setting up a raspberry pi ADS-B receiver. And remember, sharing ADS-B data with us gets you a free Flightradar24 Business subscription!
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Help us track more general aviation aircraft
Our new UAT software is live! If you live in North America you can now contribute 978 MHz tracking data with a second DVB-T stick on your existing Raspberry Pi. Click on the UAT tab on the Share your data page for instructions on how to set up your receiver.
UAT is used in North America by smaller aircraft that fly at lower altitudes, mostly general aviation.
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Find out how you can help us add coverage.
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