Inbound Flight

By pgn
@pgntwo (22408)
Derry, Northern Ireland
October 6, 2017 7:34am CST
Watching planes, who has not dreamed of doing that? The Internet is awash with information about what is flying whom from where to where else. The plane on its way to take us for the short 45min hop to our destination at 2:10pm today was in Alicante earlier this morning. It has just cleared the tip of the Old Man's Willy, that Scottish peninsula into the nook of which the isle of Arran nestles, like a lone testicle... I wonder if I'll find one of those Spanish sweet wrappers wedged between the seat cushions...?
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (111306)
• El Paso, Texas
6 Oct 17
Believe it or not I have not. Planes do nothing for me. Now if it's an eagle or hawk or owl then yeah, I'd love to see those soaring overhead, they are magnificent. So, yer gonna look twixt the seat cushions? You are soooo brave
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pgn
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
8 Oct 17
I have been known to find the odd teaspoon in between the seat cushions - in the days when Airlines actually let you have metal spoons...
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (111306)
• El Paso, Texas
8 Oct 17
You mean they don't anymore @pgntwo ? I haven't flown since 1979 and don't intend to ever again. I can't recall if I was even served anything to eat.
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pgn
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
8 Oct 17
@rebelann As a general rule, no - although transatlantic flights do have a better class of service on the major airlines. Or unless you travel Business or First on shorter sectors, perhaps.
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Chantiele
@Chantiele (433)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
24 Oct 17
Did you find one of those Spanish sweet wrappers?
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Chantiele
@Chantiele (433)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
25 Oct 17
@pgntwo Maybe next time :)
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pgn
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
25 Oct 17
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pgn
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
24 Oct 17
No, just some potato crisp (or chip in the USA) fragments on the floor...
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Anna
@LadyDuck (459541)
• Switzerland
6 Oct 17
I am not fascinated by planes, I think I have traveled so many hours that I had more than enough of planes. I love Spain and I would surely love to spend a week in Marbella, doing nothing, but enjoying nice food, drinks and walking.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (459541)
• Switzerland
8 Oct 17
@pgntwo I agree, usually sun is almost sure there.
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pgn
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
8 Oct 17
A week or ten days, with guaranteed sunshine every day, is well worth the effort.
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Gary Marsh
@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
22 Oct 17
What a graphic imagination you have! Describing geographic locations after anatomical parts. !
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pgn
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
22 Oct 17
You have seen the top right quadrant of the map-side of the first series €2 coin...?
Elizabeth
@Poppylicious (11133)
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6 Oct 17
Maybe you were lucky enough to find the actual sweet!?
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pgn
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
8 Oct 17
No, the flight was barely at cruising altitude when we started the descent - 30 mins take-off to landing. Sweetie-hunting usually sets in about 50mins into a flight for me...
Faye
@FayeHazel (40246)
• United States
12 Oct 17
I've never heard of that Scottish peninsula before. lol
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pgn
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
12 Oct 17
It's actually the Kintyre peninsula, but...
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pgn
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
12 Oct 17
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Faye
@FayeHazel (40246)
• United States
12 Oct 17
@pgntwo I like the more coloful name, better :-)
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
6 Oct 17
Is it flightradar ? I have a personal preference for private jets with no flight plan displayed (Falcon, Gulfstream, Bombardier, Cessna...), I have followed some from Europe to China or South-Korea. When the evening comes, those going from Russia to London, Nice or Paris for dinner are interesting too. There are also a few large private Russian planes, owned by people wanting to invite their friends. On Fridays evenings (starting now), something classical is the dance of private jets going to/taking of from Israel to spend Shabat.
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