PSST…look at the top of the screen. There is a search link. It’s a secret, so don’t tell anyone I told you.
oh.
Sure got quiet around here…
There’s a search link up there? Well, I’ll be a horny toad! Slap my ass* and call me surprised! I never knew that was up there.**
*Sorry, guys - females only!
**Good grief this is a long day! I’m bored out of my skull and am tired of putting up with idiots (at work, not at FlightAware).
Don’t read FAQs. That’s akin to boasting about not being able to read.
**HEAVY **sarcasm]Oh, great carpetbagger, er, carpetrug, thank you so very much for adorning our poor, humble forum with your presence. We are not worthy of your worthiness. Your wish will always be our command. We cannot thank you enough for your presence but we will try:
Thank you for your presence. Than you for your presence. Thank you for your presence. Than you for your presence. Thank you for your presence. Than you for your presence. Thank you for your presence. Than you for your presence. Thank you for your presence. Than you for your presence. Thank you for your presence. Than you for your presence. Thank you for your presence. Than you for your presence. Thank you for your presence. Than you for your presence. Thank you for your presence. Than you for your presence. Thank you for your presence. Than you for your presence.
[/heavy sarcasm]
Must be as a result of holding them at gunpoint as it certainly isn’t a result of your interpersonal skills.
Damiross said (way near the start of this topic):
If you are near an airport and an aircraft flies over, then look up the nearest airport(s) and look for the time. If the aircraft isn’t blocked then you have a very good chance of finding out what the aircraft is.
If you don’t live near an airport then you won’t be able to tell what aircraft it is because it could be going just about anywhere.
I actually have to disagree. I live near three airports (KDFW/KDAL/KADS) and you can’t identify any aircraft near them. Because of aircraft density, there are no labels on any plane on the map. Once you get about 60 miles away, planes start to be identified. So people living far from the airports have the easier chore of identification.
Of course, as dami has already pointed out, if you see a plane directly overhead, you need to know where it was 6 minutes ago to be able to identify it. That’s really difficult if you live near a busy airport.