Plane Circling S6/S35

[istapp 10]

anyone know what it is? it's been going round for ages!

Edited July 3, 2020 by istapp
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[Yannijen 10]

No idea, it’s a twin engine, Medium size plane. Seems to have gone now....

[istapp 10]

yes headed off towards meadowhall just after i posted! couldn't see anything on flightradar. thanks for the info about it!

[Yannijen 10]

Same here,nothing on Flight Radar

[istapp 10]

radarbox says police plane! ukp153 taken off from dsa

Edited July 3, 2020 by istapp

[bassett one 447]

yes they fly around Sheffield on a regular basis,thought the helicopter was for that

[Zarniwoop 10]

They use both, the advantage of the fixed wing one, I believe, is that it can stay in the air longer than a helicopter.

[tinfoilhat 11]

1 hour ago, Zarniwoop said:

They use both, the advantage of the fixed wing one, I believe, is that it can stay in the air longer than a helicopter.

And it's cheaper to operate the plane, much better on fuel. Not armed though.

[alexander874 17]

Over S6 right now.

 

[Funky_Gibbon 42]

22 hours ago, istapp said:

radarbox says police plane! ukp153 taken off from dsa

That'll be the one I saw repeatedly over S9 during the lockdown. Couldn't tell from where I am if it was a real plane or someone flying a fancy drone.

[Resident 1,185]

It'll be the police plane. It's transponder is hidden on FlightRadar during 'operational flights' but does show occasionally. 

[Phili Buster 10]

On 04/07/2020 at 19:31, tinfoilhat said:

And it's cheaper to operate the plane, much better on fuel. Not armed though.

Unfortunately