I've become a part time plane spotter

Marklr · 28 Feb 2022

Do you think there’s a no-fly zone over Ukraine?

PannickAtTheDisco · 28 Feb 2022

Marklr said:
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Do you think there’s a no-fly zone over Ukraine?

and Belarus pretty much now, as no western airlines fly over it and Russian planes aren't allowed west.

RadcliffeRick · 1 Mar 2022

Interesting to see how many military planes are flying in East Europe now

cleavers · 1 Mar 2022

Marklr said:
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Do you think there’s a no-fly zone over Ukraine?

A "no fly zone" is any aircraft including military, not general civilian aircraft, civiliian aircraft are just not flying in the region due to the risk they could be shot down.

From this picture you could also say Scandinavia is a "no fly zone" too.

Military aircraft generally don't have their transponders switched on if they are somewhere they shouldn't be, so you wouldn't see them anyway, but as posted above, some military aircraft do have their transponders on when over certain territory, just so mistakes aren't made.

cleavers · 1 Mar 2022

Incidentally check out callsign 11100169 which has been flying hexagonal circuits from a Polish airfield close to the Ukraine border since 2009GMT tonight, at quite low speeds, at 17,000 feet, it's most likely a surveillance drone.

idahoblues · 1 Mar 2022

RadcliffeRick said:
Interesting to see how many military planes are flying in East Europe now

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Weird huh

Marklr · 1 Mar 2022

cleavers said:
Incidentally check out callsign 11100169 which has been flying hexagonal circuits from a Polish airfield close to the Ukraine border since 2009GMT tonight, at quite low speeds, at 17,000 feet, it's most likely a surveillance drone.