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Boeing 777-200 (G-STBA)
Flight 2TG from LHR-ATL on January 12, 2018 over the North Atlantic
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how does one get a picture like this?
The caption and registration are incorrect; this is G-STBA, a Boeing 777-336(ER).
Sorry about that typo. Yes, you are correct it is G-STBA. This was taken on the North Atlantic Track System (NATS). We frequently pass or are passed by other aircraft on the same Track. We are separated by 1000' vertically and are allowed to offset 1 or 2 miles right of center (called SLOP, Strategic Lateral Offset Procedures). We were centered while G-STBA was one mile off our right, 1000' below and passing us. GOOD EYES TO READ THAT REGISTRATION!!
Tom
Tom
Great comment Tom. Don't you just love the acronyms! SLOP for heaven's sake...RVSM all sounds great in theory, but 1000feet vertical separation is barely four times the fuselage length of a B773, nicely illustrated in this shot. Even taking into account tail height, esp.on an A380, further cuts the separation down significantly where there is no lateral offset involved. Call me conservative! Better get back to my(paper)Jepp amendments...
Raked wingtips = 773 :)
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Date | Aircraft | Origin | Destination | Departure | Arrival | Duration |
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12-May-2025 | B77W | John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 06:55PM EDT | 06:40AM BST (+1) | Scheduled |
12-May-2025 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) | 01:30PM BST | 03:33PM EDT | Scheduled |
11-May-2025 | B77W | John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 09:56PM EDT | 09:12AM BST (+1) | Scheduled |
11-May-2025 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) | 04:30PM BST | 06:36PM EDT | Scheduled |
10-May-2025 | B77W | Seattle-Tacoma Intl (KSEA) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 09:18PM PDT | 01:42PM BST (+1) | 8:23 |
10-May-2025 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Seattle-Tacoma Intl (KSEA) | 04:58PM BST | 06:20PM PDT | 9:21 |
09-May-2025 | B77W | Seattle-Tacoma Intl (KSEA) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 09:02PM PDT | 01:28PM BST (+1) | 8:26 |
09-May-2025 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Seattle-Tacoma Intl (KSEA) | 05:19PM BST | 06:43PM PDT | 9:23 |
08-May-2025 | B77W | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 09:14PM CDT | 11:54AM BST (+1) | 8:39 |
08-May-2025 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 03:13PM BST | 06:39PM CDT | 9:25 |
07-May-2025 | B77W | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 09:44PM CDT | 12:04PM BST (+1) | 8:19 |
07-May-2025 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 03:21PM BST | 07:07PM CDT | 9:46 |
06-May-2025 | B77W | San Diego Intl (KSAN) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 05:31PM PDT | 11:41AM BST (+1) | 10:10 |
06-May-2025 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | San Diego Intl (KSAN) | 11:51AM BST | 02:44PM PDT | 10:53 |
05-May-2025 | B77W | OR Tambo Int'l (JNB / FAOR) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 07:39PM SAST | 05:11AM BST (+1) | 10:31 |
04-May-2025 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | OR Tambo Int'l (JNB / FAOR) | 09:52PM BST | 09:12AM SAST (+1) | 10:19 |
03-May-2025 | B77W | Washington Dulles Intl (KIAD) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 07:38PM EDT | 07:18AM BST (+1) | 6:39 |
03-May-2025 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Washington Dulles Intl (KIAD) | 01:38PM BST | 04:24PM EDT | 7:46 |
02-May-2025 | B77W | Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 04:17PM PDT | 10:31AM BST (+1) | 10:14 |
02-May-2025 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) | 10:47AM BST | 12:56PM PDT | 10:09 |
02-May-2025 | B77W | Dubai Int'l (DXB / OMDB) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 01:32AM +04 | 05:47AM BST | 7:14 |
01-May-2025 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Dubai Int'l (DXB / OMDB) | 01:26PM BST | 11:27PM +04 | 7:00 |
30-Apr-2025 | B77W | John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 10:08PM EDT | 09:42AM BST (+1) | 6:34 |
30-Apr-2025 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) | 04:44PM BST | 06:49PM EDT | 7:04 |
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