Aaron Bradford
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Aaron Bradford
@amarcb.bsky.social
Photographer, aviation geek, rambler. Work in VFX.

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Minor error in the graphic, bottom-left it has the flight number as 5343 instead of 5342
February 14, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Maps seems to be getting worse and worse. I was recently misguided by a completely incorrect pin location, several hundred metres different to the actual! I submitted a correction, but my confidence is diminishing.
December 30, 2024 at 12:31 AM
This video appears to be coming from someone at this hotel on its initial approach from the south. This is before they've circled around to come from the north. Likely retracted to go around and what we see here is the engines actually failing?
December 29, 2024 at 2:33 AM
100%
December 29, 2024 at 2:26 AM
December 29, 2024 at 2:24 AM
Sure, but I'm only seeing this particular geographical feature on the south end on the most recent GMaps image. The lamp posts and angle also match the south end.
December 29, 2024 at 2:20 AM
Complete conjecture, but I'm thinking they had a bird strike and went around, cleaned up flaps and gear. Engines flamed out, they realised they were stuck with a low and tight circle around to approach the opposite direction, and didn't have time or airspeed to lower the gear.
December 29, 2024 at 1:48 AM
@jonostrower.com whats really interesting is the flight was tracking in from the south, landing on 01, but has hit the elevated localiser (?) at the south end. They must have manoeuvred around to approach from the north while under ~500ft
December 29, 2024 at 1:39 AM
Hard to tell but I can't spot slats, flaps, or speedbrakes
December 29, 2024 at 1:27 AM