r/Charlotte • u/SheaStadium1986 • 1d ago

Discussion Saw This Little Gem Just Now

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Is there a cool event going on in the Area i missed? Curious as to why they'd be coming into CLT

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u/GeT_NiCE_ 1d ago

I caught it too! Including a really bad video

https://reddit.com/link/ph6yfj4/video/o1z9wc7vfwvh1/player

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u/Open-Business7669 1d ago

Excellent badness

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u/GeT_NiCE_ 1d ago

Cheers. I appreciate the recognition.

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u/ryland52586 1d ago

Reminds me of the top gear camera crew trying to film animals in the Botswana special

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u/GeT_NiCE_ 1d ago

That’s such a niche reference that I know 100%. Truly amazing(ly bad) television.

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u/These_Nuts420 1d ago

You must have made this post while it was still in the air, because I opened my flights app after seeing this and watched it land in real time 😂 

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u/SheaStadium1986 1d ago

Sure did 😂 looked up, went "hey that looks interestinf wonder what it is"

I love Flightradar24

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u/GeT_NiCE_ 1d ago

I did the same basically. It was lined up and slow from a looooong way out

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u/12inchsandwich 1d ago

Took me too long to realize it’s not a new commercial flight from stanstead to CLT. I got excited for a second.

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u/Beginning-Head3152 23h ago

I was definitely looking for a price for a sec!!!

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u/yr_momma 16h ago

As a former Charlottean now living near STN, I got excited for a sec too!

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u/twitchx133 Belmont 1d ago

Wild watching it pop up on Reddit when I got to watch it land too

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u/SheaStadium1986 1d ago

Now THAT is a picture worthy of r/planespotting

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u/twitchx133 Belmont 1d ago

Got another angle with a bit of the skyline in it, the heat mirage was a bit difficult this afternoon though

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u/Astro_Ski17 1d ago

Not a current picture but here is the last time they came through and I was at work to see them. Love it when our RAF friends stop through.

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u/malsmar 1d ago

Ooh, very cool! Interesting to have this pop up while watching the new Boeing documentary on Netflix.

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u/TemperMe 1d ago

Ooo what’s the documentary called and about?

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u/malsmar 1d ago

Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing. If you want the older one, that's Downfall, the Case Against Boeing. Both are on Netflix

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u/TemperMe 1d ago

Ooo sounds good. I enjoyed a podcast I listened to on it a couple years back or so.

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u/Bumcheeks_marinade 1d ago

Good thing its an Airbus

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u/Slayerman9794 22h ago

Was by the museum and just so happened to have my camera up. Slight edit. Very cool!

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u/marieky682 1d ago

me too!! it flew over me in mooresville area

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u/wjbonne 23h ago

Here to see 5FDP.

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u/Boring-List7347 14h ago

Glad to see this post. I saw this aircraft, too, over Huntersville, but had no idea what it was. Just looked so sleek flying through the air. Happy to know.

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u/Mundane_Value2283 1d ago

Very nice! I love plane spotting.

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u/Whole_Training539 1d ago

gotta be Ed Sheeran on board

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u/gos92 1d ago

Cross post it to r/planespotting and r/flightradar24

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u/gos92 1d ago

After checking, its probably just moving troops or cargo between here and the UK

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u/twitchx133 Belmont 1d ago

The weird thing about it, it didn’t taxi to the 145th airlift wing buildings, it stopped on the same apron as the UPS and FedEx cargo hangars

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u/SheaStadium1986 1d ago

Dont think planespotting will take it since I didnt get an actual photo of it

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u/gos92 1d ago

Yeah maybe not