does anyone know why AIR1 shows such a crazy flight path?

[Ted[_1_]]

Check this out and let me know if you have any idea why this flight path is
so strange.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AIR1

Here is a normal looking flight path

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWA88

[Robert Chambers]

That's pretty strange looking. My guess is that it's a bug in
flightaware, there's no way a helicopter could fly that kind of pattern
unless it refueled in the air and the pilot was a real steady hand on
the stick.

Ted wrote:
> Check this out and let me know if you have any idea why this flight path is
> so strange.
>
> http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AIR1
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> Here is a normal looking flight path
>
> http://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWA88
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[601XL Builder]

Ted wrote:
> Check this out and let me know if you have any idea why this flight path is
> so strange.
>
> http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AIR1
>
> Here is a normal looking flight path
>
> http://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWA88
>
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>
>

Gotta be a computer bug. According to the enroute log the helicopter has
been flying non stop for over 12 hours.

Probably a call sign error.

[Robert M. Gary]

Its possible that they land, get fuel and take off again without
canceling IFR while down. Maybe not likely.
-Robert

[Paul Tomblin]

In a previous article, "Robert M. Gary" > said:
>Its possible that they land, get fuel and take off again without
>canceling IFR while down. Maybe not likely.

There's another flight there that shows that they flew from Oshawa to
Hawaii and back. No way a JetRanger could do that.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AIR1/history/20060824/1450Z/CYOO/CYOO

Here's another that went half way to Hawaii and back in 1 hour and 2
minutes:
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AIR1/history/20060823/2316Z/CYOO/CYOO

Flightaware doesn't do well with flights in Canada.


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[Peter R.]

Ted > wrote:

> Check this out and let me know if you have any idea why this flight path is
> so strange.

I'll second the theory that this is probably the result of a callsign
overlap. For example, I am aware that there is a county sheriff Bell
Ranger helicopter that serves the central NY area who uses the callsign
"Air 1."


--
Peter

[Allan9]

First question. Is AIR1 an approved call sign.
It sounds like a phoney to me
Al

"Ted" > wrote in message
link.net...
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> Check this out and let me know if you have any idea why this flight path
> is so strange.
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> http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AIR1
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> Here is a normal looking flight path
>
> http://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWA88
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