Google Earth Heathrow 9L approach

I'm looking at the approach end of 9L at Heathrow on Google Earth.

Look right over the numbers, then look back a few hundred feet.

I guess they have different separation rules over there.

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I'm looking at the approach end of 9L at Heathrow on Google Earth.

Look right over the numbers, then look back a few hundred feet.

I guess they have different separation rules over there.

Look again...

It may be a shadow

In a previous article, "news.east.cox.net" said:
I'm looking at the approach end of 9L at Heathrow on Google Earth.

Look right over the numbers, then look back a few hundred feet.

I guess they have different separation rules over there.

Remember that the Google Earth image is stitched together from many photo
passes. There are numerous places where the same aircraft appears several
times.


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Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
"Integration by parts -- a very powerful technique."
Teaching by intimidation -- also a very powerful technique.
-- Logan Shaw, quoting Chuck Odle, his Calculus teacher

I'm looking at the approach end of 9L at Heathrow on Google Earth.

Look right over the numbers, then look back a few hundred feet.

I guess they have different separation rules over there.

The second aircraft ,the one not over the numbers looks just like the one on
Google maps.
Take a look at the same location on www.maps.google.com and you'll see that
the second
aircraft is exactly over the same patch of farm as the other image on Google
earth.
As you'll notice between the two images, one does not have the plane over
the numbers.
The only explanation I can come up with is that it is two separate images
taken at different
times then pasted / blended together.

David
KORL

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I'm looking at the approach end of 9L at Heathrow on Google Earth.

Look right over the numbers, then look back a few hundred feet.

I guess they have different separation rules over there.

No way, separation is normal. What is different is that no plane gets a
clearance to land until the runway is clear. So there is only one clearance
to land operating at any one time.

If there is no clearance then its a go around. That's only going to happen
if some dork misses one of the high speed turnoffs.

Someone mentions the Hertz lot being a good place to see the landings. It is
when the wind is from the East and the landings are on 09L. You can smell
the rubber when they land.

However the prevailing winds are from the West most landings are on 27L
&27R. However the takes off on 27R are equally awesome and a few car alarms
often go off in the car park as a result of the noise and the vortex
whipping through.

They switch over the landing and take off runways about 3pm which can cause
a bit of fun.

"Chris" wrote in message

If there is no clearance then its a go around. That's only going to happen
if some dork misses one of the high speed turnoffs.



Dork?

In article , says...


No way, separation is normal. What is different is that no plane gets a
clearance to land until the runway is clear. So there is only one clearance
to land operating at any one time.

If there is no clearance then its a go around. That's only going to happen
if some dork misses one of the high speed turnoffs.


That's true throughout Europe, to the best of my knowledge. You will never hear
"cleared to land" until the previous plane is completely clear of the runway.
You will often hear "expect late clearance" and it is not rare, at busy
airports, to have the "cleared to land" message obscured by the sound of the
mains touching!

Europeans are sometimes baffled when they fly in the US for the first time, and
they get cleared to land while the preceding plane is still on short final.

GF

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I'm looking at the approach end of 9L at Heathrow on Google Earth.

Look right over the numbers, then look back a few hundred feet.

I guess they have different separation rules over there.

The satellite must take pictures, about 10 or 20 seconds apart. If you
look, you can follow that plane in several pictures, all of the way to the
terminal.
--
Jim in NC

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I'm looking at the approach end of 9L at Heathrow on Google Earth.

Look right over the numbers, then look back a few hundred feet.

Actually, he's back about 1800 feet. Now look forward about 1800 feet from
the craft over the numbers. Now, look 1500 feet forward of that. Odd. Now
look at all the shadows. It appears that the plane over the numbers may be
a bit off the ground, while the two craft ahead on the runway are actually
on the ground, and the craft 1800 feet back on final is higher up still.

LOL,
one about to touch down , one on short final right behind it , and TWO on
the ground on the runway ,
I guess they're really busy.