iWantWings
Pre-takeoff checklist
My wife and kids are on a DLH flight (DLH453) on an A340-600 from LAX to MUC (München).
I was following their flight via flightradar24 and saw that
- [ok] over the Los Angeles basin the a/c stayed at 11,000
- [ok] from the moment the a/c cleared the mountains NNE of LAX, and all the way to Vegas and into the Southern part of Wyoming, the flight path was pretty much linear while climbing to +35,000.
- [?] at some point over Wyoming at about 35,000 (or possibly higher, but not sure) the path changed to an unexpected zig-zag.
Here's a screen capture at a different scale
So I selected the path of other planes that were flying at about the same 35,000 feet altitude and had a path relatively close to the DLH453 and noticed a change from a more linear path to one with some deviations, but not nearly as zig-zaggy as that of the DLH453.
The only reason for this flight path that I could think of is some high altitude weather, or, the reported flight path isn't accurate. (I haven't checked the current weather/winds over Wyoming yet at 30K+ feet).
I'm curious if anyone has any idea why the path looks the way it does?
Here's more info as reported by flightradar24
- altitude ~35000 to 26,900
- speed ~ 450Kts to 551Kts
(Unfortunately I wasn't watching the exact altitude and speed of the A346 when it was zigzagging, just noticed it some time thereafter)
Thanks!
I was following their flight via flightradar24 and saw that
- [ok] over the Los Angeles basin the a/c stayed at 11,000
- [ok] from the moment the a/c cleared the mountains NNE of LAX, and all the way to Vegas and into the Southern part of Wyoming, the flight path was pretty much linear while climbing to +35,000.
- [?] at some point over Wyoming at about 35,000 (or possibly higher, but not sure) the path changed to an unexpected zig-zag.
Here's a screen capture at a different scale
So I selected the path of other planes that were flying at about the same 35,000 feet altitude and had a path relatively close to the DLH453 and noticed a change from a more linear path to one with some deviations, but not nearly as zig-zaggy as that of the DLH453.
The only reason for this flight path that I could think of is some high altitude weather, or, the reported flight path isn't accurate. (I haven't checked the current weather/winds over Wyoming yet at 30K+ feet).
I'm curious if anyone has any idea why the path looks the way it does?
Here's more info as reported by flightradar24
- altitude ~35000 to 26,900
- speed ~ 450Kts to 551Kts
(Unfortunately I wasn't watching the exact altitude and speed of the A346 when it was zigzagging, just noticed it some time thereafter)
Thanks!
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