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| Plane talking: pilot uses aircraft to write 'Hello' on radar tracking map Plane talking: pilot uses aircraft to write 'Hello' on radar tracking map | |
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| A pilot who used his plane to write “hello” in its flight path reportedly has a track record of “inventive flight art”. | A pilot who used his plane to write “hello” in its flight path reportedly has a track record of “inventive flight art”. |
| Flightradar24 recorded the 37-minute flight beginning near Agathenburg, in the Niedersachsen region of Germany, on Monday afternoon. | Flightradar24 recorded the 37-minute flight beginning near Agathenburg, in the Niedersachsen region of Germany, on Monday afternoon. |
| The Robin DR400/180 Régent aircraft is registered D-EFHN and is privately owned, though the identity of its pilot is not known. | The Robin DR400/180 Régent aircraft is registered D-EFHN and is privately owned, though the identity of its pilot is not known. |
| Flightradar 24 confirmed to the Guardian that the simulation showed a real flight, adding: “This aircraft has a history of inventive flight art.” | Flightradar 24 confirmed to the Guardian that the simulation showed a real flight, adding: “This aircraft has a history of inventive flight art.” |
| 👋 Hello. https://t.co/UB3wyExVpM pic.twitter.com/drp2NOK6z5 | 👋 Hello. https://t.co/UB3wyExVpM pic.twitter.com/drp2NOK6z5 |
| Earlier this year, it drew a portrait of an airplane, signing off with what appeared to be a signature; and, on a separate flight over northwest Germany, a heart. | Earlier this year, it drew a portrait of an airplane, signing off with what appeared to be a signature; and, on a separate flight over northwest Germany, a heart. |
| Flightradar24 is a global flight tracker that provides real-time information about air traffic around the world from data from a variety of sources, including satellite and radar. | Flightradar24 is a global flight tracker that provides real-time information about air traffic around the world from data from a variety of sources, including satellite and radar. |
| It has previously reported on “Flower Guy”, who practises patterns “that end up looking like flowers” in a private plane over Santa Clara. | It has previously reported on “Flower Guy”, who practises patterns “that end up looking like flowers” in a private plane over Santa Clara. |
| In April last year, an Air Malta plane drew two hearts in the sky to mark the marriage of two of its employees. | In April last year, an Air Malta plane drew two hearts in the sky to mark the marriage of two of its employees. |
| .@AirMalta #LoveFlight #AMC14JC is returning to Malta after drawing two hearts in the sky pic.twitter.com/LZeBfQjud7 | .@AirMalta #LoveFlight #AMC14JC is returning to Malta after drawing two hearts in the sky pic.twitter.com/LZeBfQjud7 |