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The flyer is currently mid atlantic with an ETA of 1900 UTC and Kent International Airport.

Current position Long 30.41149 West Lat 52.08318 North
Speed 234 Knots at 50833 Feet.

http://www.virginatlanticglobalflyer.co ... /Tracking/

Callsign Virgin 101 (VIR101)

Read one report that he might have been heard on 8906 USB on Shanwick Oceanic.

I'm now monitoring.
Other Shanwick frequencies to monitor include 5616 ,5649 ,5598 ,8879 KHz

The flyer is currently expected to pass over Shannon around 1620 UTC.
Still making good progress travelling around 230 Knots at over 50000 Feet.
It has been said that with the flightpath the frequencies to monitor are 5616/8864 KHz and 5649/8879 KHz. Hope some of you have a lower noise level than me ,even with all the DSP (Digital Signal Processing) tweeked on this radio I'm loosing things in the noise.

Oh and if anybody is interested there is live video from the control room (no sound).

Update.

Now expected Shannon 1520 UTC
Descent starts at Strumble.
Landing now expected 1700 UTC

Approach should be 129.375 MHz AM going by reports.

Flyer currently on 127.700 and received in East Northants.
Currently flight level 450.

Just heard Richard congratulating Steve and wishing him a safe landing. Telling him he thinks they get the record once the plane has landed.

Comms audiable from the chase plane ,ground ,and Global Flyer.
Makes the tracking more interesting rather than just having the Internet maps.

Thanks Larry. Some flight and lets hope the landing goes well.

Just getting clearance for Flight level 400 currently at 44600 Feet.

Yes a great flight and hopefully a safe landing.

Global Flyer has power problems and has requested an airfield to land within 30 minutes. Currently descending through 39000 feet.

Being told to divert to Bournemouth.
Hope it goes well.

Emergency declared moved to 136.6MHz.
Descending at 2000 ft / Minute.
Requesting flight level 50 but currently 26000ft.

Less than 8 miles 13000 ft descending at around 3000ft / Min.

Global Flyer landed safely.

Well that's an interesting experience following what in the end turned into an air emergency.
I don't normally track aircraft but had the assistance of a scanner yahoo group for the many frequency chances. The last change to Bournemouth 119.47MHz was missed. Comms on the 136 frequency was lost around 2000 Ft at a distance of around 115 Miles.

Glad it all turned out well.

Thanks for the updates Larry, they had a bit about it on the TV News and it sounds as if the landing was a bit hairy to say the least.

Yes two tyres burst on landing so guess he came in a bit two fast.
Press conference due very soon.
Over 130 live posts via the Yahoo groups scanner group constantly keeping everybody up to date with the frequencies being used.
We were gathered around the radio hoping the landing was going to be good.
I know the windscreen was iced and he only had side vision for most of the descent and I doubt it cleared in time for the landing. So he was flying almost blind esp with electrical failure when the generator failed at over 44000 feet.
Press conference will be very interesting as he doesn't mince his words.

It was supposed to be coming almost overhead here, shame he had to divert 100 miles short...mind a crash landing on my house would have been mildly iritating!