I often see a low flying plane circling over south Bangalore around 00:30-01:00. It circles at least twice and it's not very big, mostly the size of a private jet.
How can I go about identifying it?
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Sign up to join this communityI often see a low flying plane circling over south Bangalore around 00:30-01:00. It circles at least twice and it's not very big, mostly the size of a private jet.
How can I go about identifying it?
On Nov 12 at about 1845 UTC, which would be about 1215 local on Nov. 13, a Vistara A320, reg. VT-TTM, took off from BLR and did several touch-and-go’s at VOBG then returned to BLR.
On Nov. 10, around the same time, another Vistara A320, reg. VT-HYD, did the same thing. Taking off from BLR, doing touch-and-go’s at VOBG before returning to BLR.
According to this article @pondlife found, VOBG airport is open for pilot training.
An ADS-B receiver is the best way to identify an aircraft flying overhead, in most cases. This can be built from about $50 USD, but may be more.
Put simply, you would need
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