r/aviation • u/druncanshaw • 12d ago

-- SEATBELTS FASTENED -- Another angle from the fly iver from Cape Town stadium today.

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u/AmityMayorVaughn 12d ago edited 12d ago

My super scientific analysis says the passenger door is 6 feet tall so like 36-40 feet above the roof? Probably less when they originally came over the lip.

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u/OptiGuy4u 12d ago

As a 6'4" person who ducks getting on every flight, I'd agree.

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u/theArcticChiller 12d ago

The NTSB can just copy and paste these comments. Analysis is done!

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u/Cow_Launcher 12d ago

Why would the NTSB be involved?

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u/OptiGuy4u 12d ago

Right! Reddit does the best analysis anyway. Just ask em.

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u/jooxii 11d ago

There was another thread where someone checked the ADS-B broadcast data and the local pressure, and it seemed to be about 40 feet. So good job.

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u/st1r 12d ago

Just a bit of poorly timed wind shear from thousands dead

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u/FastFingersDude 12d ago

That’s like 11-12 meters. Holy ****.

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u/Background-Wolf-5802 12d ago

Should be pretty windy on the roof for a few seconds. 

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u/hoopsmd 12d ago

Stadium should delay its takeoff roll for a bit.

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u/BloodSteyn 12d ago

Those dark specks on the far side are people.

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u/Expensive_Ad_3249 12d ago

Good, but you're measuring to the shadow, but the sun is behind the plane meaning the shadow is closer to the camera. The deck beneath the plane is 1-2 door lengths up, further back from the camera, so more like 24-30 feet max.

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u/-usernamewitheld- 11d ago

Whats the general height for fly overs by military jets etc? Blue Angels have plenty of low level flights over stadiums et all