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Boeing 777-200 (G-STBA)
Flight 2TG from LHR-ATL on January 12, 2018 over the North Atlantic
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how does one get a picture like this?
The caption and registration are incorrect; this is G-STBA, a Boeing 777-336(ER).
Sorry about that typo. Yes, you are correct it is G-STBA. This was taken on the North Atlantic Track System (NATS). We frequently pass or are passed by other aircraft on the same Track. We are separated by 1000' vertically and are allowed to offset 1 or 2 miles right of center (called SLOP, Strategic Lateral Offset Procedures). We were centered while G-STBA was one mile off our right, 1000' below and passing us. GOOD EYES TO READ THAT REGISTRATION!!
Tom
Tom
Great comment Tom. Don't you just love the acronyms! SLOP for heaven's sake...RVSM all sounds great in theory, but 1000feet vertical separation is barely four times the fuselage length of a B773, nicely illustrated in this shot. Even taking into account tail height, esp.on an A380, further cuts the separation down significantly where there is no lateral offset involved. Call me conservative! Better get back to my(paper)Jepp amendments...
Raked wingtips = 773 :)
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| Date | Aircraft | Origin | Destination | Departure | Arrival | Duration |
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| 17-Jul-2026 | B77W | San Diego Intl (KSAN) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 07:50PM PDT | 02:10PM BST (+1) | Scheduled |
| 17-Jul-2026 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | San Diego Intl (KSAN) | 02:40PM BST | 05:02PM PDT | Scheduled |
| 16-Jul-2026 | B77W | Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 05:15PM PDT | 10:51AM BST (+1) | Scheduled |
| 16-Jul-2026 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) | 12:20PM BST | 02:37PM PDT | 10:16 |
| 15-Jul-2026 | B77W | Singapore Changi (SIN / WSSS) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 11:51PM +08 | 06:07AM BST (+1) | 13:16 |
| 14-Jul-2026 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Singapore Changi (SIN / WSSS) | 08:21PM BST | 04:04PM +08 (+1) | 12:42 |
| 13-Jul-2026 | B77W | Seattle-Tacoma Intl (KSEA) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 09:14PM PDT | 01:53PM BST (+1) | 8:39 |
| 13-Jul-2026 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Seattle-Tacoma Intl (KSEA) | 05:08PM BST | 06:36PM PDT | 9:28 |
| 12-Jul-2026 | B77W | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 08:34PM PDT | 02:09PM BST (+1) | 9:35 |
| 12-Jul-2026 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 03:03PM BST | 05:52PM PDT | 10:49 |
| 11-Jul-2026 | B77W | Washington Dulles Intl (KIAD) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 11:18PM EDT | 10:48AM BST (+1) | 6:30 |
| 11-Jul-2026 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Washington Dulles Intl (KIAD) | 05:42PM BST | 08:24PM EDT | 7:42 |
| 10-Jul-2026 | B77W | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 08:29PM PDT | 02:11PM BST (+1) | 9:41 |
| 10-Jul-2026 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 03:19PM BST | 06:05PM PDT | 10:46 |
| 09-Jul-2026 | B77W | Washington Dulles Intl (KIAD) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 11:03PM EDT | 10:36AM BST (+1) | 6:32 |
| 09-Jul-2026 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Washington Dulles Intl (KIAD) | 05:52PM BST | 08:40PM EDT | 7:48 |
| 08-Jul-2026 | B77W | San Diego Intl (KSAN) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 08:00PM PDT | 01:53PM BST (+1) | 9:53 |
| 08-Jul-2026 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | San Diego Intl (KSAN) | 02:56PM BST | 05:30PM PDT | 10:34 |
| 07-Jul-2026 | B77W | John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 07:08PM EDT | 06:27AM BST (+1) | 6:18 |
| 07-Jul-2026 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) | 11:56AM BST | 01:55PM EDT | 6:59 |
| 06-Jul-2026 | B77W | Chatrapati Shivaji Int'l (BOM / VABB) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 09:45AM IST | 05:29PM BST | 12:14 |
| 05-Jul-2026 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Chatrapati Shivaji Int'l (BOM / VABB) | 06:08PM BST | 07:18AM IST (+1) | 8:39 |
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