I've suspected for some time now that I'm seeing only a fraction of the flights that should be visible. I have a silver subscription and all my settings are at default.
A couple of days ago, someone in a technical forum posted a link to an online article about how eastbound flights on the northern transatlantic route take advantage of the jetstream to boost their ground speed. The FR24 screenshot in the article showed many times the number of aircraft I could see the next day at about the same time of day.
I've just had a look at the route again and the display shows many more westbound flights than I usually see but very few eastbound traffic - fewer, in fact, than I normally see.
Is this normal? If not, what could be the reason? Here's a screenshot of what I got about half an hour ago (around 1:27 pm UTC):
Screenshot 1857 hrs IST.jpg
A couple of days ago, someone in a technical forum posted a link to an online article about how eastbound flights on the northern transatlantic route take advantage of the jetstream to boost their ground speed. The FR24 screenshot in the article showed many times the number of aircraft I could see the next day at about the same time of day.
I've just had a look at the route again and the display shows many more westbound flights than I usually see but very few eastbound traffic - fewer, in fact, than I normally see.
Is this normal? If not, what could be the reason? Here's a screenshot of what I got about half an hour ago (around 1:27 pm UTC):
Screenshot 1857 hrs IST.jpg