March 20, 2007
Airbus A380 Heading to ORD
It's coming into Chicago today, the world's largest passenger jet. Although I can't really skip work to go watch it land in about an hour, I'm sitting here with my radio scanner tuned into ORD Approach in hopes of hearing a German accent announcing Lufthansa flight DLH8941.
I'm also tracking the flight's progress near real-time care of fboweb.com and Google Earth. Right now - or a few minutes ago, it was over the north shore of Lake Erie.
Depending on its approach routing, I may step outside to see if I can catch a glimpse of it, though I'm pretty far north to get a good chance.
Interestingly, though unrelated, I just heard a United flight report then resolve a mechanical issue prior to landing. Just another day at the office.
[Update 11:50 CDT]
Looks like they're just crossing into Michigan northeast of Detroit.
[Update 12:14]
They're crossing Lake Michigan.
[Update 12:34]
Bah, they routed the aircraft way south of the airport, so there's no way I'll see it unless I drive by O'Hare tonight.
