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N479DF

Last heard October 16 at 4:33 pm, at 1,375 feet, 13 miles east of John Wayne/Orange County. Nothing newer has come from the network since; it may have landed out of the receivers' hearing.

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Took off —in the air when first heard October 16 at 2:34 pm

Last heard …still in the air, or beyond the receivers' hearing October 16 at 4:30 pm

Length: 1 h 55 min
Distance: 27 nm (31 miles)
Top altitude: 1,275 ft
Fastest: 138 knots (159 mph)
Positions heard: 14

This flight is the one in progress (or the last one heard, if the aircraft flew beyond the receivers). Times are local to where the aircraft was.

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Altitude and speed through the flight

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Flights in the last 14 days

When	From	To	Length	Distance	Top altitude	Fastest
October 16 at 2:34 pm to 4:30 pm	in the air when first heard	still in the air, or out of the network's hearing	1 h 55 min	27 nm	1,275 ft	138 kt
October 16 at 12:22 pm to 2:01 pm	in the air when first heard	still in the air, or out of the network's hearing	1 h 38 min	18 nm	1,150 ft	155 kt
October 15 at 8:22 pm to 8:50 pm	in the air when first heard	still in the air, or out of the network's hearing	27 min	13 nm	2,075 ft	140 kt
October 15 at 6:06 pm to 6:36 pm	in the air when first heard	still in the air, or out of the network's hearing	29 min	16 nm	3,450 ft	109 kt
October 15 at 5:10 pm to 5:40 pm	in the air when first heard	still in the air, or out of the network's hearing	29 min	24 nm	2,450 ft	154 kt

Show the last 56 days · A flight is a run of positions with no gap longer than twenty minutes; an airport is named when the aircraft was low and within five miles of it at that end.

Positions from the adsb.lol community network (open data). A distance is the sum of the straight lines between the positions heard, so it is a little short of the true track. Positions are kept in full for 7 days and at one point every five minutes after that, for 180 days. Map: OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors. For understanding where an aircraft went, not for flying.

The aircraft

Aircraft: Sikorsky S-70I, built 2021
Kind: Helicopter, 15 seats
Operator: California Dept of Forestry & Fire Protection
Registered in: Mcclellan, CA
Transponder code: A5E2DA

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