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Airbus Test Pilots Took a Festive Flight Path Over Germany

Airbus test pilots were feeling the Christmas spirit when they left Hamburg on a test flight in an A380 this week. FlightRadar24
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Key Takeaways:

  • Pilots occasionally create unique "art" by drawing patterns with their flight paths, visible on live trackers like FlightRadar24.
  • An Airbus A380 flight test team recently drew a Christmas tree, complete with ornaments, over Germany.
  • This festive flight path, while not perfectly artistic, aimed to spread holiday cheer and was noted for its subtlety compared to other pilot drawings.
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When it comes to creating works of art with flight paths, not every pilot is Vincent van Gogh. Some aviators’ radar drawings wouldn’t even make it on their parents’ refrigerators. Still, it’s the effort that we appreciate, and we’ll always be suckers for something creative and unique popping up on FlightRadar24’s live tracker.

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