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Alex Kotsakis

@akotsakis

Meteorology, aviation, and everything else awesome (Chicago sports, craft beer, etc). Proud 🇬🇷

 Chicago, IL
Joined December 2010
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@ABC7Chicago11 Aug 2025
A former Palestinian national soccer team player and star of Gaza's Al-Shati'a Services Club was killed by Israeli forces while waiting to get humanitarian aid. abc7chicago.com/post/israel-…
'Palestinian Pele' killed while awaiting aid, soccer association says

'Palestinian Pele' killed while awaiting aid, soccer association says

A former Palestinian national soccer team player and star of Gaza's Al-Shati'a Services Club was killed by Israeli forces while waiting to get humanitarian aid.

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The @NOAA_HurrHunter & @53rdWRS Hurricane Hunters hard at work this afternoon as Hurricane #Milton churns past Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula and moves toward Florida. flightradar24.com/multiview/…
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And of course, @NASA’s WB-57 Canberra high-altitude research aircraft will also be following the path of totality. flightradar24.com/data/aircr…
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With the #2024Eclipse today, those high above the clouds will have the best view. Multiple airlines have flights along the path of totality, but it looks like one will stay within the path the entire flight: @AirCanada’s #AC1070.
Map showing the path of the total eclipse on 8 April 2024 and the planned flight path of Air Canada flight 1070 from Dallas to Montreal.

ALT Map showing the path of the total eclipse on 8 April 2024 and the planned flight path of Air Canada flight 1070 from Dallas to Montreal.

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Out of left field. Not mad.
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@BleacherNation6 Nov 2023
Oh, my WOW. Big, big news today for the #Cubs.
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Oh, my WOW. Big, big news today for the #Cubs.
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Can't ask for a better video of a DC8 low approach than that instagram.com/reel/CwlNvnvKq… @blefer @turbomike15 @flightradar24 @NASAAirborne #AEROMMA

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Last week we said AvTalk would take a break this week, then Air India rebranded, the NTSB released its final report on UA1722, and a NASA meteorologist explained exactly why the DC-8 was flying so low over large American cities. Enjoy the new episode! flightradar24.com/blog/avtal…
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Beachgoers have more sights and sounds than usual, with the DC-8 making measurements along Lake Michigan's eastern shore. This was from South Haven, MI. All part of @TEMPO_Mission validation. #AEROMMA @blefer @turbomike15 @flightradar24
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.@NASA DC-8 back over the Chicago area today, with some sampling also over the Indianapolis area. #AEROMMA @flightradar24 @Cyclogenesis_au flightradar24.com/NASA817/31…
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.@NASA G-V also doing some rasters
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Some of the best shots I've seen of the DC8 in the Chicago area. @blefer @turbomike15 @Cyclogenesis_au @NASAEarth
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It's a DC8 aircraft from NASA @WaddleandSilvy
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@flightradar242 Aug 2023
More @NASA #AEROMMA flight activity above Chicagoland today. Be on the look out for the DC-8 as low as 2,000 feet above ground level. Search “NASA” on Flightradar24 to find active flights by NASA’s airborne science aircraft.
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You can see the yellow areas are when the aircraft was flying just below 1000 ft
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Another busy day for NASA aircraft over Chicago. You can track those aircraft on @NASAAirborne Tracker here: airbornescience.nasa.gov/tra…, in addition to @flightradar24 . @blefer @turbomike15 @Cyclogenesis_au
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For those who missed the first pass of NASA 817 - just after 11 am - a 2nd chance came around 3:15 pm, when the aircraft made another sweep along its initial path. The DC-8 is here sampling low level emissions to better understand air pollutants. More at cbsnews.com/chicago/live
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