August 7, 2000
Flight 79 B767-300 (LHR-BOS)
7 August 2000
United Airlines flight UA 999
Boeing 767-322ER
N642UA
seat 22G
| London-Heathrow (LHR) | 11.09 | RWY 27R |
| Boston-Logan (BOS) | 13.29 | RWY 22L |
Duration: 07:20
A thunderstorm had just passed BOS, so we had to fly to 360-degree turns in a holding pattern at FL200 before we could continue our descent.
209mph – 2100ft
11.14h 417mph – 5940ft
11.19h 443mph – FL130
11.23h 491mph – FL190
11.46h 517mph – FL310 (over Isle of Man)
12.00h 514mph – FL330
12.53h 584mph – FL330
14.34h 462mph – FL330
15.59h 474mph – FL350
17.30h start descent
17.44h 436mph – FL290
holding pattern at FL200