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Santa Claus and his reindeer are airborne! A few websites are keeping tabs on the big man in case you want to track Santa’s sleigh throughout Christmas Eve.
Tracking Santa’s Sleigh
My favorite is the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s mesmerizing Official NORAD Santa Tracker.
(I hope Elon Musk doesn’t boot us off Twitter/X for sharing such sensitive information 😉 )
It appears to be computer-generated animation of Santa and the crew flying over satellite-captured maps of the world. So let’s assume it’s not a live image of the Santa Claus. After all, Mr. Kringle has to land, go down chimneys (or gain entry some other way) into people’s houses. 😉 This is probably to protect the privacy of the millions of families he’s visiting tonight. Right?
Seriously, I may AirPlay this from my iPad to TV all day while listening to Christmas music.
FlightRadar24, meanwhile, is tracking a very large sled being towed by reindeer — tail number R3DNO53 (you know, “Rednose”).
Santa’s sleigh is an unique 9-engine Rangifer tarandus registered HOHOHO (MSN 0001). At 1,753 years old, it’s the oldest active airframe in the world. While the sleigh itself is ancient, a ninth power plant was added a number of years ago on an instrument flight rules-conditions Christmas Eve due to fog. This nose so bright has guided Santa’s way each Christmas Eve since 1939.
Final Approach
I love Christmas and 100% believe in the spirit of Old Saint Nick. I’ve enjoyed tracking Santa’s sleigh with my daughter, nieces, and nephews. We’re very excited to watch Mr. Claus and his company’s voyage around the world.
Merry Christmas to all — and to all (especially Santa) a good flight!
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This may be the reason that we’re having the pandemic. Some people don’t trust governments.
During Christmas, governments LIE when they say they are tracking Santa. Santa, as they tell it, is a myth. It is true that the spirit and ideals of Santa are real, helped by parents, grandparents, even elves. But to say the sleigh is being tracked on radar is just propaganda and lies.
Santa’s sleigh has great military value. It is very fast. It would be an excellent spy plane, faster than the SR-71. Taxes have been used by governments as a weapon so Santa could be subjected to a high tax then enter into an agreement with the IRS to forgive the tax liability in exchange for supersonic sleigh technology.
Elon is a lot more tolerant than the previous Twit-X owners