Michigan Military Activity - Page 40

drdispatch · #**781** (**permalink**) 07-17-2012, 6:54 AM

West Michigan Air Care (Kalamazoo) uses a Dauphin that is dark blue & emerald green. The enclosed tail rotor (fennistron) makes a unique "whistling" noise that gets louder just as the chopper passes you. It's not what I would consider "quiet", except compared to, say a Huey or a Chinook.
The newer Blackhawks (UH-60) are fairly quiet.

FoeHammer · #**782** (**permalink**) 07-17-2012, 4:31 PM

Well I have seen alot of helicopters ,...I live next to the airport ,...I have never seen one this quiet
I have also seen in the last week a canadian forces griffon chopper ,..that i can easily hear & is bigger than what I saw , so i dunno what it was

nodak1crdet3 · #**783** (**permalink**) 07-31-2012, 11:08 AM

07-05-12
MUDDY 11 x 2 (TOL F-16’s)
228.900 HUNTRESS 12:55pm. MUDDY 12 has Standby Gen failure.
128.625 Cleve.C. 01:02pm. We were given the Toledo low, 01:02pm.
260.900 HUNTRESS, 01:03pm. What’s the ETA for our replacements, 01:05pm.
134.350 TOL app, RTB, 01:15pm. ZOMBIE 01, 01:28pm.

MASH YALTA 31 & 32. BOSUN 41, 42.
282.700 AR- 01:01pm. MASH 42
318.200 MTC app, BOSUN 41, 02:12pm.
368.000 BOSUN A/A, 02:13pm.
120.150 MTC twr, BOSUN, 02:19pm.

MUDDY 13 x 2 (TOL F-16’s)
128.625 Cleve.C. 01:06pm.
260.900 HUNTRESS, as fragged, 01:07pm. MUDDY 11, 6K of fuel, 01:44pm.
135.100 Cleve.C. MUDDY 13 is established in CORKSCREW CAP, 02:58pm.

07-11-12
SLUFF 63 (OH KC-135)
234.900 BLACK TALON this is SLUFF 63, DETOX 13 is going to be 30 min late because the airspace isn’t open? 07:14pm. SLUFF 63 copies, 07:16pm. Will request MARSA with them, 07:22pm.
238. AR-632B Prime, 07

m.

07-19-12
SANDY 1 x 2 (MI A-10’s)
234.900 BLACK TALON, 01:33pm.
269.450 MN.C. 01:35pm.
273.000 A/A, 01:36pm.

07-20-12
FUZZY 51
231.550 ATHLETIC Ops, LFM inbound. Pad Lima.

VISO? 52
231.550 AHTLETIC Ops, w/ codes, 02:33am.

RCH 837 (Wyoming C-130)
311.000 QUARTERBACK Ops, could you call a commercial number for us & let the Wyoming Guard know we will be there at 2125Z. (307) XXX-6103. Quarterback comes back & tells RCH 837 that they have no record of any RCH flights arriving today. Do you have a PPR #? Told Quarterback that’s their home station, tail # 1537. RCH gave them another commercial # (307) XXX-6906. Message was passed. Around 01:55pm.

YALTA 31 x 2 (MI A-10’s)
307.600 YALTA A/A 02:15pm.
361.250 DEMON Ops, 9 min out, 31 is Code 1, 6 BDU’s, 110 rounds. 32 is Code 2 ILS glide slope pitch bar, 6 BDU’s, 110 rounds, 02:16pm.
318.200 MTC app, 02:18pm.
120.150 MTC twr, 02:20pm.

07-23-12
SKULL 20 x 2 (BD B-52‘s)
269.625 Cleve.C.
353.625 Chi.C. 05:15pm.

07-26-12
C-GCPW Fairchild Dornier 328. Pratt & Whittney Canada.
121.300 DET twr, departed for Oshkosh, 09:20am.

ISS
145.800 ISS female Astronaut answering questions from school children, flying over Virginia, 10:08am. 10:14am still talking but getting weak.

FAST 52
273.475 10:38am.
317.625 Indy.C. 10:38am.
288.300 Indy.C. 10:41am.

STING 13 x 2 (TOL F-16’s)
288.300 Indy.C.
379.200 Cleve.C. 10:54am.
317.550 TOL app.
285.400 TOL twr, 11:01am.

STING 11 x 2 (TOL F-16’s)
317.550 TOL app, 11:01am.

BUCKI 21 (TOL F-16)
317.550 TOL app, 11:13am.

07-29-12
CG 6592
121.300 DET twr, 01:34am.
120.150 MTC twr, 01:40am.

RESCUE 6592
121.300 DET twr, going to the Rouge River, 12:49pm. Heading back to MTC for fuel, 02:54pm. Jumper at I-94 & the Rouge River.
345.000 Detroit Air, 02:55pm.
120.150 MTC twr, 03:03pm.

SODA 63
348.400 APN Disp, 12:58pm.

AF-2
TG 1012 G-EVENT3 01:29pm. Bomb squad truck mentioned, 03:15pm. AF-2 is wheels down, 03:17pm. Start shutting down the roads, 03:21pm. Pilot has arrival, 03:49pm.
TG 8052 DPD05 SP EVENTS, 02:27pm.
TG 12603 WCRC, talking about getting ready to close down the Lodge, 02:32pm.
118.400 DTW twr, cleared to land 3 right AF-2, 03:10pm. HUNTSMAN talking to tower / TROOPER 1 or 2, 03:22pm.

FAST 51
353.750 01:40pm.
360.775 Indy.C. 01:41pm.

GROSS? 72 Heavy (E-6 or E-4?)
133.525 Cleve.C. 01:55pm. Going to Lincoln to hold then on to Offutt, 01:59pm.
338.950 Burn CH going, 01:19pm. Still going, 02:27pm.

07-30-12
MUDDY 11 x 2 (TOL F-16’s) w/ CAP FLIGHT 2029
228.900 HUNTRESS, 08:40am. N813CP white w blue stripes, some orange on the wings, & some kind of symbol painted on the tail, 08:51am. Huntress the TOI appears to be in a descent into Selfridge landing rnwy 19, 09:13am. 1 is Joker, 09:14am. 2 is Bingo, 09:14am. 2 is Code 1, 1 is Code 1, 2 is cleared off Aux secure, 09:23am.
257.900 Flint app, 08:41am. Steer 17. Uh disregard Muddy inter flight, 08:55am.
318.200 MTC app, 08:58am. Approach MUDDY 11 is terminating the exercise like to RTB direct TOL, 09:15am. Approach tried to change the squawk. MUDDY wanted to keep NORAD assigned Squawk of 7572.
128.700 MTC app, N813CP (CAP Flight 2029) 09:05pm. Cleared to ILS Localizer rnwy 19 app, 09:07am.
120.150 MTC twr, N813CP, 09:08am.
363.200 DTW app, 09:21am.
285.400 TOL twr, 09:41am.

DEMON 41 x 2 (MI A-10’s)
391.900 MTC dep, dir PTK, 09:19am. Direct PSI, 09:20am.
127.700 Cleve.C. 09:21am.
135.725 Cleve.C. 09:27am.
126.125 Chi.C. 09:40am.

BUCKI 31 x 2 (TOL F-16’s)
281.425 Cleve.C. 09:52am.
285.625 Cleve.C. 09:56am.
269.525 Cleve.C. 09:57am.
138.425 V 09 A/A, 10:01am.
234.900 BLACK TALON airspace brief, 10:09am.
225.300 STEELHEAD MOA traffic, 10:10am.

07-31-12
MUDDY 11 x 2 (TOL F-16’s)
260.900 08:58am.

FUZZY 81
338.900 Base Ops, 09:04am.

TEJAS 21 x 2 (MI A-10’s)
391.900 MTC dep, 09:10am.
326.000 TEJAS A/A, 09:
290.425 Cleve.C. 09:13am.

BUZZ 21 x 2 (TOL F-16’s)
141.600 V 08 A/A, 10:14am.
269.525 Cleve.C. 10:13am.
336.400 MN.C. 10:15am.
234.900 BLACK TALON, 10:17am.
328.000 HUNTRESS, 10:27am. Huntress Volt on Volt on, 10:30am. (Vole?)

STING 11 x 2 (TOL F-16’s)
336.400
234.900 BLACK TALON, airspace brief for PIKE MOA, 10:16am.
282.600 HUNTRESS, 10:22am.

UNK A-10
349.400 APN Ops, Codes, rounds of 30 Mike Mike, 10:42am.

JEEP 21 x 2 (MI KC-135’s)
119.600 MTC dep, 10:42am.
127.700 Cleve.C. 10:43am.
135.625 Tor.C. 10:47am.
311.000 Ops, 11:52am.

TEJAS 21 (MI A-10)
290.425 Cleve.C. 10:44am.
318.200 MTC app, 10:48am.
120.150 MTC twr, 10:51am.

REDBIRD (Back up chopper)
450.4125 LMS Base w/ REDBIRD, shooting pictures of a Barber shop on Dexter & Joy, 10:58am. According to the news 3 people were shot there.

DEMON 11 (Single MI A-10)
290.425 Cleve.C. 11:26am.

YALTA 31 x 2 (MI A-10’s)
307.600 YALTA A/A, 11:26am.
234.900 BLACK TALON airspace brief, 11:28am.
266.600 STEELGATE, 11:31am.

BOSON 41 x 2 (MI A-10’s)
368.000 BOSUN A/A, 11:31am.
290.425 Cleve.C. 11:33am.

JEEP 21 x 2 (MI KC-135’s)
135.625 Tor. C. 11:34am.
127.700 Cleve.C. 11:41am.
119.600 MTC app, 11:50am.

instrumentphilip · #**784** (**permalink**) 07-31-2012, 2:38 PM

Nice catches Nodak! Bummer I missed Pilot , I got them once before though. I had a question for you, is it possible for you to send me a PM?

moonbounce · #**785** (**permalink**) 08-08-2012, 8:41 AM

Thanks Chuck, I just add all of your freq. to my radio. One question, the freq. you listed as 450.4125, was that in AM or NFM? Thanks again, on my own, I would never have all of those freq.

Moonbounce

nodak1crdet3 · #**786** (**permalink**) 08-08-2012, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moonbounce

Thanks Chuck, I just add all of your freq. to my radio. One question, the freq. you listed as 450.4125, was that in AM or NFM? Thanks again, on my own, I would never have all of those freq.

Moonbounce

NFM should work just fine. LMS Base uses the PL 141.3.

Also the traffic helo 2BQ uses a couple of 450 freqs also. I think Lance Howard is the pilot. Not sure if the other station WJR 760 AM is still sharing the helo with Joel Alexander? I don't listen to the AM stations much. I think one of the pilots moved on to flying a medical chopper now.
These freqs are also NFM.
450.1125 PL 141.3 WWJ 950 AM, traffic helo pilot talking to base. Paired with, 455.1125.
455.2125 helo recording traffic reports.

gpp10x · #**787** (**permalink**) 08-09-2012, 7:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nodak1crdet3

NFM should work just fine. LMS Base uses the PL 141.3.

Also the traffic helo 2BQ uses a couple of 450 freqs also. I think Lance Howard is the pilot. Not sure if the other station WJR 760 AM is still sharing the helo with Joel Alexander? I don't listen to the AM stations much. I think one of the pilots moved on to flying a medical chopper now.
These freqs are also NFM.
450.1125 PL 141.3 WWJ 950 AM, traffic helo pilot talking to base. Paired with, 455.1125.
455.2125 helo recording traffic reports.

Dennis Neubacher is flying for Superior Air Med now. He used to fly Chopper 7

jacob313 · #**788** (**permalink**) 08-09-2012, 7:44 AM

I'm able to hear WJR 760AM on ~450.774Mhz

nodak1crdet3 · #**789** (**permalink**) 08-09-2012, 3:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jacob313

I'm able to hear WJR 760AM on ~450.774Mhz

That should be 450.7500. That's what I'm hearing WJR on.

jacob313 · #**790** (**permalink**) 08-09-2012, 4:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nodak1crdet3

That should be 450.7500. That's what I'm hearing WJR on.

yea there is gonna be some difference because I'm using sdr with sdr#. How is it that we can hear this station on this rf ?

nodak1crdet3 · #**791** (**permalink**) 08-12-2012, 12:56 PM

It's not military, but it's still interesting. This DC-3 is doing work for the US Army Corp of Engineers taking pictures of the shore line just north of Selfridge. It belongs to Airborne Imaging.
Said he will be doing 3 mile long tracks @ 10th of a mile spacing until 06:33pm today.

Douglas 37Hotel (N737H DC-3C)
120.150 MTC twr,

Can check out his N # here, LANDINGS Welcomes All Pilots & Aviation Enthusiasts to Aviation's Busiest CyberHub

Piston52Heavy · #**792** (**permalink**) 08-12-2012, 7:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nodak1crdet3

It's not military, but it's still interesting. This DC-3 is doing work for the US Army Corp of Engineers taking pictures of the shore line just north of Selfridge. It belongs to Airborne Imaging.
Said he will be doing 3 mile long tracks @ 10th of a mile spacing until 06:33pm today.

Douglas 37Hotel (N737H DC-3C)
120.150 MTC twr,

Can check out his N # here, LANDINGS Welcomes All Pilots & Aviation Enthusiasts to Aviation's Busiest CyberHub

I heard them this morning talking to Selfridge Tower. Around 6:30 this evening, it flew right over my house at no more than 2,000 feet. What a great sight!

drdispatch · #**793** (**permalink**) 08-13-2012, 7:35 AM

Was at a baseball game last evening (C.O.Brown Stadium, NE of Battle Creek), about 15 mins before game time (1645), heard something big & prop-driven approaching from the southwest. Finally, 2 CV-22 Ospreys came into view. They circled around north of the stadium, then came back around for 2 more passes. They didn't go directly overhead, in fact they stayed some distance away, but they got close enough for me to see what they were. On the 2nd pass they had their props tilted horizontal (helicopter-style), then shifted them down into the vertical as they circled to the SW. Didn't have a radio on my person so I couldn't monitor any comms.

First time I'd ever seen one aside from pictures/videos.

nodak1crdet3 · #**794** (**permalink**) 08-14-2012, 3:16 PM

CHILL 24 (MINOT ND B-52)
266.600 STEELGATE Control R-4201 Grayling range, 04:00pm. Think I copied this right? N44.51 W084.34.100 was hard to hear him. 04:14pm.

nodak1crdet3 · #**795** (**permalink**) 08-20-2012, 2:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nodak1crdet3

It's not military, but it's still interesting. This DC-3 is doing work for the US Army Corp of Engineers taking pictures of the shore line just north of Selfridge. It belongs to Airborne Imaging.
Said he will be doing 3 mile long tracks @ 10th of a mile spacing until 06:33pm today.

Douglas 37Hotel (N737H DC-3C)
120.150 MTC twr,

N737Hotel just flew past my house on his way to Port Clinton OH.

N737H (DC-3C)
121.300 DET twr, like to pass through the Class Delta @ 1800ft south bound then go to Port Clinton, 03:24pm. Passed by me south bound, 03:27pm.
134.300 DTW app, 03:28pm. Direct to Port Clinton at this time 37Hotel, 03:29pm.
Well at least I finally found out where he was staying.

gpp10x · #**796** (**permalink**) 08-22-2012, 7:33 AM

http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com...ref_map=%5B%5D

nodak1crdet3 · #**797** (**permalink**) 08-23-2012, 11:34 AM

Looks like Barksdale B-52's are back to work the Grayling Range R-4201.

08-23-12
SKULL 28 & 29 (BD B-52’s)
269.525 Cleve.C.
336.400 MN.C. 12:23pm.
234.900 BLACK TALON, 12:26pm.
266.600 STEELGATE Control, SKULL 28 flight of 2 B-52’s in the block 220 to 270, entering from the south, 12:28pm. 1 hour of play time, 12:33pm.
239.700 A/A, 12:33pm.

nodak1crdet3 · #**798** (**permalink**) 09-08-2012, 2:12 PM

REAPER 11 (B-2)
341.700 Chi.C. 02:24pm.
323.050 Chi.C. one orbit & we’ll be back on our flight plan, 02:44pm.
379.200 Cleve.C. 02:51pm.
317.550 TOL app, 02:56pm. REAPER 11 down to 4000, 02:57pm.
363.200 DTW app, like to go to the CRL (Carleton MI) and hold for the flyby, 03:04pm.

Also the U of M Med choppers are practicing formation flying on 130.600 A/A. Looks like they will be doing a flyby also.
155UM w/ 156UM + 1. Might be 5 helo's?
130.600 A/A setting up a formation, 02:47pm. Understand I will be on the right hand side, 02:48pm. Left turn, 02:53pm. Roger 1630, 03:08pm.

nodak1crdet3 · #**799** (**permalink**) 09-13-2012, 11:40 AM

The DC-3 from Airborne Imaging is back along the shoreline around St Clair Shores, Grosse Points to Canada, 12:30pm.

When he's done he will go back to Port Clinton OH airport.

Showing the flight of the aircraft.
Google Maps APRS

ve3zo · #**800** (**permalink**) 09-13-2012, 5:38 PM

Saw him fly over Windsor several times, heard comms on 124.700 calsign is N737H. He is using APRS as well and saw his beacon on my TM-d710.