Cessna civilian aircraft is escorted from restricted airspace by F-16 fighter jets

[wv2vvl]

Cessna civilian aircraft is escorted from restricted airspace by F-16 fighter jets after being intercepted for entering area around UN in NYC

F-16 intercepts Cessna aircraft over restricted airspace in NYC

An F-16 fighter jet (left) escorted a civilian Cessna plane (inset photo is a stock image) from New York City airspace after the pilot mistakenly wandered into the restricted area.

www.dailymail.co.uk

I should have picked this up. Comms for these TFR intercepts are on 121.5.

Jack
NE PA

 

[pro106import]

I heard it on 260.9 and 228.9. Started at 13:59 until maybe 14:30

 

[wv2vvl]

Thanks. I was scanning 121.5 during that period but heard nothing. I hear the NYC Transit PD on 161 so I should have had no problem with picking up aircraft over NYC. I've added those 2 discrete channels to my scan list. If these F-16s were from AC their 'TAC' is 261.0, only a dial click away from 260.9, which is an interesting connection. See my recent post in Military Monitoring.

Jack

 

[richee2000]

the air to air Tac used was 228.900 yesterday, verified. The incident was heard on 260.900 and 228.900, and 247.05 was used as air to air refuel with the tanker.

 

[trentbob]

I heard it on 260.9 and 228.9. Started at 13:59 until maybe 14:30

the air to air Tac used was 228.900 yesterday, verified. The incident was heard on 260.900 and 228.900

Yep these two are some of the busier frequencies in the dozen or so MilAir I monitor from south of Trenton New Jersey.

Their altitudes are so high I have no problem with reception with a tri-band Sputnik. Sometimes I don't hear the interception on guard because they have to drop so much altitude to intercept. I still do here the interceptions on guard if they are four thousand feet or above. Depends on conditions and location.

With Biden in Delaware these interceptions are becoming commonplace.

 

[pro106import]

If you want to hear my recording follow this forum link:

Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2021

1010- Hearing Scan 39 working on Northrop discrete (123.225). Probably Northrop's new L-39 N391ZA

forums.radioreference.com

 

[chrismol1]

With Biden in Delaware these interceptions are becoming commonplace.

I didn't want to say anything political but, since he takes the weekends off the ATC might as well invest in a radio with all the unicom and CTAF freqs to eliminate these frequent events

 

[Omega-TI]

My question is HOW can an F-16 escort a Cessna that is probably doing between 90-130 knots?

 

[wv2vvl]

My question is HOW can an F-16 escort a Cessna that is probably doing between 90-130 knots?

Uhh...get the pilot's attention? Gesture for him to land? I've been inside the cockpit of an F-16 & that plane will get your attention.

 

[trentbob]

My question is HOW can an F-16 escort a Cessna that is probably doing between 90-130 knots?

Excellent point. The way the fighter jet gets the attention of the violating aircraft is... From the times I've heard it. "This is an armed military fighter jet and you have been intercepted in a restricted area, make a sharp right turn immediately and rock your wings to acknowledge". If they ignore, the warnings get more stern, they can fire flares across the bow of the plane from anywhere as long as they are seen.

These Pilots know, they get a feel for things. They will accomplish their mission anyway they have to. If they are able to make contact with the plane on guard they usually tell them to radio the FAA or call a certain number immediately. That's a bad day for that pilot.

 

[littona]

It gets better...

Air Force F-16 intercepts Army West Point plane that violated UN flight restrictions

NORAD and Army officials confirmed that the Army single-engine plane violated temporary flight restrictions before an F-16 intercepted it.

www.armytimes.com

.

 

[chrismol1]

My question is HOW can an F-16 escort a Cessna that is probably doing between 90-130 knots?

They orbit around the target, they aren't doing 80 knots neck and neck with a 172 but they can be right at stall speed and blast past the cessna maybe a hundred feet away while throwing out a few flares doing this until they get the targets attention enough to scare the sh*t out of any pilot to see an F16 close enough to touch

 

[Tech792]

along with shooting flares, they'll do a maneuver called the "head butt".

 

[Omega-TI]

That's a bad day for that pilot.

No doubt about that. I'm sure there will be an FAA investigation and he may even lose his ticket.

 

[pro106import]

They also call them on the radio on the Guard 121.5 freq. Sometimes that helps, sometimes not.

 

[iMONITOR]

Considering everything going on today I'm surprised they didn't just vaporized him! If he's any kind of pilot he should know better and that never should have happened to begin with.

 

[jeepsandradios]

Just happened a few weeks ago near Bidens house....It happens.

Another discussion here... ''You may be shot down.'

 

[KC2zZe]

wv2vvl, you're still hearing the New York City Transit Police Department on the VHF railroad channels?

 

[wv2vvl]

wv2vvl, you're still hearing the New York City Transit Police Department on the VHF railroad channels?

Yes. And within the past year.

 

[KC2zZe]

Kindly advise which AAR frequencies you are copying NYCTPD traffic on. Thank you in advance.