Blue Angels at Minden-Tahoe Airport for Air Show

[gvranchosbill]

October 11 2018 @ 12:00 Hours
Blue Angels at Minden-Tahoe Airport preparing for weekend Air Show.
Airport has been closed for next 4 hours for practice has been anounced on 123.0500.
Im right under them now directly under path in south minden.
Frequencies active currently:
12:00 Hrs
123.0500 AM Minden-Tahoe CTAF
275.3500 AM Blue Angels F9 Active Air/Air marking reference points, stunts etc "More Powerrrrrrrr, Ease Power, A little morrrrre Pull"
251.6000 AM Blue Angels Show Box cant make out what they are saying maybe testing on the ground signal weak.
284.2500 AM Blue Angels F16 Active Air/Air same type of talk as on F9 "Powerrrrrrr, Roll"
305.9000 AM Blue Angels F10 Active Air/Air talking G's and technical talk regarding engine power etc.
13:00 Hrs
255.2000 AM Blue Angels F17 Active ground comms? now weak and broken comms.
237.8000 AM Blue Angels F8 Active Air/Air now marking reference points, flying over me right now, requesting weather info.

I can hear engines over radio howling making my metal Mocom speaker rattle on F9

 

[gvranchosbill]

October 12/2018 @ 12:55 Hrs
Aviation Roundup Air Show this weekend 13th and 14th
Minden-Tahoe Airport

Air Boss and Corral Ground Frequency:
126.4000 AM

This can be included with prior posted frequencies confirmed yesterday.
Still searching for any others that may be used.
Several aircraft including Nevada Army Guard CH-47 "Mustang 58" checking in.
Air Boss giving Mustang 58 weather and Corral Ground giving instructions for a jump? into Show Center?
Mustang 58 just stated jumpers away.
"Bert" to Air Boss stating their at 15,000 and cancelling show center, PJ?
Bert enroute Fallon NAS to pick up something and return.

Copying traffic on:
139.8125 FM Blue Angels F-Bravo
173.8250 FM Unknown weak.

 

[gvranchosbill]

October 12/2018 @ 14:25 Hrs

121.0500 AM Red Bull/Team Chambliss

Red Bull Kirby Chambliss Aerobatic Fixed Wing
Red Bull Aerobatic Helicopter BO-105 Helicopter
Red Bull Wing Suit Jumpers Helo to Fixed Wing

Hearing air to ground comms from fixed wing aircraft.
Their talking inverted, rudder use and show.
Now there is a helicopter on here answering as "Helicopter 7" stating jumper away.
There is another aircraft communicating with helicopter and helicopter 7 stating jumper 2 is away.
Helicopter is landing and fixed wing is airborne.
After looking at the line up per the show internet page it has to be Red Bull Team.

 

[akawolf]

Thanks Bill! Appreciate it!

I hope to put this to use today.