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hanlonmi06

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well jeez, that explains what I heard and couldn't see take off last night. I was out scrapping ice off the driveway and something huge took off but couldn't see anything due to cloud coverage.
 

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If anyone cares, Willow Run is getting many cargo flights ranging from Mexican to Canadian to U.S. Cargo companies, due to the border being closed between the U.S. and Canada. Some interesting radio transmissions have been heard between tower and aircraft.
Ground=119.975
Tower=125.275
That's what that aircraft was talking about. He was talking about something on the YIP ramp that normally isn't there. It never occurred to me that it could be cargo aircraft bypassing the problem at the border. Thanks for the heads up Robert.

From Flightaware.com
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125.275 YIP twr, Lyndon Air 512 cleared to land.
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02-14-22

HAPPY 52 (KC-135 64-14839)
120.075 Cleve.C. 01:59pm.
234.900 BLACK TALON, going to refuel with ROGUE & VADER flight. 02:02pm.
269.525 Cleve.C. 02:06pm. request direct to Alpena for timing,02:06pm.
282.700 AR-632B secondary, 02:07pm.
132.450 MN.C. 02:13pm.

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NASA 809 (ER-2 / U-2)
322.525 Chi.C. requesting block 600 to 800. 01:08pm. Says he's talking to a science team on the ground, 01:21pm. Chi.C. I'm going to be in a right hand turn at this time, 01:26pm. He needs to turn south to meet up with NASA 426 (P-3) below him, 1:41pm.

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124.875 DET ATIS. Detroit City Airport is closed due to an aircraft incident. 01:56pm.
121.300 DET twr. Ops 1 is there any fuel leaking? No fuel leaking, & the pilot is ok. 01:27pm. City tower talking to another aircraft, said nobody was hurt he just slid off the end of the runway. 02:05pm

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It looks like the NASA ER-2 and P-3 were working the incoming snow storm yesterday as part of their IMPACTS study.

IMPACTS

Neat stuff!

02-17-22
NASA 809 (ER-2 / U-2)
360.750 Chi.C. right turn direct TORRR, 05:32pm. That's near Van Wert OH.

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124.875 DET ATIS. Detroit City Airport is closed due to an aircraft incident. 01:56pm.
121.300 DET twr. Ops 1 is there any fuel leaking? No fuel leaking, & the pilot is ok. 01:27pm. City tower talking to another aircraft, said nobody was hurt he just slid off the end of the runway. 02:05pm

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02-18-22

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Embraer Phenom E50P N68NH.
Landed runway 33 slid off the end of 33 & took out some of the landing system.

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BOEING 701 Experimental 737-MAX7
121.300 DET twr. Shooting multiple approaches.

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I'm at DET now.
134.300 DTW app. Wants to hold for 20 to 30 minutes then shoot a radar approach. Said he can't fly over Canadian airspace.
132.350 11:36am.

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02-24-22
NAIL 11 x 2 (FWA A-10)
226.025 A/A, 09:55am. Push 293.550, 10:00am. Haven't heard anything yet on that freq.

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They're playing in the HERSEY MOA on the west side of the state.

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Thanks for the heads up- barely getting them from my desk in Kalamazoo.

Thanks for the heads up Chuck I have activity on 293.55 now - loud and clear.
02-24-22
NAIL 11 x 2 (FWA A-10)
226.025 A/A, 09:55am. Push 293.550, 10:00am. Haven't heard anything yet on that freq.

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They're playing in the HERSEY MOA on the west side of the state.

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Thanks for the heads up- barely getting them from my desk in Kalamazoo.
I'm glad you were able to hear them. I haven't heard FWA A-10's in years. They usually go to the HILLTOP / 12 MILE MOA west of Fort Wayne. They also use the Atterbury Range south of Indy.
I didn't know that HERSEY MOA was still active. When Battle Creek had the A-10's they used it all the time. Back then 385.900 was the TAC freq for the MOA. Looks like 293.550 is the new TAC freq.
Just curious, what type of radio & antenna are you using on your desk?

Chuck
 

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I'm glad you were able to hear them. I haven't heard FWA A-10's in years. They usually go to the HILLTOP / 12 MILE MOA west of Fort Wayne. They also use the Atterbury Range south of Indy.
I didn't know that HERSEY MOA was still active. When Battle Creek had the A-10's they used it all the time. Back then 385.900 was the TAC freq for the MOA. Looks like 293.550 is the new TAC freq.
Just curious, what type of radio & antenna are you using on your desk?

Chuck
I am using a Uniden BC125AT connected to a 1/4 VHF antenna mounted up in the rafters above my office. We are at one of the highest points in Kalamazoo County, and lucky for me, a great area to receive distant traffic. The BC125AT lives hidden under my desk, and is controlled via SCAN125 software and routed to a powered speaker on my desk. That being said, They were barely opening squelch and I could JUST hear them. I'm guessing my home setup with an external discone would have done them just fine. I am able to hear some traffic on the Grayling range frequencies from home.

I live in Battle Creek. Used to love seeing the A-10's all the time.

Really just getting into Milair scanning. Been a Public safety scanner for years, but didn't listen to the milair stuff when it was right in my backyard. *doh*
 

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I am using a Uniden BC125AT connected to a 1/4 VHF antenna mounted up in the rafters above my office. We are at one of the highest points in Kalamazoo County, and lucky for me, a great area to receive distant traffic. The BC125AT lives hidden under my desk, and is controlled via SCAN125 software and routed to a powered speaker on my desk. That being said, They were barely opening squelch and I could JUST hear them. I'm guessing my home setup with an external discone would have done them just fine. I am able to hear some traffic on the Grayling range frequencies from home.

I live in Battle Creek. Used to love seeing the A-10's all the time.

Really just getting into Milair scanning. Been a Public safety scanner for years, but didn't listen to the milair stuff when it was right in my backyard. *doh*
Nice set up you have. I hope they make more trips north. I need to get off my lazy butt this year & run a new cable to my Radio Shack Discone on the roof. That cable has to be 20 to 30 years old. I still get good reception, but not as far as I used to be able to hear. That antenna is hooked up to my PRO-2052. That's the one that was able to hear them on A/A. I tried that second freq on another radio hooked to a Sirio 1300 Discone hanging in my room upstairs, & no joy.

Give these freqs a try if you don't already have them. Hopefully these are still good freqs.
350.350 HILLTOP MOA BTN 13
370.850 CHI.C. Enter HILLTOP MOA.

225.025 FWA A/A
226.025 FWA A/A
271.400 FWA TAC
284.600 FWA APP BTN 5
289.300 FWA SNAKEPIT OPS BTN 1
293.300 FWA?

Chuck.
 
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