Mid-Air Refueling over Nova Scotia

[Ethyl55Heavy]

Clearance to Moron

 

[looknlisten]

GOLD11 (KC-10, 86-0031) is asking about a rendezvous with the remaining fighters at YHZ. 1121Z

 

[Ethyl55Heavy]

Off deck time for the fighters is 11:30z

 

[Ethyl55Heavy]

They have a unrestricted climb to FL 270

 

[looknlisten]

GOLD11 is awaiting the MAZDA61-64 Flight (4-ship F-18s) near Halifax. Further clearance from Moncton at 1210Z. Now with Moncton on 294.500 1146Z

 

[darrylcn]

Awesome! Clouds are high and pretty solid but will be a good listen!

 

[looknlisten]

Awesome! Clouds are high and pretty solid but will be a good listen!

Well...about time....MARSA declared 1147Z

 

[Mark]

1235z BLUE 75 85-0032 westbound from McGuire

1325z BLUE 85 87-0124 rtb McGuire for valve malfunction.

Not sure who they are going to get yet.. Maybe Nellis for Red Flag returns

 

[looknlisten]

The fun never ends.
Thanks Mark.
BTW...Weak A-A comms on 251.250. Sounds like Reach 1012 and 1011. May have even heard 1013. 1350Z Probably coming in from overseas.
Told to switch to Boston 124.250 but also mentioned 123.900 (Moncton Center).1359Z

 

[Mark]

The fun never ends.
Thanks Mark.
BTW...Weak A-A comms on 251.250. Sounds like Reach 1012 and 1011. May have even heard 1013. 1350Z Probably coming in from overseas.
Told to switch to Boston 124.250 but also mentioned 123.900 (Moncton Center).1359Z

Those A/A coms are probably 3 PC12/U28A USAF types heading across pond
N707KH/04-0688,05-0597,07-0777 are showing up that way

 

[looknlisten]

Those A/A coms are probably 3 PC12/U28A USAF types heading across pond
N707KH,05-0597,07-0777 are showing up that way

That very well may be them....Comms are getting stronger and they are expressing concerns about the crossing (tailwinds) . Mentioning CYYT and changing course direct VINSI (47.89N, 57.37W NFLD).
Great...as I'm typing they went overhead.

 

[Mark]

USAF rules state that pond hopping by USAF single engine prop types must be
accompanied by multi-prop type.In other words next leg from St Johns they'll have
a HC/MC-130 rescue type with them for crossing..maybe to Lajes?

 

[looknlisten]

USAF rules state that pond hopping by USAF single engine prop types must be
accompanied by multi-prop type.In other words next leg from St Johns they'll have
a HC/MC-130 rescue type with them for crossing..maybe to Lajes?

Kool...all three are still around and active on that freq. (N72DZ, N597CH and N707KH)

 

[Mark]

Yeah I like those PC12 types.The USAF had a mess of them once but sold many of them off.
Sometimes you will see civy ones with tail reg ending in AF.
Had civ PC-12 buzz my house inbound local airport while back and sounds like P-51 Mustang
on steroids.. Really some serious sounding horsepower..Way cool.
Drawback is they are fuel guzzlers so prob why they ditched them.

 

[looknlisten]

Yeah I like those PC12 types.The USAF had a mess of them once but sold many of them off.
Sometimes you will see civy ones with tail reg ending in AF.
Had civ PC-12 buzz my house inbound local airport while back and sounds like P-51 Mustang
on steroids.. Really some serious sounding horsepower..Way cool.
Drawback is they are fuel guzzlers so prob why they ditched them.

That would sound neat.
Next show tonight at 0030Z-0545Z..AR20-NE.

 

[Mark]

That would sound neat.
Next show tonight at 0030Z-0545Z..AR20-NE.

Wow 5 hour window? Must be important or large group.
Forgot about Euro summit so betting E-4B here.

Cheers

 

[Mark]

I see HC-130P 66-0222 NY ANG 106RQW into St Johns 2000z
Could be PC12 support guys for next leg..

Report from Moron of this morning's Coronet is they were VMFA-314 F-18A's aka The Black Knights
Two still at Bangor waiting for a lift.. Guess not after any giant alien ship like movie Independence day..LOL

 

[looknlisten]

I see HC-130P 66-0222 NY ANG 106RQW into St Johns 2000z
Could be PC12 support guys for next leg..

As predicted...

Report from Moron of this morning's Coronet is they were VMFA-314 F-18A's aka The Black Knights
Two still at Bangor waiting for a lift.. Guess not after any giant alien ship like movie Independence day..LOL

I would have killed to have known that this morning. Not a minute of fighter A-A comms.
I have their patch from when I visited El Toro a few years back. Now at MCAS Miramar I believe.
That's a heck of a long trip for a West Coast squadron.

 

[Ethyl55Heavy]

AF-1 due to leave Andrews for the nuclear summit in Amsterdam wheeks up from Andrews is 22:55z
The E-4 should be right behind him thanks Derek

 

[Mark]

Bit off topic but Monday morning in Perth and lots of aircraft departures and also for searching.

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