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RaleighGuy

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More VIP travel next week...

FAASTeam Notice
Type: Selected ATC Notices
Notice Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024
Notice Number: NOTC3478
VIP Notice - San Francisco, CA
This posting will be removed on
Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Notice: Expect VIP movement March 11-12, 2024 in the vicinity of San Francisco, CA.

FAASTeam Notice
Type: Selected ATC Notices
Notice Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024
Notice Number: NOTC3477
VIP Notice - Milwaukee, WI
This posting will be removed on
Friday, March 15, 2024

Notice: Expect VIP movement March 13-14, 2024 in the vicinity of Milwaukee, WI.
 

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Seen pulse jets on film during WW-2 aka the V-1 buzz bomb.. yikes!
It does look like a A-10 with pulse jet engine :)
Very OT, but

In a way, I' horrified, there has been a lot of talk about inexpensive drones and needing heavy ordinance.


and I started thinking about something that is really inexpensive but very effective, the V-1 came to mind, with a slightly more effective guidance system, they could be very effective, like 5,000 could be made in a matter of months by just about any country (my opinion), then I thought about why should I give ideas like this to anyone and solve problems like this for them, apparently I didn't have to.

Others had already thought about it.

The simplicity of a pulse jet is the big deal,in

gives a good idea of its simplicity.

researching further, it looks like the USAF is also interested in the idea.

Don't let the idea of small drones fool anyone though, when delivery of supplies in IRAQ was considered via unmanned helicopters , they initially wanted to use a small cheap helicopter (Robertson R-22?) for the purpose, then they figured out that a small cheap helicopter needed the same equipment as a heavy lift dedicated helicopter, so they went with that.


So I guess there's no holding back "progress"

It affects RR in that at some point we can also start 'listening' literally, to see what the power-plant is, and we need to know what were listening for (many of us can already identify aircraft by the sound).

Thanks
Joel
 

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20:05 EST Royal Norwegian Air Force P8A off Pax River NAS heading south

9586 Hex 4781A1


Sounds like they just called in to Giantkiller on 118.125 about being out in the Warning Areas for a time dropping down to 5k at times.
 

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Joel ..Drones lead to counter drone weapons.. Lockheed working on high power microwave radar array that can smoke
drones in any local given area and Germany has this cool anti drone system Skynex. Awsome weapon.
Your right.. low cost drone swarms will be coming.


CAP tanker heard tonight is IGOR and usual 231.625 A/R boom freq.
 
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1344L - GOPHER 05 radio check on 11175 with MAINSAIL, LC. GOPHER05 not copied.
1446L - VIKING85 radio check on 11175 with MAINSAIL.
1500L - ODIN04 calls MAINSAIL, no response.
1530L - RCH540 calls MAINSAIL for a radio check, LC on both sides. RCH540 calls back a minute later to check the second radio, identical exchange.
1645L - SKYLIGHT responding to RAYMOND 33 (28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth, Command Post) with LC. RAYMOND 33 not copied.
1721L - Unidentified station calling MAINSAIL with a heavy southern drawl. Sounded like a callword instead of a callsign but it could be anything.
 

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Heads up DEATH is coming!
DEATH 21 x 2 (WM B-2's)
269.350 Chi.C. 04:57pm.
263.025 Cleve.C. 04:58pm.
341.750 A/A, 04:57pm.
243.000 GUARD, radio checks, 05:05pm.
244.575 Cleve.C. 05:06pm.
316.050 Cleve.C. non standard within 3 miles flight of 2, 05:17pm.

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1
Thanks for the heads up Chuck! I caught them again as well!
 

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Speaking of new aircraft Poseiden-1 (AE6A41) have tail #170269 brand new P-8A enroute Jacksonville from Boeing.
Was BOE-128 10 days ago out there. Poseiden-1 is standard Boeing P-8A delivery callsign foreign or domestic.
Seems first P-8A for Navy Reserve squadron VP-62...
U.S. Navy Reserve Patrol Squadron 62's First P-8 Poseidon Aircraft | VP 62 has made history as the first U.S. Navy Reserve Patrol Squadron to receive the P-8A Poseidon multi-mission maritime patrol aircraft. This marks a... | By The Boeing CompanyFacebook
 

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Air Force article on Maryland ANG A-10's. "leaving Maryland as the only state “that doesn’t fly,”

Maryland still has Pax River,Andrews and Aberdeen for various Mil aircraft but no actual State run flying ANG aircraft?
 

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Philly road trip tomorrow, all you PA guys ready?

1:40 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews
2:00 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Joint Base Andrews en route to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2:45 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

7:45 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Philadelphia, Pennsylvania en route to New Castle, Delaware
8:00 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive in New Castle, Delaware

Any idea if this will be a C-32 or VC-25 jaunt?
 

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Air Force article on Maryland ANG A-10's. "leaving Maryland as the only state “that doesn’t fly,”

Maryland still has Pax River,Andrews and Aberdeen for various Mil aircraft but no actual State run flying ANG aircraft?
MdANG aviation types will need to move to DC, lol. Seriously though, many Reservists and NG members already cross state lines to get to their units, some traveling hundreds of miles for their weekend duties. Prince George's / JB Andrews is not that far out of the way for the those still wishing to fly / maintain aircraft. Also, there still will be ArNG helicopters at Edgewood.
 
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