Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station

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Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station
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I live 20 miles from the base and I listen to the Aircraft frequencies for this base, as I post there is a K35RBOEING KC-135R/T Stratotanker, in the air doing circles around the airport, they do these maneuvers all the time for practice's. Also I see them leaving the air base to go on there missions, the AR-206 Track is just outside my house and they do refueling on this track and many other tracks farther away. The question I have is do they ever do air refueling exercises at night for practice, on AR-206 track. I have never seen any night time refueling exercises on AR-206, is there a reason for this, I would think with the Niagara Falls Airbase and how close the AR-206 Track is too it they would use this track more often, Just wondering, do the not do any night time refueling exercises
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The question I have is do they ever do air refueling exercises at night for practice, on AR-206 track.
I'm not sure what you consider "night" but BISON 32 is on AR206L now with DECOY 99 (2000-2040 EDT). I have seen AR206 used at night on other occasions, but doesn't seem to happen very often.

From the AP/1B Area Planning Document regarding AR206L/H. No restrictions after 0000Z.

REMARKS: Receiver aircraft contact Cleveland ARTCC for further clearance 3 minutes prior to planned exit point. Refueling prohibited between 1130-1500Z++ and between 1900-0000Z++. All tankers make left turn at exit. Require thirty (30) minutes spacing between simultaneous refueling between AR206H and AR206L at exit.
 
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Unbelievable, first time I have seen them this late in the evening, was to busy to keep an eye out when he left the Niagara Falls air base, thanks for the information
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Unbelievable, first time I have seen them this late in the evening
It's not very common, looking back through the archives it looks like AR206 is only used around a couple of nights per month.
 
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There is a reservation for AR206L tonight (22nd) between 2030 and 2130 EDT.
 

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OK, thanks, just thought I would check.
No problem. Any chance you are monitoring now at 12:20 EDT ? Activity on 226.900 Fort Drum Range, just wondering if you are able to hear from your location ?
 

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No problem. Any chance you are monitoring now at 12:20 EDT ? Activity on 226.900 Fort Drum Range, just wondering if you are able to hear from your location ?
Just got back home, I picked up a couple of seconds of audio, clear but a little low on the volumeon 226.900 , I'm scanning the frequencies now and will leave the scanner on all day and night and see what I can pick up. I did a video on the AR206L 235.100 frequency. I will clean the video up and post it tonight.
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Just got back home, I picked up a couple of seconds of audio, clear but a little low on the volumeon 226.900
I think it was MD ANG A-10s. They said they would pop into Wheeler-Sack (KGTB) then be back on the range in about an hour, which would be around 1:30pm.
 
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