No ID on these, used a/a during CAP: 226.750; 276.800.
Rich N3VMY - KAG 0096
Rich N3VMY - KAG 0096
POTUS/FLOTUS to Bedminster Thursday
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No POTUS this weekend. Last minute change due to the inclement golfing weather. Headed to Sterling, VA instead.
richee2000
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POTUS back in NJ thursday 8/7/2020 thru sunday 8/10/2020,,, bedminster and long branch visits.
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This was interesting. ”NICE05” at about 20:00 was the A/A KC135 tanker established in the CAP.
Went like this.
Stand-by on joining for fuel, autopilot just kicked off. Then hand flys for two top offs. Chat with Huntress, “departing CAP early due to AHARS pilot, co-pilot miscompare”. “Huntress“ are you going to declare an IFE? 135 Nope, and away he went.
Went like this.
Stand-by on joining for fuel, autopilot just kicked off. Then hand flys for two top offs. Chat with Huntress, “departing CAP early due to AHARS pilot, co-pilot miscompare”. “Huntress“ are you going to declare an IFE? 135 Nope, and away he went.
Disagreement between the pilot and copilot's Attitude and Heading Reference System. Which is exactly what it sounds like and is considered a priority instrumentation problem. Both civilian and military aircraft would immediately turn back to their primary airport for that as that can lead to fatal errors not necessarily knowing which is correct.
richee2000
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did anyone hear any CAP Comms when POTUS visited Long Branch? I am 3 miles from that location, heard nothing on 260.900
richee2000
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POTUS at Bedminster this weekend CAP 363.100 heard
WIDE75 with KC-135R 59-1450 on station. Not sure if the airframe is currently assigned to Maine ANG or Arizona ANG, but it came out of Bangor.
I read it was last given to the Arizona ANG in 2011, I don't think it transferred commands again
Copperheads, 161st ARW AZ ANG then.
Lucky it did not get shot down, the flight path took it right above the golf course before he turned. N197RV Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware
People in the area report that the fighter dropped flares in front of the plane and the CG chopper was lined up right behind the aircraft...
I'm back at work but I was watching it on ADS-B and listening on ProScan. I was cringing when the fighter called out to the TACP on 350.1 that he'd be deploying flares. You REALLY have to screw up to evoke that response, especially with homes in the area. I think that is the closest any idiot...er...pilot has gotten yet in the last 4 years.
On ADS-B, there was an unident chopper and another fighter lined up to give him a colonoscopy, and I promise you the assigned aircraft on station were probably fully ready to achieve tone lock.
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I do not understand how much time elapsed til interception. The aircraft was was on 330 heading right from BLM direct Blairstown. It spent quite a bit of time in the TFR and the track was clearly a problem early on. Odd.
The problem is the several small airports within the TFR that they have agreed to give leeway for. Particularly Solberg and Somerset. I didn't have VHF going on ProScan, so I don't know if he was answering up on Guaaaaaaaaaaard (aviation joke) but it seemed like they were giving him a chance to line up for either one and then realized...yeah...not happening. He had 1200 in the box, so...yeah...
richee2000
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is 350.10 being used for The CAP, instead of 260.9?
They're all over the place.
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