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[JohnFB]

OT: Calibration Flight

For the past week I kept hearing the same Learjet flying around the western sectors of ZBW in the middle of the night.

Finally got to look him up in flightaware.com ..... interesting company and interesting looking LJ.

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[JohnFB]

Checked it out, there is a site that lists the eligible events for the USAF... listed a few upcoming events about Fly-overs, nothing for tomorrow at the Pocono 500.

I lost that URL address ages ago ........... what is it, please?? TIA

 

[JohnFB]

If anyone is interested I have posted the recorded audio of the B-52 flyover at Pocono Raceway. Go to my site at www.nepaaircomms.com and then go to the recorded comms section of the website.

Great sound bite ........ it's wild how SCALP can sound like SCOUT [etc] .... great to have the Rule of Tin Thumb. And hope your site gets more interest ..... I registered

 

[Waltz41]

1401: CADE pilot talking about getting a deployment, this will be his first (and that might explain why he's at Willow Grove)...the local pilot is asking if he's going with them or with the Boise guys...says he's going with them - the WG guys...141.725 (So, we've got another A-10 deployment coming up out of Willow Grove it would appear that will include 47 FS Barksdale aircraft.)

PA ANG had their training weekend this past, and it was reported two Barksdale A-10s came in (SWINE callsign). I think they are in again training pilots on the new SATCOM upgrades that some of the PA jets just got and all of the deployed A-10s had (KC ID PA). the Barksdales were in back in March as well, so maybe just a continuation of the training for the pilots. As far as the deployment, KC is probably just about back or ready to come back, ID is next, then PA towards the end of July. All the jets are over there already.

 

[CitationJet]

06.09.2008 am

Hi,

06.09.2008 am

First day with the modified (no VHF ATC freqs) rotation in place on the BCD396T.

1138Z 136.725 SAM IP - UNID flights up re: maint. issues.
1142Z 283.750 JOSA 711 clg CARIBOU Ops here no joy.
1146Z 251.600 JENA 92 - has Manassas in sight. Interesting usage, never heard anything related to JENA on this freq before!
1152Z 378.100 JOSA 711 - working out a maint. issue will hold for 30 mins and return to Andrews.

1200Z 139.400 Davison AAF Ops "DAVEY Ops" - NAVY 7C 527 (UC-12B NAS Oceana NFD) - off Andrews late due ramp freeze, i/b 5 mins. out.
1201Z 126.300 Davison AAF TWR - NAVY 7C 527 (UC-12B NAS Oceana NFD) - L base rwy 32.
1205Z 121.900 Davison AAF Ground/Clnc - PAT 142 - clnc to RIC.
1207Z 121.900 Davison AAF Ground/Clnc - NAVY 7C 527 (UC-12B NAS Oceana NFD) - clnc to LFI.
1210Z 378.100 GRIFFIN CP Andrews - JOSA 711 - req. phone call to TACC DSN# 779-#### and notify them RTB Andrews due maint. issue.
1213Z 126.300 Davison AAF TWR - PAT 142 - deps rwy 32 dir GRUBY QSY PT DEP 118.950.

 

[TinEar]

1138Z 136.725 SAM IP - UNID flights up re: maint. issues.

Air Force One (VC-25A, 82-8000) and SAM 91 (C-32A, 98-0001) were your culprits Tony.

 

[Mark]

Checking tape unknown freqs from this am.

1018 FAT ALBERT yealling that he is making stop at Burlington Vermont
1040 BLUE ANGEL 1 Marsa with somebody.

Mark

 

[TinEar]

1450: AR on freq 365.7....have an American pilot in a tanker and a group of ?fighter? pilots speaking French to each other on the same freq. Accents are terrible when speaking to the tanker in English and he's having a difficult time understanding them. About all I could understand was that they wanted the tanker at 15,000 feet. I had heard there were a bunch of RAF fighters with accompanying tanker returning from Nellis to the UK today but heard nothing about French fighters so don't have a clue who this might be.

 

[freqhopping]

Just heard a MUSSELL flight ask about it.
AIR TERMINAL RAMP FREEZE. 09 JUN 20:10 2008 UNTIL 09 JUN 20:40 2008. CREATED:08 JUN 18:44 2008
POTUS left earlier according to news reports. VP heading somewhere?

WILDCAT-61 ( USN F/A-18 VFA-131) 239.875 > ZDC-Irons 360.85. And still chatting on 239.875.
1712- > ZDC-Azalea 263.1
1715- >ZDC-Casanova 282.2
1720- > ZDC-Linden 322.55 request to descend to FL120 then will request VFR.
On 239.875 one called himself something else-61 and the other guy -62.
1726- Going to VFR for VR-43. Swithcing to FSS 255.4 to check in. Entering at point A.
1732- ROCKET-405 with Baywatch 281.8. Really loud and clear.
1758- WILDCAT-61 checking with ZDC-Blackstone 235.625

 

[TinEar]

Just heard a MUSSELL flight ask about it.
AIR TERMINAL RAMP FREEZE. 09 JUN 20:10 2008 UNTIL 09 JUN 20:40 2008. CREATED:08 JUN 18:44 2008
POTUS left earlier according to news reports. VP heading somewhere?

Air Force 2 went out this morning about 0930 so I guess it could be him returning. He went out in C-40B, 01-0041 rather than his usual 98-0002.

It is...01-0041 on the way to Andrews at 1610.
1619: AF 2 on a 7 mile final for runway 1L...gear down, cleared to land...118.4

 

[CitationJet]

06.09.2008 pm

A few heard earlier this afternoon...

06.09.2008 pm

1657Z 378.100 GRIFFIN CP Andrews - JOSA 441 - tail #40065, 20 mins. out, A1, one evac patient on board, can take two Space As back to Scott with us, 2000K fuel.

1734Z 134.100 Dover AFB CP - ASCOT 5163 - ETA 1800Z (I think, can't read my handwriting!), 14 crew, uplift 10 tons.
1741Z 270.800 BayWatch - N168W (Sabre 40A N168W NG Test Flight BWI) - @ 13500' VFR Pax 015 radial @ 41 nms., req. up for 45 mins up to FL300.

 

[JohnFB]

MilAir from WMass Mon 09 Jun 08 including Blue Angel report

MilAir from WMass Mon 09 Jun 08 including Blue Angel report

All Times Zulu

1305 : MAPLE 3 [F-16 VT] wkg ZBW ATC heading S

1308 to 1328 : ETHYL LIMA 1 & 2 interplane 143.825
1308 to 1328 : GRIM 29 wkg ETHYL LIMAs on 341.750 AR20NE - presumably an E-4B headed cross the pond for W. ETHYLs were KC-10s, probably NJ

1412 : RCH 545 clg Dover CP on 349.400

1415 : [TEAM] 11 [KC-10 NJ] wkg GK on 135.225 - awaiting 4 more rcvrs

1415 : TEAM 10 [KC-10 NJ] wkg McGuire CP on 319.400 - will continue to Atlantic City and transition [JEDI 21 cancelled]

1419 : [MAINE 87 FLT] wkg ZDC on 133.125 - we need to offset [x] to the right, we're picking up the Blue Angels and [dragging] them to Quebec.

1440 to 1525 : BLUE ANGELS wkg MAINE 87 [KC-135s ME] FLT on 289.800 - enroute AR
1440 to 1525 : BLUE ANGELS interplane 284.250 - used during AR
1440 to 1525 : BLUE ANGELS interplane 275.350 - used for ops chks after AR and chit-chat
1440 to 1525 : BLUE ANGELS interplane 237.800 - chit-chat
1440 to 1525 : MAINE 87 FLT wkg ZBW 353.925 => 277.400 => 135.325
1506 : BLUE ANGEL wkg FSS on 255.400 - getting current WX for Quesbec I presume
1507 : BLUE ANGEL wkg BAs on 284.250 - sharing info [of course once they were pretty much overhead, freq was crystal clear]

NOTE: end AR rqst for BAs : KEENE SCHERBROOKE QUEBEC @ FL250
NOTE: end AR rqst for MAINE : KENNEBUNK BANGOR GREENWOOD
NOTE: interplane 284.250 was glory-awfull while they were refueling .... every time someone keyed their mike, a slide-whistle tone started. I thought they were on NFM for a while and kept changing modes, til I realized the freq simply s**ked.

Meanwhile ..... the other mere mortals ........

1440 : RHODY 01 [C-130 RI] clg Rhody Ops on 353.925

1620 : CODY 01 [C-17 Wright-Patt?] wkg Westover Ops on 372.200
1625 : CODY 01 wkg ZBW ATC - headed W direct HNK Hancock

1634 : NAVY CW 151 [C-13oT VR54?] wkg ZBW ATC - possibly headed W

1943 : Unknown wkg Hanscom CP [KBED] on 397.100 arr :12 at your station, we have a code on board.

TUE

0100 : prob NJ tnkrs interplane 143.825
0135 : MAINE 86 [KC-135 ME] wkg TEAM 16 [KC-10 NJ] on 324.600 AR204 - end ARs TEAM 16 going to IP @ Albany radials

0134 : ETHYL 31 passing thru ZBW


HF/USB
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1750 : CAMSLANT wkg CG 2006 [HC-130J] on 08983.0 - rgr flt ops & posit

1752 : CAMSLANT wkg CG 2140 [HU-25C+ Cape Cod] on 08993.0 - rgr, secure your guard @ :57, on final to homeplate

1812 : CAMSLANT wkg CG 2128 [HU-25D Miami] on 08983.0 - rgr, flt ops norm

A whole bunch of EAM from Andrews, but HF GHC reception was about -5x5 today ..... too hot

Tue

0021 : Unknown 55 wkg Trenton Mil on 11232.0 for p/p to unknown WX. [It might have been a PEACH E-3]

0038 : PELICAN 712 [P-3C VP45] wkg Offutt on 1175.0 p/p to unknown OPS - we want to know if we can perform [x] .... [eventually] ok, ops norm, rqst QSL / QSL 0039

0050 Unknown 20 wkg Trenton Mil on 11232.0 p/p to RAYMOND 24 [Tinker OK] - passing line items. NOTE: sounded like backend ID'd self as "VICTOR HILL" to RAYMOND 24

0055 : Offutt/Puerto Rico test count on 11175.0 [same voice on both counts]

 

[HuubRoem]

1308 to 1328 : ETHYL LIMA 1 & 2 interplane 143.825
1308 to 1328 : GRIM 29 wkg ETHYL LIMAs on 341.750 AR20NE - presumably an E-4B headed cross the pond for W. ETHYLs were KC-10s, probably NJ

GRIM 29 [E-4B] landed at LIPA (Aviano AFB in Italy, Europe) last night due POTUS visit at Slovenia. At the same time AF1 and SAM91 overhead UK > Belgium > Germany inbound Slovenia working 136.725 Mhz A/A, orderwire 362.250 Mhz was up, no USB/LSB traffic reported.

SATCOM 261.675 Autocat in clear voice, CAP-flight REAPER [F-15C USAFE from EGUL] wkg SCORPION [E-3B]over Austria and Slovenia and some tankers in the air QUID81, 82 and early this morning QUID 83 and 84 [KC-135R]

Listen here to some SATCOM traffic:

QUID 82 with Scorpion
REAPER 11 need some fuel
REAPER 12 with Scorpion

Reaper 11-16 are also deployed at Aviano these days # 86-0147, 86-0164, 86-0176, 86-0166, 86-0167, 86-0165.

special thanks to peter from milsatcom.nl

 

[Mark]

0415 local SPARKY 3 and SPARKY 4 are rtb NAS Lakehurst on 128.300 ZNY Manta.
Have heard that SPARKY callsign before around here.Any ideas what they are at
NAS Lakehurst New Jersey?

Mark

 

[JohnFB]

0415 local SPARKY 3 and SPARKY 4 are rtb NAS Lakehurst on 128.300 ZNY Manta.
Have heard that SPARKY callsign before around here.Any ideas what they are at
NAS Lakehurst New Jersey?

I posted this a short time back .........

Tuesday morning

Sitting in my truck on break, listening to my PRO97 .......
0430L : SPARKY 4 wkg ZNY MANTA66 on 128.300 - We'd like to return to Lakehurst also ... rgr, FL2100 down to FL110 .... SPARKY 2 , and SPARKY 4

I'm guessing : SPARKY RC-12D CECOM FLT ACT NAWC Lakehurst, NJ

But what the heck are they doing up this early ...........

 

[JohnFB]

GRIM 29 [E-4B] landed at LIPA (Aviano AFB in Italy, Europe) last night due POTUS visit at Slovenia. ....<snip>

cheers, Huub, most excellent!!

and the sound clips are great.

 

[TinEar]

GRIM 29 (E-4B, 74-0787, 1st ACCS) departed Andrews shortly before 0900L/1300Z or about 40 minutes ahead of Air Force One yesterday morning. I should have included this ID yesterday when I mentioned SAM 91 and AF 1 departing ADW.

John, that CODY 01 was most probably C-130H, 85-0042, 357th AS Maxwell. He was logged the previous day on the west coast. This is sort of a WAG since they may have changed planes overnight. Second day in a row for a Maxwell hit from you.
CODY 01 is usually a C-130 of some flavor (last time it was a WC-130J from Keesler) and even a KC-135 occasionally (from GSB early April.)

Huub, thanks very much for the sound clips and the other information you provided.
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1734Z 134.100 Dover AFB CP - ASCOT 5163 - ETA 1800Z (I think, can't read my handwriting!), 14 crew, uplift 10 tons.

Tony, he was difficult to understand. I got ASCOT 5123 but can't quibble about your version either. It was a C-130/C3 with tail XV212 from the Lyneham Transport Wing and I thought he was going into McGuire rather than Dover. He just departed around 1000 from wherever he was and is again airborne.
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1015: Overhead is N12345 - a Monocoupe 110 from the College Park Aviation Museum.
Wonder why they're flying that ancient thing? Come to think of it, it only goes back to 1952 which is almost the same age as many of the KC-135s flying overhead.

 

[CitationJet]

Re: C-12T 85-1264

Hi,

Finally received confirmation that C-12T 85-1264 is the one based at Richmond IAP (RIC) with the ArNG Det. there.

Tony

 

[TinEar]

At approximately 1320, a KC-135 landed at Andrews using 118.4. His suffix was 01. Did anyone catch the callsign to go with it?

 

[Mark]

At approximately 1320, a KC-135 landed at Andrews using 118.4. His suffix was 01. Did anyone catch the callsign to go with it?

Checking tape Alan had a SOONER 01 with Andrews CP at 1310 local.
37 pax,offload some lease equipment,latrine service and req 35k fuel.
Guess he just wants enough fuel to get home.

Earlier had MAINE 92 KC-135 with Dover CP 1055 local asking about reciever ROD 34 a C-5. He says "You mean you guys aren't the 439th?" OK the 436th..see what you can find out but Dover really wasn't any help.
MAINE 92 read off his tail as #58-0107.

Mark