Busy day for MilComms Monitoring - Wed, 7 Apr 2004

Wed. 7 Apr 2004

I was able to snag comms from many Mil acft that abounded in
Florida today from Key West down south all the way to Pinecastle Range in mid
Florida.
NY-ANG F-16s continued to work local ranges; some of them departed
back to Syracuse, after a week's stay here.
Many NASA T-38s came and went between NASA-KSC Shuttle Landing
Facility and NASA-Johnson Space Ctr, Houston.
Another MacDill acft reported his APU failure to start; seems to be
an epidemic of this.
Half-dozen or so Bu ICE (Fmr USCS) flights heard.


APEX Flight: F-16, NY-ANG 174FW, Syracuse NY
8:45am: Working in Whiskey areas.
9:59am: Lands Patrick.
[267.5, 316.3, 269.3, 281.425, 269.375]

COBRA 01: Flight of 4, F-16, NY-ANG 174FW, Syracuse NY
8:50: Departs Patrick to Whiskey areas 5, 6, 7 Yankee; mentions FANGs.
[269.375, 281.425, 269.3, 267.5, 348.7, 316.3; air-air: 138.3]

BANDSAW: E-3 AWACS, Tinker AFB
9:04am: In Whiskey areas; comms with Sealord, passes 234.8 freq for FANGs.
[267.5, 234.8, 316.3]

COORS: F-16, NY-ANG 174FW, Syracuse NY
9:13am: Returns from Range. 9:24am: lands Patrick.
[281.425, 269.375]

OMAHA 558
9:14am: w Hammer; near Titusville; mentions Deland; Hammer cls Lima 558.
[164.775]

LION 01: Poss Oceana F-14 or Eglin F-15
9:18am: Area transition.
[306.9, 285.5]

GOLIATH BRAVO: E-3 AWACS, Tinker 552ACW 960ACS
9:20am: Controlling acft in the Tarpon Range (near Key West), W-174A through
W-174G. Gets freqs 277.6 primary, 320.6 secondary. Comms with Oaky Sam:
"On-station time 1345z, 1630-1730z." "1819z after tanker." Rqsts AW-002.
[344.2, 364.2, 277.6, 320.6, 133.9]

NASA 963: T-38N.
10:05am: Lands SLF.
2:10pm: Cleared to Acadiana.
[124.8, 128.55]

VICTORY: F-14, Oceana VF-103 "Jolly Rogers"
10:05am: Working in Tarpon Range.
[250.6]

CG Station-Port Canaveral
10:07am: Comms.
[157.15]

GOLDEN KNIGHTS 608: C-31A Fokker, US Army Demo Team
10:08am: Returning from a weekend show down south.
[134.0]

GATOR 21: F/A-18, Atlanta NAS VMFA-142 "Flying Gators"
10:11am: Working in Pinecastle Range.
[357.0, 380.8, 345.05]

JV 832: C-40A, Jacksonville NAS VR-58 "Sunseekers"
10:29am: Relays Sealord comms to P-3C "Lima Lima 06."
[267.5]

PELICAN 713: P-3C, Jacksonville NAS VP-45 "Pelicans"
10:29am; Comms w "Jaguar."
[285.0]

CANFORCE 4304: CC-130
10:33am: Area transition; comms with P-3C "LN 453" on 121.5.
[133.95, 133.475, 121.5]

LN 453: P-3C, Jacksonville NAS VP-45 "Pelicans"
10:40am: Contacts "CANFORCE 4304" on 121.5 to relay ATC comms. Comms with NAS
Jax and Sealord.
[133.475, 121.5, 267.5, 285.0]

NASA 919: T-38N #66-8385, NASA-Johnson Space Ctr, Houston TX
10:43am: Arrives SLF.
[133.475, 124.8, 128.55]

FAST 71: F-16 (single ship), NY-ANG 174FW, Syracuse NY
11:00am: Departs Patrick to home.
[118.4, 269.375, 281.425, 346.25, 284.5]

AIR TRANSPORT 400: DC-8 ATI, Little Rock (USAF Contractor)
11:00am: Arrives Patrick from Ascension; has ground emergency, possible fire;
reports 4 crew, 25 pax.
6:09pm: Departs to WRI
[124,35m 133.75, 132.65, 124.8, 119.825]

COORS 01: F-16, NY-ANG 174FW, Syracuse NY
11:25am: Departs to Avon Park Bombing Range.
12:25pm: Lands Patrick.
[289.4, 269.375, 281.425, 269.3, 292.2]

LIMA LIMA 71: P-3C, Jacksonville NAS VP-30 "Pro's Nest"
11:35am: En route NAS Jax.
[133.475]

BOLT 34: KC-135R, MacDill AFB 6AMW
12:10pm: Inbound MacDill
[311.0]

NASA 916: T-38N #66-8382, NASA-Johnson Space Ctr, Houston TX
12:23pm: Inbound to Shuttle Landing Facility.
2:30pm: Departs to Acadiana.
[133.475, 132.65, 128.55]

HOIST 95: KC-10A, McGuire AFB 305AMW
12:50pm: Lands Patrick.
[132.65, 133.75, 373.2]

NASA 950: G-IISP Gulfstream II, Johnson Space Ctr, Houston TX
1:00pm: Lands Shuttle Landing Facility.
2:00pm: Departs Shuttle Landing Facility.
[133.8, 132.65, 128.55]

NASA 915: T-38N #60-0585, NASA-Johnson Space Ctr, Houston TX
1:20pm: Lands Shuttle Landing Facility.
[284.0, 133.475, 132.65, 128.55]

REACH 9009: C-5 #89-0009, NY-ANG 105AW 137AS Stewart ANGB, NY
1:33pm: Lands Patrick.
[269.375, 372.2]
One of the very rare UHF landings of a transport at Patrick.

N431SK: P-3B #153431, Bu ICE.
1:45pm: Area transition.
[133.4775, 125.075]

NASA 904: T-38N #63-8204, NASA-Johnson Space Ctr, Houston TX
1:45pm: Departs Shuttle Landing Facility.
[128.55, 132.65]

N4667B: CE-208B #208B0163, US State Dept INM/AW Patrick AFB
1:52pm: Departs Patrick.
[133.75]

BRONCO 02: OV-10D, US State Dept INM/AW Patrick AFB
2:00pm: Departs Patrick.
[133.75]

NASA 919: T-38N #65-10356, NASA-Johnson Space Ctr, Houston TX
2:20pm: Departs SLF.
[133.475, 127.2]

OAKGROVE
2:24pm: "Unknown Rider" report, off Vero Beach.
[121.5]

NASA 903: T-38N #63-8200, NASA-Johnson Space Ctr, Houston TX
2:30pm: Departs Shuttle Landing Facility.
[128.55]

BOLT 32: KC-135R, MacDill AFB 6AMW.
3:00pm: Touch-and-goes at Patrick.
4:02pm: RTB MacDill.
[133.75, 132.65, 124.8]
Photo: 054MVC-859

SENTRY 06: E-3 AWACS, Tinker AFB 552ACW 960ACS
3:22pm: Gets Tinker AFB wx from MacDill Metro.
[344.6]

OMAHA 45;Prob P-3, Bu ICE
3:26pm: Informal comms; "that funny looking airplane with the dish on top of
it."
[282.425]

N696US: NA-265-65, United Space Alliance, Houston (NASA-KSC contractor)
4:06pm: Inbound KTIX
[124.8]

REACH A612
4:15pm: Comms with Charleston CP; has DV aboard; inbound CHS, then will depart
to WRI.
[349.9]

GRUMMAN 30: E-2 Hawkeye.
4:45pm: Transitions offshore.
[267.5]

BOLT 02: MacDill AFB 6AMW
4:48pm: Inbound MCF; rqsts 25K fuel; writeup for #2 APU failure to start.
[311.0]

KING 64: HC-130P #64-14864, Patrick AFB AFSOC 920RQW 39RQS
5:35pm: Preparing to depart. [I missed departure]
10:50pm: Lands Patrick.
[134.0, 132.65, 133.75, 321.0]

RHET 87: KC-135R, Robins AFB 19ARG "Black Knights"
5:35pm: Comms with Cape Weather re wx at Robins for 2240z ETA. Passes PIREP
from 120 mi South of Ormond Beach, at FL370.
[344.6]

REACH 470: C-5A #68305, Kelly Field
6:21pm: Get phone patch to DSN 945-4330, Kelly Field "Hill Country" CP;
estimates blocks at 0115z. Both HF radios inop; main fuel tank intermittently
refills automatically. Rqsts Customs. Contacts MacDill Metro for KSKF wx.
[311.0, 344.6]

SATCOM:
8:03pm: Clear voice; testing.
[255.45]

___SK: P-3 Slick, Bu ICE
10:04pm: Comms with Hammer re Ramrod: "718 requested 10-7."
10:22pm: Comms with JackKnife: "111 mmiles out."
[282.425]

DACTYL 92: C-32A USAF, Eglin AFB
11:24pm: Comms with MacDill Metro.
[344.6]

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AllanStern wrote:


BRONCO 02: OV-10D, US State Dept INM/AW Patrick AFB
2:00pm: Departs Patrick.
[133.75]

A *State Dept.* OV-10?
Golly is "Air America" back in business?

;-)

Al has posted the OV-10D in the past. Of course I know this because I
had to go look it up on the net since I never saw one before.

The "what's that funny dish" line is a classic. Nearly as good as the
pilots at Red Flag that ask "What's that base" when they fly the
Nellis ranges for the first time and discover a base not on the map.

Dweezil Dwarftosser wrote in message ...
AllanStern wrote:


BRONCO 02: OV-10D, US State Dept INM/AW Patrick AFB
2:00pm: Departs Patrick.
[133.75]

A *State Dept.* OV-10?
Golly is "Air America" back in business?

;-)

Dweezil Dwarftosser wrote:
AllanStern wrote:


BRONCO 02: OV-10D, US State Dept INM/AW Patrick AFB
2:00pm: Departs Patrick.
[133.75]

A *State Dept.* OV-10?
Golly is "Air America" back in business?

IIRC, these are connected with Columbian drug crop eradication efforts.
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A *State Dept.* OV-10?
Golly is "Air America" back in business?

IIRC, these are connected with Columbian drug crop eradication efforts.

True. About half of the OV-10Ds at Patrick have the spray apparatus on them.
They fly sorties over the coca crop in Columbia, accompanied by State Dept
armed UH-1Ns that are also based at Patrick. The OV-10Ds seldom return from a
sortie without bullet holes.
The OV-10Ds fly daily here at Patrick, training new pilots, many of them
Columbians.

AL STERN Satellite Beach FL

AllanStern wrote:

A *State Dept.* OV-10?
Golly is "Air America" back in business?

IIRC, these are connected with Columbian drug crop eradication efforts.

True. About half of the OV-10Ds at Patrick have the spray apparatus on them.
They fly sorties over the coca crop in Columbia, accompanied by State Dept
armed UH-1Ns that are also based at Patrick.

It seems to me they could have retained the mini-guns
and the bomb racks (rocket dispensers) and save the
cost of the UH-1s!

What *other* "military" planes are used as "crop dusters" *by Uncle Sam*?

eFrom: (DBurch7672)
Date: 5/10/2004 3:27 PM Mountain Daylight Time
Message-id:

What *other* "military" planes are used as "crop dusters" *by Uncle Sam*?


I think the only ones being used are some OV-10Ds and some modified turbine
Thrushes. Not quite sure about Air Tractors, but I am sure that you do not
want to be shot down while performing any of those flights.

If one is shot down in coca field territory, might as well consider yourself
executed.


Ron
Tanker 65, C-54E (DC-4)
Silver City Tanker Base