Florida Mil and NASA Comms Log - Tues, 18 May 2004

Tuesday, 18 May 2004
VIP flights into the Shuttle Landing Facility and ground comms there
related to the Atlas launch scheduled for Wed.
Avon Park Bombing Range returned to normalcy after days of CSAR exercises.
Arrival of NASA's WB-57F Canberra was a treat. These are the first comms I
have heard from him since his work on the Crystal Face program out of Key West
in July 2002.


N4667B: CE-208B, US State Dept, Intl Narcotics Mission/Air Wing, Patrick AFB.
9:08am: Departs on training flight to Moody AFB.
2:45pm: Lands Patrick.
[133.75, 132.65]

SNAKE 03: F-15, FL-ANG 125FW 159FS, Jacksonville IAP
9:50am: Working in offshore Whiskey area; comms with Sealord.
[267.5, 351.8]

BRONCO 01: OV-10D, US State Dept, Intl Narcotics Mission/Air Wing, Patrick AFB.
10:06am: Departs Patrick AFB.
11:17am: Lands Patrick.
[133.75, 132.65]

EXECJET 419
10:25am: Departs NASA-KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. Execjets are often used to
ferry VIPs into SLF and CCAFS for launches; we have an Atlas going tomorrow
night, so several Execjets have been coming in.
[128.55, 124,8]

THUMPER: E-3 AWACS Mission Crew, Tinker AFB 552ACW, 970ACS.
10:29am: Comms with OakySam who passes 328.0 as today's VoiceTel freq.
10:44am: "Players are Dragnet Uniform who is AEW-C and yourself, Thumper, who
is AEW-A." OakySam also IDs one of the players as "_AFF 20."
[364.2]

SEARCH 01: UH-1N, NASA-KSC
10:33am: Departs Patrick for KSC-SLF.
12:20pm: Lands Patrick.
[133.75, 133.8, 128.55]

LIMA LIMA 67: P-3C, Jacksonville NAS VP-30 "Pro's Nest"
11:01am: 90 mi SE of Craig Field, en route to NAS Jax.
[267.5]

MAULER 04: S-3B, Jacksonville NAS VS-32 "Maulers"
11:02am: RTB NAS Jax; lands Rnwy 14.
[267.5]

KING 15: C-130, Moody AFB 71RQS
11:03am: Comms with Sealord.
[267.5]

MILSATCOM
11:55am: Secure comms.
[261.675 NFM]

NASA 926: WB-57F #63-13503, NASA-Johnson Space Ctr, Houston.
12:10pm: Chats with ATC; "We are like a U-2 only beefier." ATC recognizes the
type when pilot mentions "Canberra."
12:15pm: Lands Patrick.
[132.65, 133.75]

CANFORCE 4317: CC-130.
3:20pm: Area transition, southbound.
[135.075, 134.8 (Miami @ Nassau)]

SHARK 21: F-16C, Homestead JARB AFRC 482FW 93FS "Makos"
4:56pm: Completes work at Avon Park Bombing Range; RTB HST.
[292.2, 307.1, 281.5]

NASA 4: G-1159 Gulfstream II, NASA-KSC
6:30pm: Lands NASA-KSC Shuttle Landing Facility.
7:10pm: Departs SLF. 7:15pm: Lands Patrick AFB.
[124.8, 132.65, 128.55, 133.75]

EXECJET _34
7:45pm: Lands NASA-KSC Shuttle Landing Facility with more VIPs for tomorrow's
Atlas launch.
[128.55]

JOLLYs 31, 32: HH-60G Pave Hawks Helos #90-26231 and 90-26232, Patrick AFB
AFSOC 920RQW 301RQS.
8:43pm: Begins local ops including touch-and-goes, autorotations at Patrick.
9:07pm: Ops over Lake Washington, then air-air refueling with C-130 King 64.
11:40pm: Lands Patrick.
[133.75, 255.5]

BOLT 22: KC-135R, MacDill AFB 6AMW
8:54pm: Area transition to AR-202 track.
9:20pm: Air-air refueling of F-16s SHARKs 23 and 24.
[135.075, 134.85, 327.6]

MAKOs 11, 12: F-16C, Homestead JARB AFRC 482FW 93FS "Makos"
9:04pm: Into Avon Park Bombing Ranges "Charlie" and "Echo."
9:35pm: Departs Range; RTB Homestead in FL210-230 block.
[319.0, 292.2, 285.725, 307.1, 281.5, 323.1, 138.125]

KING 64: HC-130P #64-14864, Patrick AFB AFSOC 920RQW 39RQS
9:24pm: Departs Patrick, AAR with JOLLYs.
[133.75]

KING 22: HC-130N #69-5822, Moody AFB 71RQS.
9:30pm: Arrives in Patrick area, lands Patrick.
9:45pm: Departs for parajumper drops in Judy DZ, comms with PJ retrieval boat
"Gondola Gator."
10:45pm: Cleared back to Moody AFB.
[132.65, 133.75, 251.9]

SHARKs 23, 24: F-16C, Homestead JARB AFRC 482FW 93FS "Makos"
9:44pm: Comms with tanker BOLT 22 during AAR; then to Avon Park Bombing Range.
10:40pm: RTB Homestead.
[292.2, 285.725, 307.1, 281.5, 323.1, 303.15, 139.8]

BOLT 02: KC-135, MacDill AFB 6AMW
9:49pm: Inbound MacDill with 36K # fuel; maintenance writeups for pilot RGA
panel, and pilot radar altimeter inop.
[311.0]

AF RESCUE BOAT 22
10:19pm: Comms with USCG Group Mayport.
[156.8, 157.15]

MADFOX 09: P-3C, Jacksonville NAS VP-5 "Mad Foxes" Sqdn
10:59pm: Direct NAS Jacksonville.
[135.75]

BOLT 23: KC-135, MacDill AFB 6AMW
11:40pm: Inbound to MacDill.
[311.0]

BOLT 22: KC-135, MacDill AFB 6AMW
11:48pm: Inbound to MacDill, maintenance writeups for copilot items.
[311.0]

AL STERN Satellite Beach FL (28-11N 80-36W) monitoring
 Patrick AFB (KCOF)  NASA-KSC Shuttle Landing Fac (KX68)
 Avon Park Bombing Range (KAGR)  Cape Canaveral AFS (KXMR)
 JSTARS E-8 Acft Integration Facility, Melbourne IAP (KMLB)
 Worldwide Military HF Communications
 Life Member: Missile, Space and Range Pioneers.
 http://hometown.aol.com/allanstern/m...age/index.html (My Freqs)
 http://hometown.aol.com/scanaddict/index.html (My Equipment)

Ok,,we'll see. Your ego will be your downfall


Tuesday, 18 May 2004
VIP flights into the Shuttle Landing Facility and ground comms there
related to the Atlas launch scheduled for Wed.
Avon Park Bombing Range returned to normalcy after days of CSAR exercises.
Arrival of NASA's WB-57F Canberra was a treat. These are the first comms I
have heard from him since his work on the Crystal Face program out of Key West
in July 2002.


N4667B: CE-208B, US State Dept, Intl Narcotics Mission/Air Wing, Patrick AFB.
9:08am: Departs on training flight to Moody AFB.
2:45pm: Lands Patrick.
[133.75, 132.65]

SNAKE 03: F-15, FL-ANG 125FW 159FS, Jacksonville IAP
9:50am: Working in offshore Whiskey area; comms with Sealord.
[267.5, 351.8]

BRONCO 01: OV-10D, US State Dept, Intl Narcotics Mission/Air Wing, Patrick AFB.
10:06am: Departs Patrick AFB.
11:17am: Lands Patrick.
[133.75, 132.65]

EXECJET 419
10:25am: Departs NASA-KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. Execjets are often used to
ferry VIPs into SLF and CCAFS for launches; we have an Atlas going tomorrow
night, so several Execjets have been coming in.
[128.55, 124,8]

THUMPER: E-3 AWACS Mission Crew, Tinker AFB 552ACW, 970ACS.
10:29am: Comms with OakySam who passes 328.0 as today's VoiceTel freq.
10:44am: "Players are Dragnet Uniform who is AEW-C and yourself, Thumper, who
is AEW-A." OakySam also IDs one of the players as "_AFF 20."
[364.2]

SEARCH 01: UH-1N, NASA-KSC
10:33am: Departs Patrick for KSC-SLF.
12:20pm: Lands Patrick.
[133.75, 133.8, 128.55]

LIMA LIMA 67: P-3C, Jacksonville NAS VP-30 "Pro's Nest"
11:01am: 90 mi SE of Craig Field, en route to NAS Jax.
[267.5]

MAULER 04: S-3B, Jacksonville NAS VS-32 "Maulers"
11:02am: RTB NAS Jax; lands Rnwy 14.
[267.5]

KING 15: C-130, Moody AFB 71RQS
11:03am: Comms with Sealord.
[267.5]

MILSATCOM
11:55am: Secure comms.
[261.675 NFM]

NASA 926: WB-57F #63-13503, NASA-Johnson Space Ctr, Houston.
12:10pm: Chats with ATC; "We are like a U-2 only beefier." ATC recognizes the
type when pilot mentions "Canberra."
12:15pm: Lands Patrick.
[132.65, 133.75]

CANFORCE 4317: CC-130.
3:20pm: Area transition, southbound.
[135.075, 134.8 (Miami @ Nassau)]

SHARK 21: F-16C, Homestead JARB AFRC 482FW 93FS "Makos"
4:56pm: Completes work at Avon Park Bombing Range; RTB HST.
[292.2, 307.1, 281.5]

NASA 4: G-1159 Gulfstream II, NASA-KSC
6:30pm: Lands NASA-KSC Shuttle Landing Facility.
7:10pm: Departs SLF. 7:15pm: Lands Patrick AFB.
[124.8, 132.65, 128.55, 133.75]

EXECJET _34
7:45pm: Lands NASA-KSC Shuttle Landing Facility with more VIPs for tomorrow's
Atlas launch.
[128.55]

JOLLYs 31, 32: HH-60G Pave Hawks Helos #90-26231 and 90-26232, Patrick AFB
AFSOC 920RQW 301RQS.
8:43pm: Begins local ops including touch-and-goes, autorotations at Patrick.
9:07pm: Ops over Lake Washington, then air-air refueling with C-130 King 64.
11:40pm: Lands Patrick.
[133.75, 255.5]

BOLT 22: KC-135R, MacDill AFB 6AMW
8:54pm: Area transition to AR-202 track.
9:20pm: Air-air refueling of F-16s SHARKs 23 and 24.
[135.075, 134.85, 327.6]

MAKOs 11, 12: F-16C, Homestead JARB AFRC 482FW 93FS "Makos"
9:04pm: Into Avon Park Bombing Ranges "Charlie" and "Echo."
9:35pm: Departs Range; RTB Homestead in FL210-230 block.
[319.0, 292.2, 285.725, 307.1, 281.5, 323.1, 138.125]

KING 64: HC-130P #64-14864, Patrick AFB AFSOC 920RQW 39RQS
9:24pm: Departs Patrick, AAR with JOLLYs.
[133.75]

KING 22: HC-130N #69-5822, Moody AFB 71RQS.
9:30pm: Arrives in Patrick area, lands Patrick.
9:45pm: Departs for parajumper drops in Judy DZ, comms with PJ retrieval boat
"Gondola Gator."
10:45pm: Cleared back to Moody AFB.
[132.65, 133.75, 251.9]

SHARKs 23, 24: F-16C, Homestead JARB AFRC 482FW 93FS "Makos"
9:44pm: Comms with tanker BOLT 22 during AAR; then to Avon Park Bombing Range.
10:40pm: RTB Homestead.
[292.2, 285.725, 307.1, 281.5, 323.1, 303.15, 139.8]

BOLT 02: KC-135, MacDill AFB 6AMW
9:49pm: Inbound MacDill with 36K # fuel; maintenance writeups for pilot RGA
panel, and pilot radar altimeter inop.
[311.0]

AF RESCUE BOAT 22
10:19pm: Comms with USCG Group Mayport.
[156.8, 157.15]

MADFOX 09: P-3C, Jacksonville NAS VP-5 "Mad Foxes" Sqdn
10:59pm: Direct NAS Jacksonville.
[135.75]

BOLT 23: KC-135, MacDill AFB 6AMW
11:40pm: Inbound to MacDill.
[311.0]

BOLT 22: KC-135, MacDill AFB 6AMW
11:48pm: Inbound to MacDill, maintenance writeups for copilot items.
[311.0]

AL STERN Satellite Beach FL (28-11N 80-36W) monitoring
 Patrick AFB (KCOF)  NASA-KSC Shuttle Landing Fac (KX68)
 Avon Park Bombing Range (KAGR)  Cape Canaveral AFS (KXMR)
 JSTARS E-8 Acft Integration Facility, Melbourne IAP (KMLB)
 Worldwide Military HF Communications
 Life Member: Missile, Space and Range Pioneers.
 http://hometown.aol.com/allanstern/m...age/index.html (My Freqs)
 http://hometown.aol.com/scanaddict/index.html (My Equipment)

On 19 May 2004 06:06:24 GMT, (AllanStern) wrote:

NASA 926: WB-57F #63-13503, NASA-Johnson Space Ctr, Houston.
12:10pm: Chats with ATC; "We are like a U-2 only beefier." ATC recognizes the
type when pilot mentions "Canberra."
12:15pm: Lands Patrick.
[132.65, 133.75]

I know the guy who was flying this. We were talking on the phone and
he mentioned he was going to the Cape. Jokes about the insect life in
Florida followed.

I told him I'd know when he got there, albeit somewhat after the fact.
He thought that was a little odd.

Mary

--
Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer

He'll really be perplexed when you echo back his words to him.
Things at Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center have gotten much better
regarding insects and critters. During the Gemini launches and Apollo moon
launches we not only dodged the mosquitoes but also the wild boar and gators
that we range rats displaced. Even now occasionally a Cape worker's car hits a
gator, but more and more of the roads are paved !!

AL STERN Satellite Beach FL
Life Member: Missile, Space and Range Pioneers.

"AllanStern" wrote in message
...
He'll really be perplexed when you echo back his words to him.
Things at Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center have gotten much
better
regarding insects and critters. During the Gemini launches and Apollo
moon
launches we not only dodged the mosquitoes but also the wild boar and
gators
that we range rats displaced. Even now occasionally a Cape worker's car
hits a
gator, but more and more of the roads are paved !!

AL STERN Satellite Beach FL
Life Member: Missile, Space and Range Pioneers.
Al, during one of the first explorer missions (unsuccessful) my dad killed
an 8(eight) foot rattlesnake IN the blockhouse, 16 rattles, I still have
it.......
Tom

BTW- You don't know what mosquito's are if you didn't live here in the 50's
or 60's.......