Florida Mil Acft Comms Log - Thurs, 26Aug2004

Thurs, 26Aug2004

BOLT 32: KC-135R, MacDill AFB 6AMW
1:44am: Reports brake hydraulic pressure low; IFE. Is inbound and very
concerned about landing. Gets wx and runway conditions.
[311.0 (Lightning Ops), 127.2, 118.8, 123.7 (MCF Twr)]

REACH 106: C-17
9:32am: Refused touch-and-go, but gets to break off approach during Patrick
Quiet Hours restriction, due to this morning's Change of Command ceremonies.
Then departed to KNBC.
[133.75]
NOTE: Brig Gen Gregory Pavlovich handed over command of 45th Space Wing to Col
Mark Owen.

FLIGHT CHECK 87: CL-600, FAA Av Sys Stds, OKC
9:30am: Touch-and-goes at Shuttle Landing Facility.
9:50am: Lands with IFE; hydraulic leak; crash crews respond.
[128.55]

N726AS: CE-337G #33701661, Cessna Skymaster, Airscan Titusville (AKA BAT 26,
NASA-KSC Security Acft; reconnaissance service in Balkans)
9:30am: Departs Space Coast RAP.
[118.9, 132.65]

UNID 68
10:02am: Comms re AAR
[311.5 Sealord discrete]

BRONCO 01: OV-10D, US State Dept Intl Narc Mission, Patrick AFB.
10:40am: Lands Patrick.
[133.75]

REACH 6005: C-17A #96-0005, Charleston AFB 437AW
11:00am: Lands Patrick.
12:23pm: Departs to Shuttle Landing Facility.
[132.65, 133.75, 372.2, 124.35, 133.8]
Photos: 057MVC-080, 081.

SEARCH 01: UH-1N, NASA-KSC Security/Survey Helo
12:27pm: Lands Patrick AFB Helipad G.
[133.75]

PAT 046: US Army Priority Air Transport
12:34pm: Area transition.
[132.15]

SEARCH 03: UH-1N, NASA-KSC Security/Survey Helo
1:03pm: Lands Patrick AFB.
[133.75, 124.35]

JOLLY 11: HH-60G Pave Hawk Helo, Patrick AFB 920RQW 301RQS
1:45pm: Touch-and-goes.
[133.75]

KING 55: C-130P #64-14855, Patrick AFB 920RQW 39RQS
1:49pm: Departs Patrick.
3:25pm: Touch-and-goes at Patrick.
11:20pm: Ops with JOLLY 21 flight.
[133.75, 321.0]

DARKSTAR PAPA: E-3 AWACS, Tinker AFB 552ACW 965ACS
2:19pm: RE 252.0 freq.
3:16pm: Comms re W-174.
[364.2, 323.0]

N21NG: LJ-35A LearJet #343, Northrop Grumman JSTARS Integration Facility,
Melbourne IAP
2:20pm: KMLB.
[118.2]

CHALICE GOLF: E-3 AWACS, Tinker AFB 552ACW 963ACS
3:00pm: Thanks STARGATE for cooperation; area had been mistakenly scheduled to
both.
3:25pm: Controlling acft in W-174.
[364.2, 327.9]

STAR 01: Northrop Grumman JSTARS Grd Sta, Melbourne IAP.
5:49pm: Comms w Unid: "Fixin' to link with you."
[231.75]

RANDY 54: Randolph AFB 12FTW
5:50pm: Area transition.
[335.5 or 135.5]

JOLLY 21: HH-60G Pave Hawk Helo Flight
9:47pm: Comms with KING 55: "What's your posit?"
"On the AR Track."
"We'll maintain at 2500'"
Decides to not meet up with tanker (KING 55), but helos rendezvous over Lake
Washington (west of Patrick).
11:26pm: Lands on M-Z Intersection at Patrick.
[269.375, 138.475, 138.3]

MAKO 01: F-16 flight of 4, Homestead JARB AFRC 482FW 93FS
9:52pm: RTB at 17,000'.
[323.1]

ADDENDUM: In late afternoon, several acft heard on UHF freqs e/r to NAS Key
West at FL 410; descended to FL 270 as they went south; did not pass callsigns.

AL STERN Satellite Beach FL