Tuesday 14 Oct 2003

VDA 4380: AN-124, Volga Dnepr, Russian Contract Airline (Heavy cargo)
3:10am: Area transition, poss landing at CCAFS.

CONGO 63: UV-18B DHC-6 DeHavilland Twin Otter, USAF Academy
9:45am: Parajumps at Cape Canaveral AFS, all day long, ;just as yesterday.
[118.625]

CAJUN 11: A-10A, New Orleans NAS/JRB AFRC 926FW 706FS
9:50am: Cleared to NBQ, which is Kings Bay NS, GA, but since New Orleans NAS
is NBG, the Patrick Clrnc Delivery folks might have mis-spoken. Yesterday's
flight of CAJUN A-10s were cleared to PAM (Tyndall AFB).
10:00am: Departs Patrick.
[289.4, 269.375, 281.425, 307.0, 273.55, 269.25, 317.6 direct Robins, 16,000']
I could have held his handoffs much longer; great sound for that altitude.

SEARCH 01: UH-1, NASA-KSC Security/Survey Helo.
9:52am: Lands Patrick.
[133.75]

N696US: NA-265-65 Rockwell Sabreliner, United Space Alliance, Houston TX
10:05: Lands Space Coast RAP.
[132.65, 118.9]
This acft, based at Ellington Field, Houston, is the acft of the Space
Shuttle support contractor at KSC. With the Shuttle orbiters grounded we have
not
heard from this acft lately, until today.

NASA 913: T-38N #65-10355, NASA-Johnson Space Ctr, Houston
10:17am: Lands Shuttle Landing Facility.
[133.475, 124.8, 132.65, 128.55]

CUTLASS 15: T-37B, Columbus AFB 14FTW 41FTS
10:26am: Area transition at 12,000 ft.
[317.6 Jax Ctr @ Lowell]

GRITS 02: C-17A Charleston 437AW
10:27am: Comms with MacDill tanker BOLT 22 during refueling.
11:25am: Inbound to Patrick, touch-and-goes short rnwy (29).
[327.6 (AR-202), 132.65, 133.75]
Got some nice photos of him during TAGs: MVC-334, MVC-335.

BOLT 22; KC-135R, MacDill 6AMW
10:27am: Comms with MacDill tanker BOLT 22 during refueling.
10:47am: Inbound MacDill, Alpha 2 for inop inboard flaps indicator.
[327.6 (AR-202), 311.0]

SEARCH 03: UH-1, NASA-KSC Security/Survey Helo.
10:35am: Touch-and-goes at Patrick.
[133.75]

CUTLASS 22: T-37B, Columbus AFB 14FTW 41FTS
10:39am: Area transition.
[317.6 Jax Ctr @ Lowell]

ASCOT 3624: L-1011 Royal Air Force, UK.
11:08am: Lands Patrick.
3:20pm: Departs to Washington Dulles IAP.
[118.4, 132.65, 133.75, 124.8, 133.475]
My photo: MVC-340

NASA 4: Gulfstream II, NASA-KSC
11:40am: Departs Patrick to Melbourne IAP for practice approaches, then
continues them at Space Coast RAP.
[133.75, 132.65, 118.4, 118.9]

KING 64: HC-130P #64-14864 Patrick AFB 920RQW 39RQS
11:55am: Departs Patrick to work PJs in Judy DZ.
1:15pm: Departs to Crown DZ.
1:18pm: Tells USCG Cape Canaveral about intention to use flares, smoke.
3:05pm: Is Alpha 2 for pilot director, and DF #2 is still interfering w UHF
radio.
3:08pm: Lands Patrick.
[133.75, 157.1, 321.0]
My pictu MVC-336

N21NG: LJ-35A #343, Northrop Grumman JSTARS Integration Facility, Melbourne.
12:00 noon: Inbound Melbourne IAP.
[118.2]

ASCOT 2644: VC-10, Royal Air Force, UK.
12:07pm: Lands Patrick.
3:35pm: Departs Patrick to fix on Vero Beach 140 radial.
[132.65, 133.75]

AKULA: F-16, Homestead JARB 482FW
1:10pm: Working at Avon Park Bombing Range.
[307.1, 292.2]

JOLLY 21: HH-60G Pave Hawk Helo Flight of 2.
1:13pm: Departs Patrick.
[133.75]

N1A: Goodyear Blimp
1:26pm: Southbound, comms with ATC on VHF freqs; comms with Pompano ground
ops on 151.625. Tells ATC will be working the Miami-Temple game.
1:54pm: Informs Pompano "3.5 hours to go."
[132.65, 118.2, 151.625]
My pics: MVC-337, -338, -339

COIL: F-15, FL-ANG, Jacksonville IAP
1:27pm: Area transition.
[273.55, 387.0]

GOLIATH: E-3 AWACS, Tinker AFB 552ACW 960 ACCS
2:19pm: Rqsts 4 Xray Area. Will be working with SNAKEs.
[267.5 Sealord]

JV-513: C-9B Jacksonville NAS VR-58 "Sunseekers" Sqdn
2:21pm: To Orlando Exec.
[307.0]

MAKO 11: F-16, Homestead JARB 482FW
2:56pm: Working at Avon Park Bombing Range.
3:25pm: Departs Range.
[138.125, 285.725, 264.625, 307.1, 292.2]

SHARK 21: F-16, Homestead JARB 482FW
3:15pm: Working at Avon Park Bombing Range.
[139.8, 285.725, 264.625, 307.1, 292.2]

DOS 34W: UH-1H #65-09915, US State Dept Intl Narcotics Mission, Patrick AFB.
5:05pm: Touch-and-goes. 5:45pm: Lands.
7:00pm: Departs.
[133.75]

NASA 921: T-38N #66-8387, NASA-Johnson Space Ctr, Houston TX
5:11pm: Inbound SLF, calls SLF Twr UHF for field conditions.
5:30pm: Lands SLF.
[284.0, 133.9, 133.475, 124.8, 128.55]

UNID
261.625 5:32pm: Satcom signals.

NASA 924: T-38N #67-14825, NASA-Johnson Space Ctr, Houston TX
5:40pm: Inbound SLF, calls SLF Twr UHF for field conditions; informs Twr that
they are currently 200 mi west of the field; asks for score of NY Yankees vs
Boston Red Sox game. Says will land "on the hour." (wasn't far off)
6:01pm: Lands SLF.
[284.0, 127.475, 133.9, 128.225, 126.525 (FL 290), 133.475 (FL 250), 132.65
(6000'), 128.55]
NOTE: The pilot's announcement that he was 200 miles west of the field got my
attention. His signal into here was powerful. Makes me wonder how far out I
could keep him if I added another segment to my tower.

PAT 442: US Army Priority Air Transport
6:05pm: Descending.

KING 76: C-130, Patrick AFB 920RQW 39RQS
6:55pm: Departs Patrick.
8:00pm: PJ operations at BamBam DZ.
9:00pm: Departs, rendezvous with JOLLYs for AAR.
10:27pm: To JOLLY 32: "We'll leave the hoses out for your rendezvous
training."
10:40pm: Inbound to Patrick.
[133.75, 132.65, 321.0, 251.9 (Air-Ground in DZ)]

JSTARS: Northrop Grumman Integration Facility
6:58pm: Test comms, short duration.
[308.85]

JOLLY 31, JOLLY 32: HH-60G Pave Hawk Helos, Patrick AFB 920RQW 301RQS.
Acft 90-26231 and 90-26232.
7:28pm: Departs Patrick.
7:29pm: Comms with BamBam DZ
9:55pm: Air-air refueling with KING 76.
10:15pm: JOLLY 31 lands as single ship, JOLLY 32 continues "rendezvous
training" with KING 76.
10:36pm: JOLLY 32 lands.
[269.375, 251.9, 321.0, 255.5]

FL CAP Net
8:45pm: FL CAP 1908 is NCS, many check-ins.
[148.125]

JOLLY 38: HH-60G #90-26238, Pave Hawk Helo, Patrick AFB 920RQW 301RQS.
11:18pm: Ground ops.
[383.0]

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