Patrick AFB Area Log - Friday, 27 Feb 2004

We heard from the Dutch F-16s today; so they are still TDY at
Cecil.
The exercises of the USS JFK acft continued; more Hawkeye
callsigns than normal. So much comms traffic that it is nearly impossible to
log. I am just posting some of it now.
Scott AFB 126ARW and WI-ANG 128ARW tankers have been working acft
participating in the USS JFK exercise; the tankers are TDY at Macdill, and I
believe that is the reason that MacDill's 292.1 freq has been up. This freq
was formerly the MacDill Global Office freq when MacDill had a USAF GHFS
station. Now the freq seems to be used only for special purposes and TDY units.

TIGER 62: E-2C, Norfolk VAW-125 "Tigertails"
9:40am; Will be controlling VICTORY 51, VICTORY 91 F-14 flights.
[357.0, 292.2]

CG 1099: MH-68A, Cecil Field, BICE HITRON-10
9:53am: Area transition, southward.
[133.475, 132.15]

LN 452: P-3C, Jacksonville NAS VP-45 "Pelicans"
10:05am: En route to Homestead JARB.
[119.825, 133.475, 128.3]

VICTORY 101: F-14, Oceana VF-103 "Jolly Rogers"
10:07am: Departs Patrick.
[269.375, 281.425, 267.5]
Note: Acft had arrived Thurs night 8:55pm as IFE divert.

DOS 117: UH-1, US State Dept Intl Narcotics Mission, Patrick AFB
10:10am:; Lands Patrick.
[133.75]

CG AUX 8319N: PA-32R, Rockledge FL
10:25am: Departs Melbourne IAP. Port Canaveral security overflight.
[118.2, 132.65, 124.8]

REACH 164T (Heavy)
10:40am: Lands Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip.
12:17pm: Departs.
[118.625, 132.65]

BRONCO 07: OV-10D, US State Dept Intl Narcotics Mission, Patrick AFB.
10:44am: Touch-and-goes at Patrick.
[133.75, 132.65]

LIMA LIMA 17: P-3C, Jacksonville NAS VP-30 "Pro's Nest"
10:49am: Area transition.
[133.475]
Note: Rarely used numerical for LL callsign.

KING 70: HC-130P #65-0970, Patrick AFB AFSOC 920RQW 39RQS
11:00am: Local ops, PJ drops, AAR with JOLLY HH-60Gs at 4500 ft.
3:00pm: Lands Patrick.
[124.35, 133.75, 132.65]

SPIDER 21: F-16 flight, Royal Netherlands Air Force, Cecil Field TDY
11:02am: Working at Avon Park Bombing Range.
11:30am; RTB Cecil.
[292.2, 349.0]

LIMA LIMA 05: P-3C, Jacksonville NAS VP-30 "Pro's Nest"
12:16pm: Area transition.
[133.475]

BOBCAT 10: T-2C, Meridian NAS TW-1
12:23pm: Lands Patrick for gas 'n go.
2:00pm: Departs to NAS Key West.
[269.375, 281.425, 254.25]
Photo: 052MVC-711.
Note: I first thought the BOBCATs would be T-45s since Meridian's T-2Cs were
expected to be replaced with T-45s by now, but I got an eyeball and camera on
them, and they were T-2Cs for sure.

LIMA LIMA 15: P-3C, Jacksonville NAS VP-30 "Pro's Nest"
12:24pm: Area transition.
[133.475]

JOLLY 12: HH-60G Pave Hawk Helo, Patrick AFB AFSOC 920RQW 301RQS
12:30pm: Departs Patrick.
[133.75, 132.65]

BOBCAT 35: T-2C, Meridian NAS TW-1
12:35pm: Lands Patrick for gas 'n go.
1:53pm: Departs to NAS Key West.
[269.375 281.425 254.25 269.3 239.25 319.0 323.1 285.5 380.3]

BOBCAT 14: T-2C, Meridian NAS TW-1
1:00pm: Lands Patrick for gas 'n go.
3:00pm: Departs to NAS Key West.
[269.375 281.425 254.25 269.3 239.25 319.0 323.1 285.5 380.3]

REACH 2565: KC-135R #62-3565, MacDill AFB 6AMW
1:35pm: Lands MacDill; writeup for copilot VDU.
[311.0]

LINER 21: F/A-18
1:23ppm: RTB Oceana.
[284.5]

DOG 13: T-2C, Meridian NAS TW-1
1:44pm: Lands Patrick for gas 'n go.
2:40pm: Departs to NAS Key West.
[269.375 281.425 254.25 269.3 239.25 319.0 323.1 285.5 380.3]
Photo: 052MVC-712.

TIGER 66: E-2C, Norfolk VAW-125 "Tigertails"
1:50pm: "RTB Mom" (returning to USS John F Kennedy)
[267.5]

SPIDER 11: F-16 flight, Royal Netherlands Air Force, Cecil Field TDY
1:52am: Working at Avon Park Bombing Range.
[349.0]

KING 74: HC-130P #65-0974, Gabreski NY-ANG 106RQW 102RQS
2:12pm: Cleared to Gabreski (Westhampton Beach, LI, NY)
[118.4]

TIGER 63: E-2C, Norfolk VAW-125 "Tigertails"
2:15pm: Working in Whiskey Areas.
[267.5]

KILLER 21: F-16 flight, Royal Netherlands Air Force, Cecil Field TDY
2:15pm: Working at Avon Park Bombing Range.
2:30pm: RTB Cecil Field.
[292.2, 349.0, 273.55, 251.15; 140.4]

BOBCAT 54: T-2C, Meridian NAS TW-1
2:40pm: Lands Patrick for gas 'n go.
4:25pm: Departs to NAS Key West.
[269.375 281.425 254.25 269.3 239.25 319.0 323.1 285.5 380.3]

CODER 36: KC-135, Scott AFB 126ARW.
3:15pm: RTB MacDill.
[267.5, 311.0]

TIGER 6: E-2C, Norfolk VAW-125 "Tigertails"
2:15pm: Working acft at Pinecastle Range; comms with FAC "Gamma Ray."
[357.0]

CW 250: C-130T, New Orleans NAS VR-54 "Revellers"
4:32pm: Area transition.

GREYHAWK 01: E-2C, Norfolk VAW-120 "Greyhawks"
4:58pm: Multiple touch-and-goes at Patrick.
5:17pm: Lands.
[269.375]
Photos: 052MVC-713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721.

UPSET 22: KC-1135R, Gen Mitchell IAP, WI-ANG 128ARW
5:30pm: Needs permission from USS JFK Strike, as his controlling agency, to
adjust gross weight (dump fuel) to land.
5:58pm: RTB MacDill.
[274.45, 267.5, 311.0]

FANG:; F-15C flight, Jacksonville IAP FL-ANG 125FW 159FS
10:53pm: ACM
[301.0]

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