[MilCom] Patrick AFB, Cape Canaveral AFS Log, Wed., 9 April 2003

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                  Wednesday 9 April 2003

Note: All Combat Air Patrol callsigns/freqs and security-sensitive
information have been removed from this log before posting.

LIFTER 31: C-17, Charleston 437AW
9:45am: Touch-and-goes; RTB CHS.
[133.75, 132.65, 124.8]

SEARCH 3: UH-1N, NASA-KSC Surveillance helo.
10:05am: Departs KSC; lands Patrick.
[128.55, 133.8, 133.75]

REACH 708T
10:42am: Departs Cape Canaveral AFS, poss to Westover ARB.
[118.625]

KING 76: C-130, Portland bird?
11:15am: Pattern work; being flown by Patrick pilot; had been Portland 939RQW 
(dis-established) bird; may now be Patrick bird.  Several extremely low 
passes over my house, but poor lighting conditions today ruined photo 
chances.  He moved from Rnwy 20 to Rnwy 29 when JSTARS 03 began pattern work 
here.
[124.35, 133.75, 132.65]

SWEET 71: C-130H, Mitchell Field Milwaukee AFRC 440AW 95AS "Flying Badgers"
11:18am: Ground comms; has RONd here for two days.
[124.35]

SKY 6: TV News Helo
11:40am: Flight over Cape Canaveral AFS
[118.625, 133.8]

REACH 3898: C-130 72-1293, Little Rock 463AG
11:45am: Departs Cape Canaveral AFS.
[118.625, 133.8, 132.65, 124.8; 383.0]

CAJUN 61: OA/A-10A, New Orleans NAS/JRB 926FW 706FS
11:50am: Departs Patrick.
[269.375, 281.425, 307.0, 273.55]

CODY 01: C-130.
12:29pm: Departs Patrick to Colorado Springs.
[118.4, 133.75, 132.65]

JSTARS 03: E-8, Northrop-Grumman JSTARS Facility, Melbourne IAP
12:45pm: Pattern work at Patrick, to Melbourne IAP.  Held up at first by 
Daytona Beach Approach ATC bec of lack of Patrick PPR; quickly resolved.  
Later, ground comms with Northrop-Grumman base and TERRA 5 regarding 
tomorrow's flight.
[132.65, 133.75, 118.2]

AIR TRANSPORT 410: DC-8, Air Transport Intl (USAF Contractor), Little Rock.
1:15pm: Departs Patrick to McGuire AFB.
[118.4, 133.75, 132.65, 133.475, 134.0]

JOSA 125
5:16pm: Inbound MacDill.
[311.0]

TOPCAT 10: S-3B, Jacksonville VS-31 "Topcats"
7:03pm: Near Lakeland, transitions airspace to NAS-Key West.  May have 
mis-IDd as TOPCAT 106, but that is strange because their MODEX is AG-7##.
[281.5; 255.4]

REACH 100
8:27pm: Contacted by American Airlines 1908 at behest of ATC to relay comms.
[134.85]

AL STERN  Satellite Beach FL  (28-11N  80-36W) monitoring
 Patrick AFB (KCOF)            NASA-KSC Shuttle Landing Facility (KX68)
 Avon Park Bombing Range (KAGR)   Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (KXMR)
 JSTARS E-8 Acft Integration Facility, Melbourne IAP (KMLB)
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