[MilCom] Vidalia Airshow; 12 April 03

Sat Apr 12 18:03:01 2003

Today was practically perfect weather for an airshow at Vidalia.
There wasn't a cloud in the sky, the temperature wasn't too hot,
and there was a slight breeze to keep you cool.  I had a hard time
getting in (no one seemed to know much of what was going on)
so I departed early to avoid a problem getting out...

Here's what I had active as far as aviation frequencies go:

122.800    Vidalia UNICOM, used prior to Show Boss going active
290.400    Jax Center App/Dep; F-117 ingress/egress
126.050    Show Boss
124.100    Show Boss Secondary
123.425    Show Discrete
127.775    Careers in Aviation Team air-to-air
123.025    Army Aviation Heritage Foundation air-to-air
242.400    Army Aviation Hertiage Foundation air-to-air
303.100    Show Boss UHF for F-117 (see note below)

Military Callsigns:
HOG 01                A-10 Demo Team
STEALTH 92      F-117 Demo

Apparently the Show Boss could transmit but not receive on UHF.
As a result, HOG 01 who was waiting on the ramp to taxi out (with
his cockpit still up) relayed STEALTH 92's comms on 303.000 to 
the Show Boss on 126.050 (good job of adapting to the situation...). 
STEALTH 92 got cleared to Valdosta when he departed Vidalia so
I guess he must have been going to Moody.

Blue Angels
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168.900    Intermittent Use; Support Crews
170.900    Heavy Use, Support Crews
263.350    (open mic, beeps noted around 0900); Fat Albert    
275.350    (open mic, beeps noted around 0900); Diamond
345.900    (open mic, beeps noted around 0900); Solos 

USN
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F/A-18F        VFA-2            NE104    165920
F/A-18F        VFA-2            NE105    165921
F/A-18A       VMFA-142    MB204   162430
F/A-18A       VMFA-142    MB209   163127
T-34C            TAW-6                          160500
T-2C              VT-9                               159713

USAF
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A-10             23 FG             FT  8596    
A-10             23 FG             FT 1964    81-964
T-6                                       MY           97-023

Army Aviation Heritage Foundation
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AH-1G        N737HF        15737
TAH-1P      N599HF        22599    (old 101st Airborne markings)
OH-1           N992CH        17795
OV-1B         N631HF        592631

LEGACY 104    UH-1
LEGACY 354    UH-1

(note:  AAHF a/c used LEGACY plus the 3 numbers in their
 N-number for callsigns when flying)

SBD5                                 54532
C-45          N70GA            KJ508

For those interested in Public Safety Support Frequencies:
There was also heavy use of Southern Linc observed by
certain law enforcement (in a vehicle excessively marked 
drug enforcement) and by the airshow staff.

155.865    TOOMBS EMA
152.870    TOOMBS EMA TAC
159.210    VIDALIA PD
159.180    MEADOWS EMS
156.210    TOOMBS SO
158.730    LYONS PD
154.325    VIDALIA FD
154.680    GSP BASE/CAR
154.800    GSP CAR/BASE

Mac McCormick
Savannah, GA
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