[MilCom] Patrick AFB Area Log - Wed, 15 Dec 2004

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Patrick AFB Area Log - Wed, 15 Dec 2004

GOLIATH: E-3 AWACS, Tinker AFB 552ACW 960ACS
   10:30am: Comms with Miami Ctr re controlling QUILL flight; passes 317.8 
freq. Will be controlling QUILL 21 flight of two F/A-18s, MAKO 11 flight of two 
Homestead F-16s, and FANG 31 flight of two Jax FL-ANG F-15s.
   2:00pm: Rqsts use of W-174 including Bonefish ATCAA; informs that KANZA 96 
freq is 282.6.
[323.1, 288.4]
NOTE: Front-end (flight crew) c/s for GOLIATH is Sentry 05.

AIR TRANSPORT 400: DC-10, Air Transport Intl (USAF Contractor)
   10:55am: Lands Patrick. 
   1:20pm: Departs to Antigua.
[133.75, 132.65, 133.475, 119.825]

BOLT 33: KC-135R, MacDill AFB 6AMW
   11:11am: Attempts comms w Miami Ctr on both 119.825 and 348.7, then gets 
Rdo Check on 243.0.  Raises Miami; comms with Sealord.
[119.825, 348.7, 120.95]

CG 6003: HH60J Jayhawk, CGAS-Clearwater FL
   11:25am: Touch-and-go at Melbourne IAP, continues southward.
   2:54pm: Transitions area again.
[132.65, 118.2, 132.25]

GITMO 02
   3:36pm: Area transition.

JV 834: C-40A, Jacksonville NAS VR-58 "Sunseekers"
   4:13pm: Touch-and-go at Patrick; RTB NAS Jax.
[133.75, 132.65, 133.475]

NASA 920: T-38N #66-8386, Johnson Space Ctr, Houston.
   4:30pm: Lands NASA-KSC Shuttle Landing Facility.
[133.475, 132.65, 128.55]

TERRA 5: Northrop Grumman JSTARS Ground Station.
   4:30pm: Tests with JSTARS E-8C Acft Papa-10 (possibly #96-0043); comms 
both clear and secure.
[123.2; 275.2]

NASA 962: T-38N #70-1556, Johnson Space Ctr, Houston.
   4:30pm: Departs NASA-KSC Shuttle Landing Facility.
[128.55, 124.8, 133.475, 134.0]

BOLT 32: KC-135R, MacDill AFB 6AMW
   5:08pm: Inbound MacDill.
[311.0]

JSTARS 03: E-8C (poss #96-0043)
   5:45pm: Touch-and-go at Patrick; departs to Homestead AFB.
[118.2, 133.75, 132.65]
Photo: 060MVC-234.

JOLLY 51: HH-60G Pave Hawk Helo Flight, Moody AFB 41RQS
   5:50pm: Lands Patrick.
[133.75]

BOLT 33: KC-135R, MacDill AFB 6AMW
   5:58pm: Announces serious problem; describes how two pilots will 
manipulate the controls to make the landing. Seems to have lost ability to control 
throttles and reverse thrusters. They talk about trying to slow the acft over the 
runway and somehow cut power. . . like dropping it onto the runway. [They 
landed successfully later.] Fascinating comms !!
[311.0, 292.1]

KING 55: HC-130P #64-14855, Patrick AFB 920RQW 39RQS
   7:21pm: Departs Patrick; PJ drops at Judy DZ.
10:55pm: Lands Patrick.
[133.75]

DACTYL 88: C-32B, Eglin AFB 486 FLTS.
   7:45pm: Works over Cape Canaveral AFS.
9:10pm: RTBs Eglin.
[132.65, 118.625, 124.8]

BACKY 33: KC-135R, Seymour Johnson AFB AFRC 916ARW
   7:48pm: AAR training with [FANG?] 03; practicing emergency separations, 
hookups.

RULER 31: C-17A, Thomas Field, Jackson MS, MS-ANG 172AMW
   9:20pm: Touch-and-go at Patrick AFB (which pilot IDs as "Cocoa Beach 
Tower)."
[133.75, 132.65]

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