RITALIN Flt to PEASE NH Re: [MilCom] Callsign question

[John Boynton]

104 FW Barnes MA

FWIW

I got the RITALIN spelling from the [now defunct]
VIRTUALMOA website.

The first dozen times I heard the c/s, I always
thought they were saying "RIDDLIN" [or even RIDDLING].
 I only post RITALIN due to others info.

JohnB
WMass

--- Bill Jones <wejones at megalink.net> wrote:

> >> > Something just left WPAFB. sounded like Ritlin
> 01.
> >> > Maybe it was Ritalin and
> >> > the pilot was hyper   lol.
> >> >     Saw a flight of A-10s heading into the base
> last
> >> > evening. Maybe them?
> 
> 
> > > RITALIN Flight of 3 A-10's appear to be
> diverting to
> > > PEASE due to mechanical/fuel issues.
> > >
> > > 139.9     A2A Lots of chatter that my scanner
> can't
> > > decipher
> > >  .......
> 
> > > Here is what I have for A-10 squadrons that use
> 139.9.
> > > Anyone have any others?
> > > 139.9000 930 FG discrete, Grissom AFB, IN A-10
> 'Minx'
> > >   ........
> 
>  
> > Of course there are a lot of other units here, but
> per the original message 
> > and your posting, your list is what I have in my
> db except the DMAFB 
> > listing.  
> 
> But back to the original posts, I have heard that
> callsign,( although I'm not sure of the 
> spelling, as I often hear it pronounced as Ridlon,
> other times as Ritalin, and a few other 
> pronounciations, and haven't heard it spelled out
> yet),  on many occasions here in New England 
> flying in Yankee MOA.  I think it flies out of
> Barnes, (although possibly Bradley), and the 
> 139.9 freq is a Barnes A/A freq.  So I'm pretty sure
> that the one reported going into Pease 
> was from Barnes.  The Barnes planes often do
> approaches at Pease after working in the MOA. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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