[MilCom] Middle TN Area/December 8, 2007

[Joe Cobb]

All times are local (CST).  Decent activity for a
Saturday along with really bad weather.  All the
trainers headed elsewhere and a couple of surprise
diversions.

0945:  PAT 681 (??) W/Nashville A/D 118.4>119.35>, 
       lands Ft Campbell (KHOP) 134.35>120.9  (departs
       @ 1055)

0950:  130.65--Ft Campbell Ops, PAT 681  (calling 
       inbound)

1110:  CAT 603 (T-6A, VT-10/TAW-6, Pensacola) departs
       Nashville (KBNA) 118.6>118.4>, Memphis Ctr 
       126.75

I missed the other three somehow.  That usually is the
norm though.

1250:  236.65--AR-315 (sec), SLUFF 41/42 (KC-135R, 
       166th ARS/121st ARW, Rickenbacker/OH ANG) 
       conducts AR Ops W/BASCO 70 x 3 (C-17A, 437th 
       AW, Charleston)

Also went by TANKER 1, 2 and RECIEVER 1, 2, 3

1405:  KING 53 (MC-130P, 130th RQS/129th RQW, Moffett
       Field/CA ANG) departs Nashville (KBNA) 118.6>
       119.35>, Memphis Ctr 125.85
       (Serial: #66-0223)

Headed for home.

1520:  230.1--Ft Campbell Ops, (NAVY) AX-990  "25 mins
       out, dropping 34 pax, need 24K on the fuel, and
       request a power cart"

1535:  NAVY AX-990 (C-130T, VR-53, Andrews) W/Memphis
       Ctr 133.85>, lands Ft Campbell (KHOP) 118.1>
       120.9  (departs @ 1710 to Norfolk NS, KNGU)

This one slipped thru and showed up on Flight Explorer
and showed him arriving from Gander, NF.

1727:  REACH 463 (??) W/Memphis Ctr 124.275

1730:  VALOR 47 (T-6A, 37th FTS/14th FTW, Columbus)
       departs Nashville (KBNA) 118.6>119.35>, Memphis
       Ctr 126.75  (cleared to Charleston, KCHS)

1740:  VALOR 46 departs (same as above)
 
1745:  VALOR 49 departs (same as above)

1750:  VALOR 69 departs (same as above)

1805:  255.4--Nashville Radio (FSS), VALOR 47  (gets
       weather for Charleston)

1825:  NAVY RX-791 (C-40A, VR-57, North Island) 
       W/Memphis Ctr 133.85>, lands Nashville (KBNA)
       119.35>118.6  (RON)

Diverts into Nashville due to poor visibility at Ft
Campbell.  The way he sounded he was empty, picking up
pax @ Ft Campbell tomorrow morning, weather
permitting.

1827:  343.3--Ft Campbell Metro, NAVY RX-791  (getting
       weather forcast @ Ft Campbell for in the 
       morning. Mentions diverting into Nashville.)

1855:  NAVY JS-114 (C-9B, VR-46, Atlanta) lands
       Nashville (KBNA) 119.35>118.6  (departs @ 1945
       to Dobbins, KMGE)

Also diverts in from Ft Campbell to drop pax.

Joe
Nashville, Tn.







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