[MilCom] KBKF: 03 JUN 2007

[Sandy4218 at aol.com]

More activity than expected for a Sunday.

291.675: TACO-91, (F-16, NM-ANG), land; then back to Kirtland later.
275.80:  HOTCAR-1, flight of 2, (T-38C, 435 FTS, Randolph), cleared to 
Midland
International.
275.80:  HOOK-41, (EA-6B, VMAQ-4, Cherry Point), cleared to Fort Smith.
121.00:  DILLON-2, (C-21A, CO-ANG), land; then back to Colorado Springs 
later.
319.00:  DUKE-92, (T-38, Vance), with Denver Center, FL 310. Climbing to
FL 350 and switching 354.15, 377.05 and 346.25. Doesn't have WX radar so 
wants advisories on any buildups.
275.80:  REDEYE-91, flight of 4, (F-16, Buckley), cleared to McConnell. 
((Took off VFR, did formation fly-by of change-of-command ceremonies for 140th FW; 
then picked up IFR clearance to McConnell.))
323.25:  DUKE-61, flight of 2, (T-38, Vance), with Denver Center, FL 350. 
Switch 319.00 and 354.15 and request direct Enid.
354.15:  DUKE-61, flight of 2, (T-38, Vance), managed to fly into a 
thunderstorm and making emergency climb to try and get out. Can't climb out, so making 
emergency descent and requesting vectors out of the storm. Emergency divert 
into Pueblo. Tells Denver Center they can't level out until they find clear air, 
so will keep descending. Things got kinda tense for a while, but they finally 
made it to Pueblo. Noted taking off later for Vance. ((Evidently T-38's don't 
have a real great all-weather capability))
227.125: ROOK-1, (EA-6B, VAQ-137, Whidbey), with Denver Center. Switch 
307.10.
317.55:  FIST-31, (F/A-18, VFA-25, Lemoore), with Denver Center.
354.15:  NAVY LL-55, (P-3C, VP-30, Jacksonville), with Denver Center, FL 280.
Switch 132.225. Loses VHF radio, so switch 319.00 and 306.90. Requesting 
direct
Ely, direct Fallon.
263.00:  EXPERT-15, (F/A-18E/F, VFA-122, Lemoore), with Denver Center, FL 
430.
Requesting direct Grand Junction, and would like to stay at altitude all the 
way to Grand Junction due to WX. Will descend over Grand Junction. Switch 
323.25.

Sandy
Denver, CO


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