[MilCom] Jones Beach Airshow 2007 Report

[Steven William Hines]

>From Jones Beach-Long Island, New York

128.25        Air Boss (Republic Airport Clearance Delivery frequency)
123.15        Show Discrete
123.475     Golden Knights (AM sounded better)
252.8          106 NY ANG
287.5          106 NY ANG
122.775      Skytypers
143.85         Thunderbirds Diamond
235.25         Thunderbirds Solos
118.8            Republic Airport (base for most aircraft)

159.39        Jones Beach Operations
154.665      NY State Police Troop L Car-Car
155.565       NY State Police Troop L Tac
155.82         NY State Park Maintenance
159.42         NY State Park Police PD 1

1-    C-130H tail # 20055 from 144 Alaska ANG did initial flyover and streamer drop
2-    Sean D. Tucker
3-    Navy Leap Frogs (from 20055)
4-    Michael Mancuso  / Matt Chapman
5-    David Windmiller
6-    Ed Hamill
7-    Golden Knights
8-    John Klatt
9-    B-1 Lancer Bomber (Outstanding!!)
10-  106 ANG Rescue Demo from Westhampton Beach(local boys at work!)
11-  T-6 Skytypers
12-  A-10 Demo
13-  A-10 / F-86 Heritage Flyby
14-  Chapman / Mancuso again
15-  American Air Power Museum, Warbirds Over Long Island (British RAF Lancaster, B-17, B-25, P-51, P-40) Wow!
16-  L-39 Demo
17-  F-18E 'Rhino'
19-  Sean / Eric Tucker
20-  USAF Thunderbirds

Additional:
 A-   Leap Frog frequency 270.0 was showing carrier each day when they jumped , but I never heard voice comms on that channel.
 B-   F-18 had a rough day on Saturday.  He was 5 minutes to fuel critical, when they shut down Republic Airport due to the T-Birds on final taxi for departure.  Show Boss Wayne                     spoke  to TRACON and got McGuire and Islip as alternates.  F-18 pilot asked about length of ISP runway (7,000) and said that was OK, but he would stick it out and wait for                 the T-Birds to depart.  He then was shut out of being helicoptered back to the show, because the airspace was closed while the T-Bird show was on.
C-    Anyone else monitoring the A-10 Demo East team from 23rd at Pope AFB try 251.2 when they are at the airport.  I can't confirm, but someone else will.
D-    Hazy day on Saturday-could not see the T-Bird smoke at all.  
E-    Spent 5 days between Republic and Jones Beach-can't wait till next year!!
Steve 
Long Island
New York