[MilCom] MilAir from WMass Tue-Wed Jun 17-18 08

[JohnFB]

wow ... worked 2 days in a row ....


MilAir from WMass Tue-Wed Jun 17-18 08

All Times Zulu:

Coronet Activity

1st flight

1630 : [TREND 11] on interplane 138.200 - '... if you're happy and you know it, clap you hands .......'

1631 : [TREND 11] on interplane 138.200 - 'Is that Providence or Boston we're over? .... Providence'

1633 : [TREND 11] on interplane 138.300 - ' [x] an open freq ...... go 307.900'

1634 : [TREND 11] on ZBW BOSOX47 307.900 - [flt chk in ... no comms with ATC ... I think they presumed this was an available freq for interplane for some reason]

1641 : BLUE 63 wkg ZBW ATHENS38 on 135.325 - That's 11 flt, the other is about 30 min behind us. ....... Say again? ...... That would be good.

1650 : BLUE 63 wkg ZBW DNY24 on 126.475 - On ALTREZ 240B260 End AR rqst for TREND 11 FLT x6 F-16s: they want Jamestown CRL [Arleton] direct flt plan rte. BLUE 63 will be making a rht turn back to PSM [Pease]. We'll finish refueling in about 15 mins.

2nd flight

1704 : BLUE 71 wkg ZBW CAPE18 on 128.750 - Rqst direct MANTA CYN McGuire

1705 : [TREND 21] on 388.400 - [vry weak]

1706 : BLUE 71 wkg ZBW HTO31 on 124.525 - direct MANTA ..... need to stay @ FL160 for a bit for ops chk

1710 : [BLUE 71] clg McGuire ops on 319.400

1712 : [TREND 21] on 388.400 - a lot of chit-chit about how to maintain their line abreast, not taking up too much airspace, maintain 2mi either side of ALTREZ -- "hey, we own it' 'well, this is one place where you can't say 'super power coming through'"

1715 : BLUE 73 wkg Pack Control on 321.000 - can you pass on to Des Moines CP TREND [21] ETA is 1915Z - call DSN 256-8251

1717 : BLUE 73 wkg ZBW ATHENS38 on 135.325 - 240B260 Coronet 095

1718 : [BLUE 73] wkg [TREND21] on 388.400 - you want 2k each? //// Yeah

1726 : BLUE 73 wkg ZBW DNY24 on 126.475 - 240B260 ALTREZ TREND 21 Flt of 6, we'll probably take them to Jamestown, then we'll go to Pease.

1830 : BLUE 73 wkg Pack Control on 321.000 - 20min inbnd, 34k fuel remaining, one write-up [anti-icing indicator on #1]

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1701 : YANKEE 31 [C-21 CT] wkg Bradley/Westover for approach work R23

1727 : YANKEE 29 [C-21 CT] wkg BDL A/D on 125.35 - outbound

1735 : ASCOT 6611 clg SF on 129.400 - calling & calling & calling & calling

1742 : ASCOT 6611 wkg SF on 129.350 - rqst latest WX for Bangor, ?CYYW? Armstrong and CYQB Quebec.

1751 : ASCOT 6611 wkg SF on 129.350 - rqst CYQB actuals, rdy to copy [kept losing contact for some reason, many repeats of rqst]

1754 : ASCOT 6611 wkg ZBW CAM39 on 128.325 - direct Sherbrook

1754 : ASCOT 6611 wkg SF on 129.350 - SELCAL chk on RE?S

NOTE: This is C-17 ZZ176 a new RAF bird

1744 : SAM 2638 wkg ZBW ATC - direct Hartford and descending [must have landed somewhere in Mass.

1821 : MAPLE 71 [F-16 VT] wkg Maple Ops on 125.125 - #2075 15min, code 1, how's the WX?

1938 : SHUCK 14 [E-3 Sentry] wkg ETH 99 on 341.750 AR20NE - will need 75K, will hold @ ACK and wait for you [ETHYL was late]

2014 : PAT 0019 clg "New Hamapshire Ops" on 255.800

2016 : NAVY 7W 255 wkg Hanscom CP on 397.100 - C-12 inbnd for pax drop-off 15min

Wed
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0110 : FORCE 26 [305AMW KC-10] wkg PEDRO 55 on 295.800 AR631

NOTE: I know, you're saying PEDRO?????? I hope someone else heard this, because that's what it sounded like




HF/USB

1843 : CAMSLANT wkg CG RESCUE 1502 on 8983 - rgr, flt ops norm

1846 : RESCUE 05 clg RESCUE 11 on 8983 - are you having problems raising CAMSLANT?

1849 : CAMSLANT wkg CG RESCUE 1502 on 8983 - rgr, your onscene time was 1245Z and you're 20min from bingo

1852 : CAMSLANT wkg CG RESCUE 2005 on 8983 - what are you flt ops & ETA on scene?

1853 : CAMSLANT wkg CG RESCUE 2006 on 8983 - rgr your flt ops are norm

1853 : CAMSLANT wkg CG RESCUE 2121 on 8983 - rgr, your flt ops are norm

1855 : CAMSLANT wkg CG RESCUE 1502 on 8983 - ??what was your search pattern??

1906 : CAMSLANT wkg CG RESUCE !%)@ on 8983 - rgr, 0800Z, out

Wed
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0017 : RESCUE 313 wkg Halifax Mil on 6694 - getting WX for Greenwood, Halifax, Stephenville, Frederickton, Moncton and Dartmouth.  Then asked for forecast for Bermuda [TXQF] 'because it's a little closer than NOva Scotia' ... asked for any traffic from RCC ... negative

0036 : Offut clg SKY KING on 6739 - LJW TIME :35 Auth: OL

0037 : SHARK 48 wkg [SMASHER OPS] on 11205 - dep KHST [Homestead ARB] @ 2347Z (I just started chking this frq and I'm guessing it's SMASHER due to all the posts I've seen)

0102 : CG RESCUE 2002 wkg CAMSLANT on 5696 - ops norm, posit N3733 W06907 ... do you have radio guard for CG 2005? ... can you pass their last posit?  N3613 W05726 ... rgr, tnx

0116 CAMSLANT wkg CG RESCUE 2005 on 8983 - rgr, RTB not to homeplate, but Halifax?  (that's what it sounded like she said)








JohnFB 
Franklin Co. - Western Massachusetts - USA