[MilCom] Northern Virginia Mil Aero - 01.04.2011

[Citationjet680]

Hi,

IAD     =  Washington/Dulles IAP
JBANAFW =  Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility Washington
KNYG    =  MCAF Quantico
NHK     =  NAS Patuxent River
NXX     =  NAS JRB Willow Grove
PT      =  Potomac TRACON
ZDC     =  Washington Center ARTCC

01.04.2011

1844Z 139.400 Davison AAF Metro - PAT 10 (IDed as a/c #20197) - wx
forecast for fp.
1852Z 128.350 PT APP - VENUS 94 (C-32A 99-0004 1st AS) - inbound
Andrews rwy 19L.
1852Z 335.500 PT APP - SCORE 99 (UNID VX-20) - mult. apps to rwy 19R.

1913Z 118.675 PT A/D - ARMY 1944 (C-37A 97-1944 PATD Andrews) - X
DOCCS @ 15K rwy 19L Andrews.
1913Z 128.350 PT APP - VADER 01 (EA-6B VAQ-209) - 4K QSY PT APP
124.650 VMC cancels IFR clnc to VFR flight following at 4.5K QSY PT
APP 134.700 will hit VR-1574 in 5 mikes.

2038Z 118.950 PT DEP - CODY 01 (KC-135R 57-1512 459th ARW AFRC - a
guess from local SBS logs) - deps Andrews.
2042Z 119.850 PT DEP - PAT 759 - 8K QSY PT APP 119.300 6.6-5K vis. app
rwy 19L Andrews.
2049Z 128.350 PT APP - VENUS 30 (C-40C 01-0040) - 13-12K rwy 19L
Andrews.  Also called VENUS CONTROL on freq., nothing heard on 142.750
so perhaps a new (or forgotten?) UHF freq. instead?  Alan?
2053Z 121.900 Davison AAF GRND - PAT 05 (UH-60 12th Avn. Btn.) - clnc
to PHF as filed.
2053Z 128.350 PT APP - NAVY 7C 303 (UC-12B/M NAS Oceana NFD) - 5.5-3K.

I heard about our colleague Mike Day's passing from a friend early
yesterday, and although I never met him, my friend and a few other
friends had, and all told me what a great guy he really was once you
got to know him.  All had maintained regular contact with him since
meeting him.  I had exchanged numerous emails with him over the past
several years and had originally come to a much different conclusion.
In retrospect, that first impression was entirely my own fault and
most definitely not his...and my loss.  Over time, I learned to
perhaps not always understand his sense of humor or understand the
man, but to appreciate the fact that he was certainly very down to
earth and a decent human being, which are both admirable qualities and
which he seemingly possessed to the nth degree.  He really did make
lasting impressions on everyone he met.

In any case, his sudden passing came as a complete shock, my
condolences to his family and friends, and I for one will miss his
regular contributions to these lists and his zest for the
planespotting hobby.

RIP Mike.

Tony
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QTH: Chantilly, VA/mobile around Northern Virginia
Radios: PRO-2055, BCD396T, PRO-97, BC3000XLT
Antennas: RS Mobile, DPD Mil Mobile UHF 1/4 Wave, Maldol AL-500H, Watson W-901