[MilCom] 249249 GOTO FMS flying right over me right now callingout an EAM on 311.00

[wb5uom at hughes.net]

Funny this subject should come up......

About 2300 Z  I  decided to glance at planefinder on my phone and found
 reg 164410  AE041C hex
Showing no reg  and showing airline as "Aus- Air ()"
and airfield base as Tinker.

David/ East Texas



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger Strohmeyer" <roger.stroh at gmail.com>
To: "Larry Van Horn-N5FPW" <n5fpw at brmemc.net>; "MILCOM" 
<milcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: [MilCom] 249249 GOTO FMS flying right over me right now 
callingout an EAM on 311.00


> Hi Larry,
>
> Myself and others have always thought the FMS in GOTO FMS was Fleet
> Maintenance Symposium.
>
> However here is an interesting quote I found while searching GOTO FMS:
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> *When Boeing equipped the E-6's from the 737 flight avionics, they
> installed the new Mode-S transponders, and one of the pilots asked: "Where
> does the data in this window go?" and the Boeing technician said "It goes
> to the FMS (Flight Management System) and is stored in a register." Since
> that time, the Navy pilots are scared to change the reading, just in case
> it doesn't go to the FMS anymore...OK, more coffee!  Here's a bunch of 
> them
> doing crash and dashes at Tinker:I believe they use ADS-B as part of the
> Salt Treaty, as they are part of the Nuclear Forces, and have the
> capability to launch nuclear weapons from both submarines (trailing wire
> antenna) and from silos.  An increase in DEFCON would strangle the ADS-B
> and GOTO FMS might read GOTO HELL...*
> Source: http://www.radarspotters.eu/forum/index.php/topic,414.15.html
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> -Roger
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> On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 3:33 AM, Larry Van Horn-N5FPW 
> <n5fpw at brmemc.net>wrote:
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>> Actually Brian the FMS you mentioned stands for Flight Management System.
>>
>> It is the heart of the avionics package for most modern fixed wing
>> aircraft.
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>> You can read more about it by doing a Google search or via link below
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_management_system
>>
>> Chief
>>
>> Larry Van Horn, N5FPW
>> President, Teak Publishing
>> Author North American Enroute Aviation Guide e-Book
>> PlanePlotter Sharer zL/Mode-S SBS Monitor
>> Milcom Monitoring Post http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/
>> Twitter: @MilcomMP
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Brian
>> Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2014 2:06 PM
>> To: 'MILCOM'
>> Subject: Re: [MilCom] 249249 GOTO FMS flying right over me right now
>> callingout an EAM on 311.00
>>
>> For the others reading this thread.
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>>
>> GOTO FMS means GOTO Fleet Maintenance Symposium.
>>
>> Track the E6 aircraft on Planefinder.net / Apps
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>> The E6 shows up on Planefinder.net
>> You can also use the 'Filter' option.  Some unknown reason the E-6B 
>> listed
>> under this airline name "
>> Walter | Linkoping "
>>
>> Set the Planefinder App to send alerts for the E6 aircraft using the call
>> sign " GOTO FMS "
>>
>> You can use this link to find the first active E6 flying.
>> http://planefinder.net/flight/GOTO%20FMS
>>
>> [Note: The E-6B aircraft are blocked on Flightradar24.com and
>> radarbox24.com ]
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>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Roger Strohmeyer
>> Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2014 10:38
>> To: MILCOM
>> Subject: Re: [MilCom] 249249 GOTO FMS flying right over me right now
>> calling out an EAM on 311.00
>>
>> For those who are curious about the GOTO FMS call-sign, GOTO FMS is the
>> Mode-S\ABS-B call-sign for
>> E-6B TACAMO flights. I live fairly close to Travis AFB where their base 
>> is
>> so I see & hear quite a
>> bit of traffic from them. GOTO FMS seems to be one of the only military
>> flights that you can
>> actually see flying on your screen and I think that's because they use
>> ADS-B rather than
>> Mode-S....someone please correct me if I'm mistaken. ;-)
>>
>> -Roger in Sonoma County
>>
>>
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