[MilCom] Westover ARB Great New England Air Show Practice/Mini Show "On Scene" 5/15/2015

[Roger Strohmeyer]

Sounds like a great show, Ken. I hope our SF Bay Area Blue Angels show has
similar air show teams this year...

A quick FYI your Blue Angels 305.9 catch is Fat Albert doing his "checks"
before the blues go up.

-Roger in Sonoma County

On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 5:14 PM, Ken <rfinder1 at charter.net> wrote:

> I was "on scene" on/next to the tarmac from about 1030 to 1630 hrs local
> and also monitored while enroute.
>
> Here's what we found active:
>
> Aero Performers (all AM mode):
> Air Boss:  118.35/275.8 (ground control), 134.85/348.75 (tower)
> Blue Angels:  237.8 (solos), 251.60 (Maintenance check lists/PA system
> test), 275.35 (Diamond), 284.25 (Show box), 305.9 (unclear)
> Snow Birds:  116.0 (very little talk), none of the other frequencies
> listed in references appeared to be active/in use!
> F22 Demo:  376.025
> Canadian Hornet Demo:  134.85 (utilized as interconnect to public address
> system).
> Sky Typers:  123.425
>
> Air traffic Control:
> Bradley Approach/Departure Control:  125.35/281.5
> Westover Ground:  118.35/275.8
> Westover Tower:  134.85/348.75
>
> Some callsigns for landing aircraft:
> COBRA 70 HEAVY (OC135)
> GUARD COPER 72295 (UH72)
> PISTON 72 HEAVY (KC135)
> RAGE 3 (2 F15's)
> SABER 51 (B1)
> TIGER 51 (unk)
>
> Some airshow specific support frequencies:
> Special Use Base Support Channels:
> 139.7875 (P25) Airshow Aircraft Maintenance Support
> 139.8875 (P25) unable to determine functional use.
> 141.3125 (P25) Airshow Common, public affairs/protocol, etc.
> 139.8125 (FM) Blue Angels Aircraft Maintenance
>
> Normal Support active:
> 138.075 (P25) Security
> 138.9625 (P25) Fire/Crash
> 139.2375 (P25) Civil Engineering Facilities/Ground Support
> 140.7875 (P25)  AGE/Fuel Support
> 143.65 Transit Alert (aircraft parking/towing)
>
> Show organizers are expecting very significant attendance  -- 100 to 200K
> per day, and traffic flow may be a nightmare as the morning progresses.
>  Due to the threatcon Bravo condition, expect additional security
> procedures.   Information on the show can be found at:
> http://www.greatnewenglandairshow.com/
>
> Ken
>
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