[Scan-DC] First Flight 1903

[Rick Bestany]

I'm just jealous that you got to spend 4 days on the Outer Banks!!

I took my first seaplane ride out of the airport in Manteo. 

On Sun, 2002-12-22 at 13:30, RICHARD ROWLAND wrote:
> I recently spent 4  days along the Outer Banks of North Carolina. 
> On December 17 The Wright Memorial at Kill Devil Hills paid tribute
> to Wilbur and Orville Wright for their first successful flight on that date
> in 1903. In celebration 99 airplanes flew over the Monument beginning
> at about 10:35 a.m. marking the 99th anniversary of aviation. 
> The small unmanned airstrip adjacent to the monument is named "First Flight" and operates on 122.9  as a self announce Multicom frequency only.  
>  
> On Dec 17 the 333rd Fighter Squadron, "Lancers" , from Seymour Johnson AFB set up a temporary control tower at the Memorial for the day's flying activities. 
>  
> I found the following frequencies in use:
>  
> 122.9        Wright Brothers Radio, "Victor"
> 358.8        Wright Brothers Radio, "Uniform"
> 122.7        Manteo Control, aircraft holding for the fly over
> 349.1        Manteo Control, aircraft holding for the fly over
> 123.475    U.S. Army Golden Knights air-ground comms 
> 165.1125  Wright Brothers ramp control aircraft ops
> 381.8         U.S. Coast Guard formation fly over
> 163.075    National Park Service 
> 123.175    Unidentified formation air-air 
> 164.300    Unidentified air operation
>  
> NOTE: Traditionally the ranges are used as a staging and holding area for the memorial's fly over participating aircraft .
> 
>  358.8 is also the primary frequency for the Navy Dare Bomb Range
>  349.1 is the primary frequency for the USAF Dare Range
> 
> 
> Richard Rowland
> Richmond, Virginia
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