[Scan-DC] DC CAP

Sun, 17 Aug 2003 00:10:52 -0700

See my earlier post about the NOVA CAP, but here is the readers digest.

The two jets seemed to be trying to get radar contact with some other type
of aircraft.  One of the jets was heard saying he was going to fall out of
the clouds trying to keep visual.  Heard Brave 12 saying that he was
climbing to 10 (thousand?) and trying to circle around to get radar contact.
From what I heard, radar contact was intermittent and it was a "slow mover".
Around 7:20pm local - 7:30 local Brave 1X reported 2 [radar] contacts.  Both
jets were in constant contact with Huntress on 139.1500 (AM), I did not hear
them on any other freqs.  Both planes came in loud and clear but Huntress
was very weak and I never did make out anything they were saying.  After
7:30 it appeared they were finished and heading toward or attempting to
contact "Capital"?  One of the jets indicated he had "5 mikes to burn off
fuel".

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Thompson" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 4:34 PM
Subject: Fwd: Re: [Scan-DC] DC CAP

> At about 6:40 pm local...had two F-16s making about eight noisy passes at
> lower altitudes over northern Fairfax County.  Seen from Tysons Corner,
> they went out toward Dulles and then reversed.  Did it several times,
> almost like they were conducting a grid search.  Altitudes varied but were
> as low as about 3,000 feet.  I have, I think, all of the CAP freqs loaded
> but did not hear them on those freqs or on Washington Center or the Dulles
> apr/dep/twr freqs.
>
> Steve
> N4TX
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> >A airliner came up on Guard (121.5)about 15 minutes ago.  Only heard bits
of
> >a conversation and heard confirmation to switch to 127.42.  Later heard a
> >conversation on ARNIC (131.7)  of a pilot talking to his company
dispatcher.
> >The pilot stated that he had just departed Dulles and had a first-class
> >passenger get up from his seat and go to the lavatory within the 30
minute
> >restricted window.  The passenger was challenged by the crew and he did
come
> >out and returned to his seat.  A note was passed to two air marshals who
> >were on board who did not take any action.  The pilot was debating if he
> >should return to Dulles.  He could not hear his dispatcher and switched
to
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> >John Nash
> >McLean VA
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> > > 1600Z - COSMIC-21 up with Huntress conducting DC CAP. (234.6mhz)
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