Patrick AFB Area Log - Tues 1 Feb 2005
BRONCO 13: OV-10D, US State Dept Intl Narcotics Mission, Patrick AFB.
9:35am: Departs Patrick; local training.
[133.75]
CG 1717: HC-130H7, CGAS Clearwater
9:45am: Area transition, West Palm area.
[133.4]
MAULER 04: S-3B, Jacksonville NAS VS-32 "Maulers"
9:55am: Working in Whiskey Area; Pinecastle Range.
[339.7, 267.5, 357.0]
ROCKET 511: T-39, Pensacola VT-6 VT-86
10:02am: Area transition, near Orlando.
[134.05]
ROCKET 516: T-39, Pensacola VT-6 VT-86
11:03am: Area transition.
[132.45, 135.7, 255.4]
ROCKET 513: T-39, Pensacola VT-6 VT-86
10:24am: Area transition, near Sarasota.
[377.1]
N741SK: P-3B #152741 (Slick), CBP Jacksonville
10:43am: Pattern work at Patrick AFB.
[269.375, 132.65, 124.8]
Photos: 061MVC-311, 312, 313.
First time I have seen a CBP acft in the pattern at Patrick.
LT 621: P-3C, Jacksonville VP-62 "Broad Arrows"
10:50am: Area transition, near Avon Park Bombing Range.
[127.2, 281.5]
DOS 0EH (N500EH): Bell 212 #30945, US State Dept, Patrick AFB
11:00am: Local training.
[133.75]
LIMA LIMA 44: P-3C, Jacksonville NAS VP-30 "Pro's Nest"
11:05am: Area transition.
[273.55]
OTIS 21: C-130T, Cherry Point MCAS VMGR-252
11:35am: Pattern work at Patrick; RTB Cherry Point.
[133.75, 132.65, 134.95]
MAKO 11: F-16C Flight of 4, Homestead JARB 482FW 93FS
11:49am: Working at Avon Park Bombing Range; MAKO 13 RTBs early with
problem.
[292.2, 307.1, 285.5, 370.85, 306.9, 139.8]
PELICAN 06: P-3C, Jacksonville NAS VP-45 "Pelicans"
12:03pm: Working in Whiskey Area.
[267.5, 133.475]
DACTYL 27: C-32B, Eglin AFB 486FLTS
12:15pm: Pattern work at Patrick; RTB Eglin.
[133.75, 132.65, 124.8]
Photos: 061MVC-314, 315, 316.
N817AS: T-337H Skymaster #33701849, Airscan Titusville (Mil Contract
surveillance acft)
12:40pm: Inbound Space Coast RAP
[134.95, 118.9]
DIAMOND 02: S-3B, Jacksonville NAS VS-30 "Diamond Cutters"
1:20pm: Working in offshore 6Xray Area.
[267.5, 341.1]
JV 100: C-40A, Jacksonville NAS VR-58 "Sunseekers"
12:21pm: RTB NAS Jax via Whiskey Area.
[267.5, 118.0]
DB 405
1:32pm: Reports sweet lock, sweet comms with Mother.
[267.5]
COIL 01: F-15, FL-ANG Jacksonville NAS 125FW 159FS
1:33pm: Working in Whiskey Area; ACM: "Coil 01 is spike."
[267.5, 252.0]
COIL 12: F-15, FL-ANG Jacksonville NAS 125FW 159FS
1:33pm: Working in Whiskey Area; RTB NAS Jax.
[267.5, 351.8]
FANG 01: F-15 Flight of 3, FL-ANG Jacksonville NAS 125FW 159FS
1:34pm: Working in Whiskey Area 6, 7Xray; ACM; joins with other acft to
depart as flight of 4.
[267.5, 234.8]
SNAKE 01: F-15, FL-ANG Jacksonville NAS 125FW 159FS
1:41pm: Working in PH Area at FL240 and above; ACM.
[267.5, 252.0, 234.8]
DRAGONFIRE 615: SH-60, Jacksonville NAS HS-11 "DragonSlayers"
1:41pm: Working in Whiskey Area.
[267.5]
TOPCAT 02: S-3B, Jacksonville NAS VS-31 "Topcats"
1:42pm: Working at Avon Park Bombing Range.
[292.2]
JAWS 21:
1:45pm: Working in 1Xray & 2Yankee Areas.
[267.5]
Unknown type and unit; wonder if this acft took the callsign of the old
disestablished VAW-122 to honor them. Sure sounded like an E-2C, and not one of
the current users of that callsign. Can't see what one of Duke's MC-130Ps would
be doing out there today.
CHECK 61: F/A-18, Beaufort MCAS VMFA-312 "Checkerboards"
1:46pm: Working offshore.
[267.5]
DRAGONFIRE 610: SH-60, Jacksonville NAS HS-11 "DragonSlayers"
1:48pm: Working in Whiskey Area.
[267.5]
NASA 4: G-1159 Gulfstream II, NASA-KSC
2:10pm: Departs NASA-KSC to San Juan.
[128.55, 134.95]
BOLT 21: KC-135R, MacDill AFB 6AMW
2:24pm: Inbound MacDill.
[311.0]
SHARK 21: F-16C Flight of 4, Homestead JARB 482FW 93FS
4:01pm: Working at Avon Park Bombing Range; MARSA w MAKOs.
292.2, 307.1, 281.5]
LIMA LIMA 47: P-3C, Jacksonville NAS VP-30 "Pro's Nest"
4:54pm: Area transition.
[132.65]
Photo: 061MVC-317.
US COAST GUARD, Group Miami
5:22pm: Repeats announcement re reports of unid vessel in distress at
unknown location. Report has been repeated all day.
[156.8]
LIMA LIMA 12: P-3C, Jacksonville NAS VP-30 "Pro's Nest"
5:35pm: Touch-and-goes at Patrick AFB
[133.75,132.65]
MAKO 11: F-16C Flight of 4, Homestead JARB 482FW 93FS
4:01pm: Working at Avon Park Bombing Range; Mako 12 and 14 dropped 6 BDUs
each.
292.2, 307.1, 281.5]
BOLT 01: Unk type; MacDill AFB 6AMW.
7:28pm: Inbound MacDill with 5 pax, incl 3 Codes (VIPs); needs airstairs.
[311.0]
COILs: F-15s, FL-ANG Jacksonville NAS 125FW 159FS
7:32pm: Working in offshore 7Xray Area, then to Homestead.
[267.5, 341.1, 307.25, 348.7, 319.0]
FANGs: F-15s, FL-ANG Jacksonville NAS 125FW 159FS
7:45pm: Working in offshore area.
[284.5]
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