Patrick AFB Area Log - Thurs 27 Jan 2005

BERRY 540: SW-4 Merlin (Govt Contractor)
8:59am: Forgoes landing at Patrick, due to fog, and continues milkrun to
KPBI.
[133.75, 132.65]

CORSO 77: C-130E, PR-ANG 156AW 198AS San Juan "Flying Bucaneros"
9:10am: Area transition; probably same reason as Berry 540.
[132.65]

KING 16: C-130, Moody AFB 71RQS
10:05am: Departs Patrick late, due to fog.
[372.2, 335.8, 289.4, 133.75, 132.65]

TOPCAT 41: S-3B, Jacksonville NAS VS-31 "Topcats"
9:25am: In offshore Whiskey Area.
[267.5]

SNAKEs: F-15, FL-ANG 125FW 159FS
10:04am: In offshore Whiskey Area.
[267.5]

7N 639: UC-12B, Andrews NAF
10:28am: Descent in KPBI area.
[132.25]

SHARK 66
11:15am: Comms with Miami Ctr.

LN 45B: P-3C, Jacksonville NAS VP-45 "Pelicans"
11:27am: Parrot India checks with Oakgrove.
5:35pm: Operations in Whiskey Area.
[364.2, 267.5]

MAKO 21: F-16 flight of 4, Homestead JARB 482FW 93FS
11:29am: Arrives Placid MOA; warned of live fire exercise in south portion.
[307.1, 292.2]

SCOUT 01: S-3B, Jacksonville NAS VS-24 "Scouts"
11:35am: In Whiskey Area with 2 Mk-82s live; 112 mi South of Jax NAS.
[267.5]

DOS 11W: UH-1, US State Dept Intl Narcotics Mission, Patrick AFB
12:05pm: Departs for local training.
[133.75]

NASA 948: G-II #222, Johnson Space Ctr.
12:10pm: KSC ground comms re fueling.
Note: NASA 948 used to be Dan Rather's corporate jet.

CODY 01: C-130
12:30pm: Drops in Judy DZ.
[133.75, 251.9]

N964BW: CASA-212, Av Svc Worldwide, Melbourne IAP (DoD Services)
12:48pm: Inbound Melbourne IAP.
[132.65, 118.2]

ROCKET 521: T-39, Pensacola TW-6 VT-86
1:30pm: Arr Patrick.
3:40pm: Dep Patrick to Pensacola.
[289.4, 133.75, 132.65]

NAVY COD 01: C-2A
1:40pm: E/r Homestead.
[133.475]

GRUMMAN 88
2:29pm: Rqsts FL 460.
[267.5]

MAKO 11: F-16 flight, Homestead JARB 482FW 93FS
3:25pm; At Avon Park Bombing Range.
[292.2, 285.725, 281.5]

SHARK 21: F-16 flight, Homestead JARB 482FW 93FS
3:44pm: Arrives Avon Park Bombing Range, Placid MOA; laser ops.
[292.2, 264.625]
Very interesting comms as one pilot teaches a newby how to buddy-lase.

LN 45C: P-3C, Jacksonville NAS VP-45 "Pelicans"
3:45pm: Comms with Oakgrove.
5:34pm: Working in Whiskey Area.
[364.2, 267.5]

NASA 114 Flight: T-38s flown by STS-114 Astronaut Crew
4:22pm: Lands Shuttle Landing Facility.
[124.8, 132.65, 128.55; 235.4 Air-air]

WOLF(?) 51
4:30pm: Area transition. Hilarious air-air comms: "Chain of command is like
monkeys in a tree; you look down and you see people; you look up and all you
see is a--holes."
[319.0, 285.5, 380.3; 303.0 Air-air]

N410LM: G-V Gulfstream #578, Lockheed-Martin, Baltimore MD
4:58pm: Area transition.
NOTE: This acft used to belong to golfer Greg Norman; he now owns a newer one;
same model.

KING 24: C-130, Patrick AFB 920RQW 39RQS
5:04pm: Ground comms.
[124.35]

HR 502: SH-60B, Mayport NAF HSL-48
5:50pm: Area transition.

NASA 944: G-1159 Gulfstream II #144 (STA acft)
6:00pm: STA work over SLF: "11,000, 7 miles for Rnwy 33." "10,000, 5 miles,
Rnwy 33."
[126.65]

DOS 671: UH-1H #73-21671 US State Dept, Patrick AFB FL
6:20pm: Departs Patrick; local training.
8:10pm: Lands.
[269.375]
NOTE: UHF comms.

AFA2CX: NCS for USAF MARS Thurs 1900 Net.
7:00pm: Check-ins: AFA2RD, AFF2T, AFA1SX, AFA2CU, AFA2BT, AFA2XD, AFA2HO.
[143.45 out; 142.15 in]

MAKO 11: F-16 flight of 4, Homestead JARB 482FW 93FS
7:09pm: Work at Avon Park Bombing Range.
[292.2, 285.725, 138.125]

NASA 928: WB-57F #63-13298, Johnson Space Ctr, Houston.
7:45pm: Departs SLF.
[128.55, 124.8, 125.175]
Acft often is used as an air sampler for DoE, operated by National Ctr for
Atmospheric Research.

NASA 909: T-38N #65-10351, Johnson Space Ctr, Houston.
7:55pm: Departs SLF.
[128.55, 124.8, 125.175]

SKYTOUR 224
8:20pm: Pilot declares emergency due to smoke in cabin; attempts to land in
Ft Lauderdale.
[128.225, 125.075, 132.45]

JSTARS 02: E-8C, Northrop Grumman JSTARS Integration Facility, Melbourne FL
9:40pm: Lands Melbourne IAP.
[132.65, 118.2]

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