Patrick AFB Area Log - Wed., 21 Dec 2005
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AIR TRANSPORT 400: DC-8 (USAF Contractor, Little Rock)
10:00am: Lands Patrick AFB.
11:40am: Departs to McGuire AFB.
[133.75, 132.65, 124.8]

GAMBLER 01: T-34C
10:30am: Touch-and-go at Patrick AFB, then continues northward.
[269.375, 281.425, 307.0]
Pictu PC210424
This acft landed at Avon Park Bombing Range yesterday, and had comms
with JSTARS back-end "Alleycat."

N967BW: CASA 212, Aviation Worldwide Svcs, Melbourne FL.
10:35am: Departs KMLB; immediately returns with ILS problem.
[118.2, 132.65]
NOTE: Aviation Worldwide Svcs is owned by Blackwater Aviation, a
"security" company with DoD contracts, whose acft see action in
Afghanistan and other hot spots.

SNAKE 01: F-15, FL-ANG 125FW, Jacksonville IAP
10:40am: In offshore Whiskey area.
[267.5, 341.1, 284.5, 351.8, 273.6]

KING 70: HC-130P #65-0970, Patrick AFB 920RQW 39RQS
10:47am: Ground comms.
[335.8]

TOPCAT 31, 32: S-3B, Jacksonville NAS VS-31 "Topcats"
10:55am: At Pinecastle Range.
[380.8, 357.0]

NASA 924: T-38N #67-14825, Johnson Space Ctr, Houston TX
11:15am: Departs NASA-KSC Shuttle Landing Facility.
[128.55, 125.175]

OAKY SAM: NORAD, Tyndall AFB
11:53: Informs STARGATE that DRAGNET VICTOR has been delayed by wx.
[364.2]

CARVER 21: F-15E, Flight of 4, Seymour Johnson AFB.
12:25pm: Orientation passes at Avon Park Bombing Range; "dry all day,
but combat laser capable." RTB Seymour Johnson. Self-IDs, callsign
spelled.
[307.25, 293.225, 292.2, 349.0; 269.3, 319.0, 346.25, 300.125 air-air]

INTERN 11: F-15E, Flight of 2, Seymour Johnson AFB.
12:40pm: Orientation at Avon Park Bombing Range RTB Seymour Johnson.
[307.25, 293.225, 292.2, 349.0; 269.3, 319.0, 346.25, 300.125 air-air]

DOS 564: UH-1, US State Dept INM/Air Wing, Patrick AFB
12:24pm: Local operations.
3:40pm: Lands.
[133.75]

DOS 236: UH-1, US State Dept INM/Air Wing, Patrick AFB
12:27pm: Local operations.
[133.75]

VICTORY 11: F-14, Oceana VF-103.
1:00pm: Northbound.
[285.5]

DOS 560: UH-1, US State Dept INM/Air Wing, Patrick AFB
1:10pm: Departs Patrick AFB.
[133.75]

BOLT 31: KC-135R, MacDill AFB 6AMW
1:16pm: Inbound MacDill AFB.
[311.0]

BANDSAW: E-3 AWACS, Mission Crew, Tinker AFB 964ACW
1:49pm: To Bulldog MOA to control Shaw F-16s vs FL-ANG SNAKEs, FANGs.
"120.95 not working."
[323.0 (Atlanta Ctr), 284.5 (Sealord North), 234.8, 288.2, 343.75]
Tremendous signal received at my qth from BANDSAW, considering his
location.

SENTRY 40: E-3 AWACS, Flight Crew. Tinker AFB 964ACW
1:53pm: Comms with Sealord: "Will delay 4 hours."
[133.95, 267.5]

JOLLY 11, 12: HH-60G Pave Hawk Helo, Patrick AFB 920RQW 301RQS
2:22pm: Inbound to Patrick AFB.
[269.375 (Twr), 255.5 (Ops)]

MADCAT 91: F-16CJ Shaw AFB 20FW 79FS
3:19pm: Comms with BANDSAW.
[343.75]

SNAKE 01: F-15, FL-ANG 125FW Jacksonville IAP
3:28pm: Comms with BANDSAW.
[234.8]

N722AS: Cessna 337H Skymaster, Air Scan Titusville FL
4:25pm: Departs Space Coast RAP.
[118.9, 132.65]
Since 2002, the FAA has listed this acft as "Sale Reported," but it
works with the other "Bat" security planes over KSC.

COAST GUARD PORT CANAVERAL
4:43pm: Comms with vessel "Key Largo" (17 feet) in distress; issues
call for other vessels to assist.
[157.1]

KING 76: HC-130P #65-0976, Patrick AFB 920RQW 39RQS
5:42pm: Departs to location on KODF 247 radial, near Moody AFB.
10:15pm: Lands at Patrick AFB.
[133.75, 132.65]

AL STERN Satellite Beach FL (28-11N 80-36W) monitoring
 Patrick AFB (KCOF)  NASA-KSC Shuttle Landing Fac (KX68)
 Avon Park Bombing Range (KAGR)  Cape Canaveral AFS (KXMR)
 JSTARS E-8 Acft Integration Facility, Melbourne IAP (KMLB)
 Worldwide Military HF Communications
 Life Member: Missile, Space and Range Pioneers.
 http://hometown.aol.com/allanstern/m...age/index.html (My Freqs)
 http://hometown.aol.com/scanaddict/index.html (My Equipment)