Interesting Military Aircraft

[microlight]

Hi Tom

It's the standard aerial that comes with the Radarbox and it's on the windowsill.

We have a number of airways directly above my location and USAF Military transports are going over on a daily basis at frequent times mainly C-17's and
C-5's.

Whats the best setting for all the filters anyway - what do you have "Quick Filter" set to ? Not sure which filter to have as their are so many...

[RodBearden]

John - have you had this recently?

Rod

[pcochrane12]

hi rod
picked him up around 00.50 this morning in newcaste also had him logged on 9th november around 16.00
paul

[viking9]

Microlight,

I normally leave the Quick Filter in MyFlights set to Mode-S = AE*.

Tom

[viking9]

1138Z AE25BB F-15E c/s DEMO94 of 494th FS Lakenheath supersonic between LEGRO and EMLON at FL410.

Anyone hear him?

Tom

[Pinza]

4003C5 LX-N90447 Boeing E-3A Sentry of NATO (AWACS) currently appearing in MyFlights somewhere over the Midlands at 10000ft on Flight NATO08 - no ADS-B.

Chris

Later found this link:
http://www.e3a.nato.int/html/stories/story_036.htm

Presumably on Climate Change Conference duties.

[Canonjohns40D]

Hi this one seems to have been around a fair bit today anyone else seen it? AE0235 GHOST51 87-0123 KC10A ht 29525 sqwk 3671 Solent Approach (Southampton). I have him on my flights and he has been for quite a while today?

John

[puddy]

just picked up a Bulgaria air force airbus a310 but the picture shows a helicopter
see att below

[viking9]

Hi this one seems to have been around a fair bit today anyone else seen it? AE0235 GHOST51 87-0123 KC10A ht 29525 sqwk 3671 Solent Approach (Southampton). I have him on my flights and he has been for quite a while today?

John

John,

Ghost 71 was operating close to you in AARA13 today. I tracked him in PP for over 2 hours. He was squawking 3671 because  he was under Aberdeen control.

The squawks can be confusing unless you know the region the ac is in. 3640-3677 covers Aberdeen and 3660-3677 covers Solent App.

Tom

[DaveReid]

just picked up a Bulgaria air force airbus a310 but the picture shows a helicopter

But not for much longer !

Now that V3 is released, AirNav have said they will turn their attention to fixing the incorrect aircraft details/photo bug once and for all.

[Aerotower]

just picked up a Bulgaria air force airbus a310 but the picture shows a helicopter
see att below

Is not a Bulgaria Air force, is a A310 Armee de l'Air Francaise, ICAO: CTM, Name: Armee de l'Air Francaise, Callsign: COTAM

see this: http://www.airframes.org/fleet/ctm

[DaveReid]

Is not a Bulgaria Air force, is a A310 Armee de l'Air Francaise, ICAO: CTM, Name: Armee de l'Air Francaise, Callsign: COTAM

Correct - although the CTM ICAO code is specifically France's Military Air Transport Command (Commandement du Transport Aerien Militaire Francais), as opposed to the generic French Air Force/Force Aerienne Francais ICAO code FAF which you will see used by, for example, the E-3s.

[viking9]

0928Z On my RB AE095C  U-2S 80-1081 FL303 climbing squawk 3201

No c/s shown.

Tom

[viking9]

0940Z PP mlat shows him climbing out from Fairford now passing FL473.

Tom

[rnsavage]

80-1081 (AE095C) shows in the Manchester area (09:51) at FL546!

Rick