Article today about replacement for the T38: http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/09/politics/new-us-fighter-jet-trainer/index.html
From: Eric Kuhnke Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2016 6:49 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] FAA Warns of GPS Outages on the West CoastSyncdropswarning They still are: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat#Iran All politics and embargos aside, it's amazing they've been able to keep them flying relying on a limited budget and black market / nonstandard / custom fabricated repair parts. On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 4:45 PM, Josh Reynolds <j...@kyneticwifi.com> wrote: F16 is a great, agile platform. Not quite as good as the F15 when it comes to maneuvering and raw power though - it's got some tricks! I do wish the F14 was still around. On Jun 8, 2016 4:43 PM, "Bill Prince" <part15...@gmail.com> wrote: They demo'd an F16 flying at an insane angle of attack one year at a Moffet Field open house. He was flying the thing at about 100' AGL down the runway at walking speed. Nuts. bp <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> On 6/8/2016 11:23 AM, Chuck McCown wrote: This was all about 1000 AGL too. Not much of a cushion should that single engine on the F16 flame out due to super high angle of attack and super slow speed. -----Original Message----- From: Robert Andrews Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2016 12:20 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] FAA Warns of GPS Outages on the West Coast Syncdropswarning A jet jockey's nightmare... But a really good target for gun passes.... The thing you don't want to see them hanging out. Now an f22 would have had fun "hanging" with you... On 06/08/2016 11:17 AM, Chuck McCown wrote: I was flying a 150 and got intercepted by a pair of F16s .... well they tried to intercept me. Once I figured out that they were unhappy (I ever so slightly trimmed the corner off of a restricted area and I was in contact all along) I decided to have fun. Throttle back, nose up, full flaps, throttle up. Dragging my butt along about 40 mph. They made multiple passes with everything hanging out but there was no way they could do it. -----Original Message----- From: Robert Andrews Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2016 12:14 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] FAA Warns of GPS Outages on the West Coast Syncdropswarning Restricted vs. MOA's.. it's an interesting airspace mess to need to fly around.. Lot's and Lot's of MOA's fewer restricted areas, and if you are around either one you need to really do your homework. That said the guys at Edwards are a great group of controllers always willing to work with civilian traffic and, if the opportunity is there will let you be an interception target, a witness to cool stuff ( think B2 refueling ), or just a bug on the wall when they can't talk about it but can give you a visual vector... On 06/08/2016 11:07 AM, Chuck McCown wrote: When you live near restricted areas, and you have a legit reason to be flying around them, the military will give you a tactical call sign and let you through if it is safe. If the range is “hot” they will not let you in and you do not want to be in. *From:* That One Guy /sarcasm <mailto:thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 08, 2016 11:35 AM *To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] FAA Warns of GPS Outages on the West Coast Syncdropswarning "i usually try to steer clear of bombing ranges when I fly lol." Im definetly no pilot, never even flown in a plane, but if I do ever fly anywhere, I really would like to know this is a common attitude of most pilots On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 12:27 PM, Sean Heskett <af...@zirkel.us <mailto:af...@zirkel.us>> wrote: i usually try to steer clear of bombing ranges when I fly lol. Last time i flew over the grand canyon tho I had 5 "bear cats" (that's how ATC was referring to them over the radio) T-38 jets fly straight towards me and break left at the last minute. I heard ATC talking to them the whole time and ATC was warning me of traffic 12 o'clock coming straight for me. not much I could do except watch them go by since i was going 150kts and they were a bit faster haha. it almost seemed a bit on purpose but who knows, i could only hear what ATC say saying to them, they were responding on another frequency. made the last part of the trip a little less boring, after you cross the canyon it's pretty flat and desolate land for miles. On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 9:25 AM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>> wrote: If you fly in the blue restricted zones of the Wendover Bombing Range or the Utah Test and Training Range, you will notice when they are testing. It is very effective. Bad thing is it jams your central office BITS clocks too! *From:* Sean Heskett <mailto:af...@zirkel.us> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 08, 2016 9:22 AM *To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] FAA Warns of GPS Outages on the West Coast Sync dropswarning The FAA has been issuing NOTAMS like that for a while now. I've been in the air during a couple (live in CO and fly to SoCal a lot) and never noticed loss of GPS. Looks like a reporter from gizmodo finally noticed this NOTAM and wrote about it. Shouldn't be a problem for any ground based GPS units. And if you own a Phenom 300 then you can just blast up to 45,000ft to avoid the jamming ;) -Sean On Wednesday, June 8, 2016, timothy steele <timothy.pct...@gmail.com <mailto:timothy.pct...@gmail.com>> wrote: Gizmodo: FAA Warns of GPS Outages This Month During Mysterious Tests on the West Coast. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIwjLfC_Co -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
