Savannah/KSAV 2018

[foc1]

Just had a low approach from a DHC-8 in Golden Knights scheme. Call sign was GKA609, hex on SBS shows N171VA which is c/n 315 but it was too high to tell if it was wearing that or a serial.

[pilotman6012]

It was the at Huntsville Sierra Nevada facility a couple of months ago as N171AV,while they were finishing it up before it went to Fort Bragg,came from Fort Bragg,so safe to assume new type for them should be 01609,unknown FY as of yet.

[foc1]

Noted flying from here this afternoon were:
VMFA-251
164270/DW-00 - Black/orange tail
16????/DW-01
164671/DW-12
164650/DW-13

VMFA-312
164956/NA-206
164968/NA-214

Also visiting was US Army UH60 (03)-26982

There's a Sentry going on, looks like about 18 TY F22s and 10 T38s. Two of the Raptors read in the haze today were 026 and 089. Will hopefully catch them flying this week...

[Arjan]

When will this Sentry end?

[foc1]

Typically they last two weeks and this is in the second week, so I would assume this Friday will be the last day, although a couple of times they have gone to three weeks.

Noted yesterday were:

F22s (no FYs read)
4012
4019
4021
4023
4024
4026
4030
4031
4033
4034
4039
4044
4079
4086
4088
4089
4104
???? "325FW"

Note the later s/ns 4079/86/88/89/104 may have gone as they took off with the afternoon launch yesterday but were not seen on the ramp first thing today before the morning launch.

T38s yl/bk
62-3615 "2FTS"
62-3660
62-3706 wt fin stripe
62-3715
63-8154
66-8404
67-14833
68-8172
68-8177
70-1559

[Arjan]

Okay Thanks. Nice log

[foc1]

With the departure of the 95FS aircraft there are 13 F22s here now.
4017 and 4041 seem to have replaced 4031 and 4034 over the past couple of days.

[foc1]

"325FW" confirmed as 4040 this morning.

[foc1]

Everything except one F22 had departed by lunchtime today

[foc1]

Noted today were:
96-0007 bl/yl C17A 183AS/MS ANG "Ruler 22"
03-3113 bl/yl C17A 183AS/MS ANG "Ruler 21"

97-26773/FT HH60G (41RQS)

F/A18s
VMFA-251 "TBolt 51" flight
164231/DW-04
164261/DW-05
164671/DW-12
164650/DW-13

164901/WK-06 VMFAAW-224 "Bengal 41"
165206/AG-304 VFA-83

"Gunrunner 11" Flight
163931/HF-53 AH1W HMLA-269
165274/HF-61 AH1W HMLA-269
168510/HF-85 UH1Y HMLA-269
168042/HF-90 UH1Y HMLA-269

[foc1]

Noted today were the following VMFA-312 F/A18s as "Check 51" and "Check 61" flights
164261/DW-05 (VMFA-251 loan)
164900/NA-205
164887/NA-210
164968/NA-214

167104/B-270 T45C TW-2

Doing low approaches this morning were C130s

98-1356 "Ivory 02"
08-5685 "Ivory 01"

Serials for these taken from SBS and no units noted as they both flew right over the top of me

[Arjan]

Noted today were:

165206/AG-304 VFA-83

Are you sure about this one? VFA-83 is flying with F/A-18F's now. Or is this flying from Beaufort now and not been repainted yet?

[foc1]

Noted today were:

165206/AG-304 VFA-83

Are you sure about this one? VFA-83 is flying with F/A-18F's now. Or is this flying from Beaufort now and not been repainted yet?

I would think that's very likely, it was parked with the VMFAAW-224 jet but I don't know if they flew together? Just this morning there was one in VFA-37 marks (coded 400 no letter code) parked next to one from VMFA-312

[Arjan]

Ah cool that explains something else. I have seen an uncoded 400 parked at Beaufort earlier this month. It was in a line with VMFA 312 aircraft. Couldn't really identify the markings with all the heatwaves since I was looking for USMC squadrons but this being "Bulls" markings seems very likely.

[foc1]

Three flights of Hornets today:

Check 61 flight was
164889/NA-200
165187/400 (VFA-37 marks)

Bengal 41 flight
164951/WK-05
164265/DW-02 (VMFA-251 marks)

Bengal 43 flight
16????/WK-04
164887/NA-210 (VMFA-312 marks)

Also visiting UH60 26604 FL NG and a few TH57s