Volkel (EHVK/UDE) - 2008

[Stefan]

Visitors 27 February 2008:

G-275 C-130H-30 336sq multiple passes between 14.29 and 15.02 lt
L-08 PC-7 131(EMVO)sq 2 passes

Leaving Volkel for the US on 29 February 2008 (in order of departure):

J-643
J-512
J-014
J-509
J-021
J-515

With another 11 F-16s gone (until early June) the regular operations will be even more boring...

And this also adds to that:

M0259/08 - NO PRACT APCH, STRAIGHT IN FULL STOPS ONLY. 04 MAR 07:00 2008 UNTIL 06 MAR 19:00
2008. CREATED: 18 FEB 13:59 2008

Greetings,
Stefan

[Stefan]

Visiting 3 March 2008:

G-275 C-130H-30 336sq 2 passes around 10.45 lt
4.+.. Tornado Lw 1 pass at 15.09 lt

Greetings,
Stefan

[Otto]

05/3

NAF83/NAF84 2x F-16 Klu. ETA 19:25LT (AAR support NAF44 KDC-10)

[mart]

05/3

NAF83/NAF84 2x F-16 Klu. ETA 19:25LT (AAR support NAF44 KDC-10)

coming from amerika or afghanistan?

[Otto]

From the desert

[Stefan]

Visitors 7 March 2008:

L-07 PC-7 131(EMVO)sq one pass at 15.21 lt
G-275 C-130H-30 336sq several passes between 13.06 and 13.28 lt
A-... SA316B 300sq (heard but not seen at 14.15 lt, low enough though for the entry here)
PH-CGC Do228-212 Kustwacht several passen between 13.12 and 14.04 lt

Greetings,
Stefan

[Otto]

Hi Stefan,

Some additional callsigns to make your log complete:

PC-7 L-07 = Diamond12
C130H G-275 = NAF36
SA316B (A-247) = Bluebird55
DO-228 PH-CGC = NCG01

[Stefan]

Some additional callsigns to make your log complete:

Thanks for that!

Also found this on Volkel (mindef.nl in Dutch, short translations follows);

07-03-2008 14:15
VOLKEL NEEMT ONDERSCHEPPINGSTAAK OVER

Vliegbasis Volkel heeft vandaag de Quick Reaction Alert-taak (QRA) overgenomen van vliegbasis Eindhoven. In het kader van QRA onderscheppen F-16’s van de Koninklijke Luchtmacht onbekende vliegtuigen boven Nederlands grondgebied. Volkel voert deze opdracht voor vijf maanden uit.

Op de vliegbasis staan twee vliegers en twee crewchiefs 24 uur per dag paraat. Ondersteunende diensten zoals de brandweer, medische dienst en luchtverkeersleiding staan ook standby. Op deze manier kunnen binnen enkele minuten twee F-16’s operationeel zijn.

De Koninklijke Luchtmacht voert deze taak uit in nauwe samenwerking met het Air Operations Control Station (AOCS) in Nieuw Milligen. De F-16’s worden ingezet wanneer een vliegtuig het Nederlandse luchtruim binnenvliegt zonder radiocontact te maken. De jachtvliegtuigen gaan op het toestel af om het te identificeren en om contact te maken met de bemanning.

In English (more or less): As of today Volkel will perform the QRA-task for five months. They took over this task from Leeuwarden (although the official statement says Eindhoven). Two F-16s are on alert 24/7.

Greetings,
Stefan

[remco n'gein]

on 28-02-2008

V-11 G1159 334sqn 12.45 uur NAF41

[Thijs]

on 28-02-2008

V-11 G1159 334sqn 12.45 uur NAF41

Hmm strange combination of callsign and aircraft, The Gulfstream mostly uses NAF11 and NAF41 belongs to a KDC-10 flight. Misheard or....?

[remco n'gein]

Goeidag.

Zal wel dan verkeerd hebben gehoord op scanner. Was wel de G1159 welke voorbij kwam

[Stefan]

Today (13 March 2008:

8.+.. Bo105P1 demod GAR 12.30/14.51
PH-CGN Do228-212 Kustwacht several passes from 11.55 to 12.28

Greetings,
Stefan

[Otto]

Hi Stefan,

GAMH21 Bo-105P (86+21) arrived from Kyritz (Bremen FIR) at 12:30LT.
The Bo made stops at Bonn-Hardthohn & Oirschot and was conducting somekind of VIP-flight. ATD EHVK 14:51LT to Koln-Bonn.

and

NCG03 DO-228.212 PH-CGN (training flight)

[eMBee]

This morning @ Volkel

L-08 PC-7 'Diamond 16' (1x T&G)
G-275 C-130H-30 'NAF 34' (6x T&G)

greetings Mario.

[Otto]

17/3

Another German BO-105 (GAMH21) was sceduled for today, however the flight was cancelled....for now

Keep you posted