Meppen Range 2016

[AK01]

http://www.meppen.de/aktuelles-und-serv ... td-91.html
Looks like another exercise is starting next week, Embow or?
Pieter.

[Argus 01]

http://www.meppen.de/aktuelles-und-serv ... td-91.html
Looks like another exercise is starting next week, Embow or?
Pieter.

This is the article from the 2015 exercise

[Argus 01]

http://www.meppen.de/aktuelles-und-serv ... td-91.html
Looks like another exercise is starting next week, Embow or?
Pieter.

This is the article from the 2015 exercise

On flugzeugforum.de I read about increased flight activity overhead the WTD 91 area from 4-21 October 2016.

[Argus 01]

http://www.meppen.de/aktuelles-und-serv ... td-91.html
Looks like another exercise is starting next week, Embow or?
Pieter.

This is the article from the 2015 exercise

On flugzeugforum.de I read about increased flight activity overhead the WTD 91 area from 4-21 October 2016.

And here is the press link:http://www.noz.de/lokales/meppen/artike ... -um-meppen

[AK01]

http://www.meppen.de/aktuelles-und-serv ... td-91.html
Looks like another exercise is starting next week, Embow or?
Pieter.

This is the article from the 2015 exercise

oops nice start of a new topic.....

[Argus 01]

http://www.meppen.de/aktuelles-und-serv ... td-91.html
Looks like another exercise is starting next week, Embow or?
Pieter.

This is the article from the 2015 exercise

oops nice start of a new topic.....

No problem, at least there is an exercise this year

[68-0037UH]

EMBOW is held once every two Years

[FISHER01]

it is not called EMBOW, however nobody knows the real name off this years exercise..

[Niek]

The NOTAMs for Meppen:
D3990/16 - ED-R 34 SECTOR C (MEPPEN) ACTIVATED. GND - 5000FT AMSL, MON-THU 0600-1500, FRI
0600-1200, 10 OCT 06:00 2016 UNTIL 14 OCT 12:00 2016. CREATED: 28 SEP 15:04 2016

D3989/16 - ED-R34 SECTOR C (MEPPEN) ACTIVE. GND - 5000FT AMSL, TUE-THU 0600-1500, FRI 0600-1200,
04 OCT 06:00 2016 UNTIL 07 OCT 12:00 2016. CREATED: 28 SEP 14:49 2016

If the exercise is similar to EMBOW, then you can expect the following types of movements:
http://niekvanderzande.nl/wordpress/exe ... -embow-xv/

[erik_kamphuis]

October 4th:
Outlaw01 (CH-53 84+84 ??) AM
Outlaw02/GAF129 C-160D GAF PM

October 5th:
Outlaw01/Gator Tornado TLG51 8.50-9.20h (flares)
Outlaw02/GAF129 C-160D 50+7x 9.20-10.45h (flares)
Gator Tornado PM?

No helo's at the heliport till 12.00h today.

Please post here all (radio)logs.

Erik / Panoravia

[Argus 01]

October 4th:
Outlaw01 (CH-53 84+84 ??) AM
Outlaw02/GAF129 C-160D GAF PM

October 5th:
Outlaw01/Gator Tornado TLG51 8.50-9.20h (flares)
Outlaw02/GAF129 C-160D 50+7x 9.20-10.45h (flares)
Gator Tornado PM?

No helo's at the heliport till 12.00h today.

Please post here all (radio)logs.

Erik / Panoravia

Today around 11:30 LT I heard OUTLAW 03 on the Meppen freq's, he was in the holding north of the range. From my backyard I could ID this one with my bins as an F/A -18. I guess the Swiss AF one flying from Wittmund. Maybe someone can confirm this.
GATOR was later in the afternoon, indeed a Tornado, from/to Schleswig. Tomorrow I will listen back the recordings for you which OUTLAW number he had.

[Argus 01]

October 4th:
Outlaw01 (CH-53 84+84 ??) AM
Outlaw02/GAF129 C-160D GAF PM

October 5th:
Outlaw01/Gator Tornado TLG51 8.50-9.20h (flares)
Outlaw02/GAF129 C-160D 50+7x 9.20-10.45h (flares)
Gator Tornado PM?

No helo's at the heliport till 12.00h today.

Please post here all (radio)logs.

Erik / Panoravia

Oct 5th: The GATOR Tornado from Schleswig was active from 15:00u-15:40u LT as OUTLAW 01.
Oct 6th: 12:22u LT OUTLAW 03 (F/A-18 Swiss AF) leaving the range, rtb to Wittmund
15:44u LT OUTLAW ?? (C-160D) leaving the range.

[strikestar01]

The 4th october, only the C-160D visited the Meppen range in the afternoon as "Outlaw1". As far as I know, the CH-53 84+84 did fly around, but as Scotty1. The CH-53 landed at Rheine-Bentlage at the same time the C-160D was already busy with exercising for al long time at Meppen. There were no Outlaw1 and Outlaw2 at Meppen the 4th October, only Outlaw1 the C-160D.

The 5th october, the morning started with a Tornado (Gator/Outlaw01) and the pilot mentioned later "See you in the afternoon". More "AM" vistitors that morning were Outlaw2 (C-160D 50+79, seen by myself and spotted). About 11:45 started Outlaw3 (F/A-18D J-5233). I left Meppen at 14:45 local time. In the afternoon, about 15:00 local the same pilot was back indeed. Same callsigns again as Gator/Outlaw01. Live military mode-s logged "Gator" as the 45+61. The 45+61 was spotted at Schleswig that afternoon indeed according FF. So think this was indeed the 45+61 in the afternoon and maybe even this morning.

The 6th october, The J-5233 landed as SUI517 at Wittmund in the morning. About 11:30 it was the only visitor this morning at Meppen, c/s Outlaw3. After exercising, it went back to Wittmund and departed to Switserland as SUI518 in the afternoon. In the afternoon at Meppen, only a C-160D exercised at Meppen as "Outlaw2".

The 7th october, Meppen started with Outlaw2, a C-160D again, and later followed by Outlaw3. Don't know if Outlaw3 was the F/A-18D again but it sounded "Suisse". Nothing in the afternoon of course .... weekend. The pilot of the C-160D mentioned by leaving Meppen: "See you next week".

That's all.. hope it helps.

[68-0037UH]

Outlaw 02 the 7th was 50+79, i didn't wait for outlaw 03

[Argus 01]

Incomplete Meppen Range Log 12-10-2016:

10:00u LT: OUTLAW 01 (P-3C / 60+05)
Later in the morning: OUTLAW 03 (F/A-18 Swiss AF) from/to Wittmundhafen, later on I heard a Swiss fighter jet on Lippe Radar & Rhein Radar heading for Switzerland. I guess this was the F/A-18.
Between these visitors (and in the afternoon) some helicopters were active overhead the range, no callsigns or types. Most of them started from the Meppen heli-port.
Beside the Swiss F/A-18, only the Germans participate in this exercise so far.