Tikaboo Peak  26-Apr-2005

 

Event log

0845    Joker09 (Janet 737) gear down 32, cleared to land

0850    Sabre45 (heicopter) staying east of the '57' (maybe 357?)

        Joker0 (Beech 1900D N20RA) 17SE of Warren 17500 inbound home plate.  Right turn Planet-Pyramid.

        Sabre45 radar service terminates, 'manana'

        Joker0 requests and is cleared to land runway 30

        Rabbit26 (MH-60L) departs to the east (then observed following the perimeter southbound over the Groom Lake Road guardhouse area)

        Joker51 (Janet737) departs runway 14, calls approach, cleared Pyramid-Planet then calls Nellis as Janet236

        Clipper1 (grass cutter??) on TWR cleared taxiway B-F

        Joker12 on approach cleared Planet-Pyramid, lands 32, cleared F-B-park

        Joker12 calls TWR asking if navaids are u/s, told 'Homey V is off the air and they're going to check on it right now' (MCY VOR had gone off the air at this time)

        Joker12 cleared station 9 via Pyramid-Planet, departs on r/w 14, told all navaids serviceable cleared direct Planet.  Calls Approach then Nellis as Janet288

        Rabbit26 is on TWR again, told 'exercise caution, 4 fastmovers taking the runway for departure'

1340     Rabbit89 departs runway 14 as a flight of 4, change to a tactical freq   

        Joker93 (Janet 737) TWR>APC>right to Pyramid

        Rabbit86 flight tell tower they are doing a Simulated Flame Out (SFO) and Rabbit86 told '3 gear no flaps' touch and go

        Rabbit68 flight do the same and 68 is told '3 down and (proud?)'

        <30 mins of SFO and circuits follow with 'clean and dry' and gear down calls from the chase planes>

        Rabbit86 lands, chase plane Rabbit66 goes off to the east

       

    Rabbit89 lands, chase plane Rabbit67 goes around

        Rabbit66 and Rabbit67 do SFO practice and go arounds and are told about a small cargo departing runway 12

        Joker1 (Beech 200 N661BA) departs, right to Pyramid then Telescope

        Rabbit66 and Rabbit67 then land

        Janet291 (Janet737) departs > APC > Nellis as Janet291

 

I have audio and video of the above.  Below is a frame from the video as Rabid89 goes past taxiway F on runway 14 from right to left.  It looks better in motion     

                 

 

Anyone who wants video or audio email me!