Interesting Aircraft

[ACW367]

Rod do you mean 24452 instead of 62

[viking9]

The reg was 02-4452.

Tom

[RodBearden]

Yes I did - sorry guys!

Rod

[RodBearden]

Does the HIPPY callsign tell us anything?

Rod

[kdt1]

Had a contact: @ 28000 420kts Not Allocated Mode S -200007 Call sign - GOTO FMS

ADS-B Military I suspect.

Is this a standard call sign GOTO FMS? I have seen this before.

[DaveReid]

Had a contact: @ 28000 420kts Not Allocated Mode S -200007 Call sign - GOTO FMS

ADS-B Military I suspect.

Is this a standard call sign GOTO FMS? I have seen this before.

GOTO FMS is a default flight ID, mostly used by USN Boeing E-6 Mercury aircraft.  If it was plotting, it was almost certainly one of those - 163918 has been know to use this particular mis-code.

[viking9]

Does the HIPPY callsign tell us anything?

Rod

Probably only to the crew, Rod. I've seen heard them use 'Biggy**', 'Terra**' and 'Torn**'. They have used Terra71 and Herz72 when visiting Mildenhall. There's also records of them using 'Peoples Express**', 'TOCC**' and  'Burma75'.

It was very interesting tracking him last night. First time I'd tracked an ac on AAR. He finally departed the western Scottish coast over Fearnmore at around 23:40. The tanker Quid83 landed back at Mildenhall a few minutes later.

Tom

[Terry]

If its of any help,I tracked "HIPPY" across N.W Germany and through Holland last night,at around 8-45pm but had to go out,the last time i saw him he was heading N.W across the channel,i thought he was heading for Mildenhall?.Hope this helps.

                  Regards Terry.

[viking9]

Terry,

Have a look at last night's posts in this thread.

Tom

[Terry]

Thanks for that Tom,
                              Should have looked through the threads first,so appologies for the wasting of time,now back to the amateur foundation licence book,i`m getting too old for this radio stuff,but i`ve been hooked since 1974?

              Regards Terry.

[Canonjohns40D]

On my box now, 3CE600 D-COKE FAI Airservice learjet 35 It appears to be an Airambulance?

John

[viking9]

Thanks for that Tom,
                              Should have looked through the threads first,so appologies for the wasting of time,now back to the amateur foundation licence book,i`m getting too old for this radio stuff,but i`ve been hooked since 1974?

              Regards Terry.

Terry,

No apology needed, my friend. I thought you might be interested in the subsequent whereabouts of the ac and I was just saving myself having to write it out again :-)

Tom

[Terry]

All good stuff Tom,
                           Many thanks for the prompt,nice to see the a/c tracked a fair distance,we need a station out in the Atlantic on a ship,then things would really happen.

                   Regards Terry.

[viking9]

All good stuff Tom,
                           Many thanks for the prompt,nice to see the a/c tracked a fair distance,we need a station out in the Atlantic on a ship,then things would really happen.

                   Regards Terry.

Now that would be great Terry.

Tom

[Canonjohns40D]

Hi was on my box approaching Dublin Eastbound i think then disappeared. AE118A PAT63 02-1863 C37 (GLF5) FL410.

John