Found this on YouTube. Seems military pilots do this on a regular basis for training.
https://youtu.be/K4HAiieUQHU Mike Hardwick. > On Apr 7, 2023, at 7:38 AM, Jonathan Guthrie, KA8KPN via BVARC > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I'm sorry, WHAT? > > Look, I've never been a military pilot, but I've been a civil pilot for like > 35 years. I have observed, like up close and personal-like, military > aircraft on military missions landing and doing other operations at civil > airports. As I said, it happens all the time. In fact, civil pilots > communicate with military air controllers all the time in the process of > doing low approaches to airbases, although actually landing at a military > base is generally not done except in an emergency because of all the > permissions you need to get in order to take off again. > > The SR-71 has been flown to airshows, (e.g. "Oshkosh" 1989) although the > versions of the "LA speed check" story that I recall imply that this > particular mission was a training/proficiency flight not flying to or from an > airshow. During cruise an SR-71 does not normally talk to air traffic > control because the requirement to do so ends at a pressure altitude of > 60,000 feet (or "flight level 600") and it flies so fast that the guy in back > would have no time to do anything but tune the radios, but VFR pilots can > request services from an ARTCC and they will be handled on a "workload > available" basis. > > Since I don't know that I can convince you, maybe we should just end this > conversation here. I'll refrain from commenting further if I don't have any > additional thing to add. > >> On 4/7/23 06:08, Keith Dutson via BVARC wrote: >> >> Let me re-phrase that. Military personnel are not allowed these >> communications. Military aircraft being flown on non-military missions are >> normally piloted by civilians. For example, once at Hooks airport there >> were several Osprey aircraft that landed. These planes were being delivered >> to a military base. >> >> One key point that the YouTube story is fake is that an SR-71 landed at an >> air show. If you learn more about this particular plane, you will find that >> it leaks fuel on the flight line, which requires special support. Plus, a >> special starter is required to get the engines fired up. At Beale, each >> plane was assigned a ground support team of about 200 people for support. >> This is why the SR-71 was stationed at only one air base in the USA. >> >> I learned this from a publication provided by the USAF National Museum, of >> which I am a Friends member. >> >> On Friday, April 7, 2023 at 12:35:07 AM CDT, Rick Wannall via BVARC >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Military aircraft talk to the same air traffic controllers as everybody >> >> else does. >> >> Thank you. >> >> RW >> >> >> From: BVARC <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jonathan Guthrie, KA8KPN >> via BVARC >> Sent: Thursday, April 6, 2023 22:01 >> To: Keith Dutson via BVARC <[email protected]> >> Cc: Jonathan Guthrie, KA8KPN <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [BVARC] SR-71 Blackbird >> >> Not at all true. Military aircraft talk to the same air traffic controllers >> as everybody else does. There's no other way to integrate them in to the >> stream of air traffic, and military aircraft use civil airports all the time. >> >> On 4/6/23 21:21, Keith Dutson via BVARC wrote: >> Cute story, but totally contrived. Military aircraft are not allowed to >> communicate with non-military stations. >> >> 73, Keith NM5G >> >> On Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 04:57:56 PM CDT, Dwayne Jones via BVARC >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Yes LA speed story is funny too. >> >> Dwayne >> KB5YTA >> >> On Thu, Apr 6, 2023 at 3:03 PM Douglas Kimpel via BVARC <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> Have you heard this one? >> >> (28) The LA Speed Story (2020) - YouTube >> >> Douglas Kimpel >> Chief Engineer >> KKHT, KNTH >> Houston,Texas >> 713-260-6129 Office >> 713-206-2146 Cell >> >> From: BVARC <[email protected]> On Behalf Of mark janzer via BVARC >> Sent: Thursday, April 6, 2023 1:45 PM >> To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> >> Cc: mark janzer <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [BVARC] SR-71 Blackbird >> >> Now that's funny. Thanks for sharing... >> >> On Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 11:23:02 AM CDT, Dwayne Jones via BVARC >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Nice little video about a SR-71 Blackbird buzzing the tower near his air >> base. >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTJYNq4GQAE&ab_channel=TAOFLEDERMAUS >> >> Dwayne >> KB5YTA >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
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