SWEET!!! I caught all these recordings live on the scanner while out on a boat between Angel Island and Alcatraz! I watched snowbird #7 roll out of formation right above Angel Island and make the sharp right turn back toward SFO.
Did you catch Fat Albert cutting their routine short because of a "personal injury" and asking MO to have an ambulance meet them at SFO on 350.5 Mhz?
Here's a copy of a post I made to several other forums after Sunday 10/12 if you want to compare frequencies heard:
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455.65 Mhz (FM - CSQ) - Airshow Announcer
132.75 - Air Boss
126.40 - Fleet Week Airshow Discreet
(Used by multiple performers, including the father-son Sukhoi/F-16
pilots and Sean D Tucker)
123.15 - F-16 Viper Demo
The Patriots (L-39s):
127.30 - Primary (Show center?)
125.65
272.10 - The Canadian Snowbirds
US Navy Blue Angels:
284.25 - Show Box
275.35 - Diamond
237.80 - Solos
305.50 - Fat Albert (Also used by Blue Angels (solos being graded by
Mo?) during performance)
346.50 - Start Up/Taxi at SFO
Today was kind of a bad day it seemed like. All the pilots were having
trouble with the 25 knot winds, and I heard the female air boss
("Donna?") chew out at least one person for straying over the crowd
during their aerobatic routine.
The #7 Canadian Snowbirds pilot experienced violent engine vibration
described as being felt under and between his feet half way through
their routine, and had to bug out of the formation and return to SFO.
They exited show center in formation to the north over Angel Island
and Marin, he rolled out, they made sure he was okay, and then
returned to finish the second half of the show missing one airplane.
That's rough to have that happen right after they lost one of their
pilots last week.
Then Fat Albert (the Blue Angel's C-130 transport) had to abandon
their routine a few minutes after they started it, and asked "Mo" to
coordinate an ambulance to meet them at SFO for a medical emergency
involving one of the crew. I haven't heard anything on the news about
this, so I really hope they're all okay.
It was unusual to see this many unforeseen problems hit the fleet week
airshow all at once like that. It didn't bother me in the slightest
and I still thought it was a great show, but being a pilot myself I
really felt for those guys since they spend so much time practicing
the same routine they're aiming for as close to perfection as possible.
Anyway, enjoy the aforementioned frequencies for next year.
Regards,
Inigo
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