StrongDreams
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« on: August 17, 2011, 10:13:01 AM » |
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There was a B757 flying around the KROC airspace this morning. I noticed it on my way into work when it broke off a standard approach and did a go-around even though it was a clear sunny day with no winds or weather. It then did a touch-and-go and left the area. It was painted in unmarked white (as far as I could tell). Checking the archives, it was using the call sign "Terra 41" (or maybe Tara or Sara) and spent more than an hour flying ILS approaches. FlightAware shows no B757s in the area of Rochester today, so it's an unlisted flight of some kind. I've encountered the FAA prop aircraft that fly around calibrating ILS systems, although I forget their call sign. Is this a similar thing but with a jet? The biggest aircraft Rochester gets is normally the A320 flown by FedEx. Driving down the highway and seeing the big 757 peel off the approach was quite a sight. http://archive-server.liveatc.net/kroc/KROC-Aug-17-2011-1200Z.mp3 |
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« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2011, 12:48:54 PM » |
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The biggest aircraft Rochester gets is normally the A320 flown by FedEx.
FedEx doesn't operate the A320...they do operate the A300 and A310... military aircraft..TERRA is a tactical callsign
Correct: "TERRA B-757/C-32A 486 FLTS, Eglin AFB, used by State Dept. FEST missions"From: http://www.monitoringtimes.com/MilitaryCallsignList-APR09.pdf (see page 36) |
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StrongDreams
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« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2011, 12:58:19 PM » |
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The biggest aircraft Rochester gets is normally the A320 flown by FedEx.
FedEx doesn't operate the A320...they do operate the A300 and A310... Right, sorry. Mostly we get the A300-600 version (A306 on Flightaware) which is bigger than the A320 anyway. I'm used to hearing calls for "FDX 948 heavy" but not "Terra 41 heavy". |
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« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2011, 01:10:23 PM » |
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The biggest aircraft Rochester gets is normally the A320 flown by FedEx.
FedEx doesn't operate the A320...they do operate the A300 and A310... Right, sorry. Mostly we get the A300-600 version (A306 on Flightaware) which is bigger than the A320 anyway. I'm used to hearing calls for "FDX 948 heavy" but not "Terra 41 heavy". That's what I thought you ment...  Did they actually use "Heavy" in the callsign?? Here we go again...B757...heavy or not?? LOL!  In the archive link above that starts at 1200Z, I heard "heavy" a couple of times but mostly not, and when I was listening live at 1305Z when it did the circle maneuver, they did not. I have not gone back to locate the first appearance of the jet on the day. The approach I saw that got me interested turned out in the archive to be an "ILS 28 with circle to left base for 22" approach. So the plane got within 2 miles of the field or so at about 1000 AGL, then swerved to the north. The main north-south highway in Rochester runs near the airport, and I was heading south with this huge airplane (Rochester mostly gets RJs and Dash-8s) at my 11 o'clock, when it suddenly banked and peeled away from the airport. I'm not surprised it was a military pilot, and wonder if he was showing off a bit. |
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« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2011, 04:08:25 PM » |
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