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SHF530 18/9/24 tie up please
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SHF530 18/9/24 tie up please
A Chinook that went over Burton on Trent heading SE on the 18th September at approx 1700 Z and landed at Odiham at 1748 Z, any clues as to its ID please? Thanks
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Re: SHF530 18/9/24 tie up please
Saw this too in Northants. Was pinging a hex of 333333.
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Re: SHF530 18/9/24 tie up please
ZD980 according to Radar Box
Whether that is a correct database entry or not is a different matter
Perhaps some of the Odiham locals can confirm if it displays on trackers as true identity
Good luck if you need that one
Best regards,
Paul
Whether that is a correct database entry or not is a different matter
Perhaps some of the Odiham locals can confirm if it displays on trackers as true identity
Good luck if you need that one
Best regards,
Paul
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Re: SHF530 18/9/24 tie up please
Thank you both for your replies
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Re: SHF530 18/9/24 tie up please
For info, a Chinook called into Gloucester this afternoon for fuel, pinging 333333 and it was ZH904. No idea whether 333333 is always ZH904 (as a mis-code) or whether 333333 is used like the Hex CAFEAB and tactically switched amongst Chinook airframes? Anyone know any more?
Re: SHF530 18/9/24 tie up please
333333 is used by a number of aircraft in error. I guess it equates to something binary, decimal or octal, as a number of other error Hex codes do.
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This is a recent one, it went to the MFTA about a week ago, it was ZH904 then as well so seem's it's consistent at least. I don't think CAFEAB is anything tactical it seem's to just be on ZD981 and also occasionally a Wildcategbjdh wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2025 6:40 pmFor info, a Chinook called into Gloucester this afternoon for fuel, pinging 333333 and it was ZH904. No idea whether 333333 is always ZH904 (as a mis-code) or whether 333333 is used like the Hex CAFEAB and tactically switched amongst Chinook airframes? Anyone know any more?
Re: SHF530 18/9/24 tie up please
OK thanks. Re CAFEAB, we've had a few Chinooks pinging that code in Gloucester for fuel in the last three years. On one occasion one of them started out from Odiham with the usual 43Cxxx code and changed mid flight. Not had a WIldcat on CAFEAB so far, all their visits are 43C codes.AlexLee05 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2025 3:08 pmThis is a recent one, it went to the MFTA about a week ago, it was ZH904 then as well so seem's it's consistent at least. I don't think CAFEAB is anything tactical it seem's to just be on ZD981 and also occasionally a Wildcategbjdh wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2025 6:40 pmFor info, a Chinook called into Gloucester this afternoon for fuel, pinging 333333 and it was ZH904. No idea whether 333333 is always ZH904 (as a mis-code) or whether 333333 is used like the Hex CAFEAB and tactically switched amongst Chinook airframes? Anyone know any more?
Re: SHF530 18/9/24 tie up please
That does seem a bit unusual, my only guess would be the flight lead aircraft changed to ZD981 from whatever it was before.
I haven't seen a Wildcat using CAFEAB for quite a while so maybe they've fixed it.
I haven't seen a Wildcat using CAFEAB for quite a while so maybe they've fixed it.
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Re: SHF530 18/9/24 tie up please
The wildcats using CAFEABs are Navy HMA2s, never AH1s. Another interesting note is there are at least 2-3 RAF chinooks that point blank don’t track, going back to the wildcats I have noticed 1 or 2 not tracking at high level as well
Re: SHF530 18/9/24 tie up please
Have you checked these Hex codes when you notice one not tracking:JLewis_Aviation wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2025 12:05 pmAnother interesting note is there are at least 2-3 RAF chinooks that point blank don’t track
03F4BB
03F588
23C4DF
26C4D0
27C4BB
43494A
43D4BA
53C4C3
B3C4CC
CAFEAB
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