Red Flag Deployment 15-01-2020 ?

[grimly aviation pics]

Subject weather / tech etc looks like F35 due back Thursday 20/02 afternoon

Can’t see that happening with the weather in the Atlantic this week

[mudcity]

Tanker and F35 scheduled to fly Nellis to Cherry Point today

[MRTT]

"Ascot 9104" Voyager ZZ331 is pre-positioning to Cherry Point.

Edited, apologies.

[mudcity]

Ascot 9104 ZZ331 Voyager enroute Brize to Cherry Point

[mudcity]

Ascot 9402 ZZ337 enroute Nellis to Cherry Point
-presumably with F35 ?

[Starbuck]

Ascot 9402 ZZ337 enroute Nellis to Cherry Point
-presumably with F35 ?

Altitude is too high to be dragging the Lightnings with it.

[rh226]

Looks like somebody somewhere is expecting them (or some) to go to Lajes tomorrow (19th)

A0549/20 - MOBILE AIRSPACE RESERVATION WILL TAKE PLACE ON ROUTE:
440000N 0400000W - 430000N 0350000W - LUKAL.
THE FOLLOWING SEPARATION MINIMA WILL BE APPLIED WITHIN OCEANIC AIRSPACE: MNPS/NAT HIGH LEVEL AIRSPACE (HLA) AIRCRAFT 60NM, NON MNPS/NAT HIGH LEVEL AIRSPACE (HLA) AIRCRAFT 120NM.
FL250 - FL270,
19 FEB 17:27 2020 UNTIL 19 FEB 21:46 2020.
CREATED: 18 FEB 15:54 2020

[mudcity]

Looks like a 24 hour delay ....Lajes now Thursday and arriving Marham Friday afternoon

[Starbuck]

Looks like a 24 hour delay ....Lajes now Thursday and arriving Marham Friday afternoon

Is there confirmation on the airspace reservation of this?

[rh226]

Not as at 09.36z - the above Santa Maria ALTRV is still up.

However, that doesn't necessarily mean anything as they often leave them up to expire, even when it is known that nothing is going to happen.

[rh226]

Post deleted as incorrect.......2 + 2 = 5

Correct ALTRV in next post.

Sorry about that.

[rh226]

Correct ALTRV for the Thursday crossing to Lajes......I hope!

A0563/20 - MOBILE AIRSPACE RESERVATION WILL TAKE PLACE ON ROUTE:
440000N 0400000W - 430000N 0350000W - LUKAL.
THE FOLLOWING SEPARATION MINIMA WILL BE APPLIED WITHIN OCEANIC AIRSPACE: MNPS/NAT HIGH LEVEL AIRSPACE (HLA) AIRCRAFT 60NM, NON MNPS/NAT HIGH LEVEL AIRSPACE (HLA) AIRCRAFT 120NM.
FL250 - FL270,
20 FEB 17:27 2020 UNTIL 20 FEB 21:46 2020.
CREATED: 19 FEB 16:14 2020

[grimly aviation pics]

ZZ331 - Ascot 9104 up circling over MCAS Cheery Point

[eagle driver]

Ascot 9104 Heading north over Cape Charles Va FL270.
Ascot9402 Also airborne out of Cherry point climbing through FL240.

[AK01]

RRR9104 has RRR9804 and i think 9805 in tow. It confirmed itself as a flight of three.

[slogen51]

14:50z Ascot 9402 ZZ337 airborne from ( Cherry Point?)

Abeam Baltimore FL270

This had been the F-35B mother ship but I read on here that the lightnings didn't leave Nellis?
( It would make a sort of logic if the aircraft stayed for back to back flags)

[rh226]

Nellis spotter saying RAF F35s stayed behind at Nellis, Typhoons only left

Those last three words can be read either way:
- Typhoons only (have) left, or
- Typhoons only (are) left.

Big difference in meaning.

[slogen51]

There are two new ALTRV for tonight in the Notam section

I personally can't quite make head of tail of them - one ALTRV is up to OMOKO tomorrow which implies a Lajes stopover
But the other is for tonight is to EMPER which is nearly to LND?

[rh226]

2nd one = tonight's GP Mission, probably.

[slogen51]

16:01 Ascot 9104 checking in on Gander Center - still a flight of 3