Who is this?

Discussion in 'Spotting and Interesting Aircraft' started by CapStar362, Jan 21, 2021.

  1. CapStar362

    CapStar362 Active Member

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  2. thud

    thud Member

    i can confirm that its usaf not marines or navy but further than that not too sure
    hope it helps
     
  3. CapStar362

    CapStar362 Active Member

    well he was definitely focused on that town of Laurinburg and its airport, look at the extremely tight focus of the East/West tracks going right over the downtown area and the nearby airport.

    he flew at roughly FL145 the entire time.
     
  4. CapStar362

    CapStar362 Active Member

    looks like he is back at it!

    https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ae66ce

    once again, 0215 EST Tracking Live over the same area and exact same flight path.



    originated from NAS Jax, pulling history.

    Im inclined to say this actually is a Navy P-8
     
  5. thud

    thud Member

    i havnt rly got a clue but does this mean anything to you?
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  6. CapStar362

    CapStar362 Active Member

    yeah that doesnt help at all....

    but its flight profiles, speeds, and Origination/Destination being NAS Jacksonville, points fingers to it being a P-8

    but what is he going after...... he is up again right now. 23:48 EST.

    4th time ive spotted him, in a week, and doing the EXACT same thing again
     
  7. CapStar362

    CapStar362 Active Member

    i find out that Laurinburg Maxton is the recruiting airfield for the US Army Golden Knights, but, that does not explain the repeated FL145 P-8 flights.
     
  8. thud

    thud Member

    yeah k
    thanks
     
  9. CapStar362

    CapStar362 Active Member

    buddy of mine who is a Navy veteran aviation mechanic and had a short time on P-8's suggested he is running either BACN ( Battlefield Airborne Communications Node - basically being a airborne Comms repeater or Link 16 Node ) Roles or is just up there for crew proficiency and flight training.
     
  10. thud

    thud Member

    yeah k
    guess that makes sense
    sorry i havnt rly got a clue
     
  11. CapStar362

    CapStar362 Active Member

    oh no worries, thats why we are here, asking around :)

    all good my dude