Volkel (EHVK/UDE) - 2008

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Volkel (EHVK/UDE) - 2008

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Hi,

Thursday 3 January 2008:

84-0110 C-21A 76th AS

Made several approaches from 11.00 local

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Hi,

Friday 4 January 2008:

G-275 C-130H-30 336sq

Made several touch & goes during the afternoon.


Repeated from the 2007 topic (because it is relevant soon)

The night flying schedule for Volkel in 2008 is as follows (all local times):

Mo 7 January to Fr 11 January 2008:
Mo, Tu, We: last t/o before 21.00, last ldg before 23.00
Th: last t/o before 19.30, last ldg before 21.00

Mo 14 January to Fr 18 January 2008:
Mo, Tu, We: last t/o before 21.00, last ldg before 23.00
Th: last t/o before 19.30, last ldg before 21.00

Mo 21 January to Fr 25 January 2008:
Mo, Tu, We, Th: last t/o before 19.30, last ldg before 21.00

Mo 28 January to Fr 1 February 2008:
Mo, Tu, We, Th: last t/o before 19.30, last ldg before 21.00

Mo 4 February to Fr 8 February 2008:
No night flying

Mo 11 February to Fr 15 February 2008:
No night flying

Mo 18 February to Fr 22 February 2008:
Mo, Tu, We, Th: last t/o before 19.30, last ldg before 21.00

NOTE: When night flying is scheduled for a specific day the regular operations start later than normal (as in: no activities before noon).

The current NOTAM states the following opening hours:

M0015/08 - AD OPR HRS ARE CHANGED FROM 0700-1545 TO MON-WED 1200-2145 AND
THU 1230-2000 (MIL AIP EHVK AD 2-1 REFERS. 07 JAN 07:00 2008 UNTIL 10 JAN 20:00
2008. CREATED: 04 JAN 11:57 2008

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The NOTAM for the this week shows extra opening hours for Tuesday morning:

M0028/08 - AD OPR HRS ARE CHANGED FROM 0700-1545 TO MON 1200-2145, TUE 0815-1000 1200-2145, WED 1100-2145 AND THU 1230-2000 (MIL AIP EHVK AD 2-1 REFERS. 14 JAN 07:00 2008 UNTIL 17 JAN 20:00 2008. CREATED: 09 JAN 14:49 2008

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14/1

M1811 & M1812 2x F-16 Klu. ATD 19:54LT, ETA 20:40LT
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Hi,

This superbase produced yet another visitor yesterday (14th):

L-03 PC-7 131(EMVO)sq

Overshot the base at 15.06 lt.

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16/1

Just arrived from Kleine Brogel:

RCH1188 C-17A (21111) USAF

ETD 15:00LT
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AD OPR HRS ARE CHANGED FROM MON-FRI 0700-1545 TO MON 1230-2100
TUE 0715-0845 1230-2100 WED 1230-2100 THU 1230-2100 FRI 0700-1545
(MIL AIP EHVK AD 2-1 REFERS. 21 JAN 07:00 2008 UNTIL 25 JAN 15:45 2008. CREATED:
16 JAN 19:55 2008
21-1 1330-2200
22-1 0815-0945 visitor expected? 1330-2200
23-1 1330-2200
24-1 1330-2200
25-1 0800-1645

last week when runway 24L 06R is closed.
Assume makes an ASS of U and ME.
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Hi,

Today's highlight; R-03 AB412SP 303sq


Small correction to the night flying schedule (my mistake...):

Mo 28 January to Fr 1 February 2008:
No night flying, but the base has an extra opening hour on 30 January (17.30 to 18.30 Z)

Mo 4 February to Fr 8 February 2008:
No night flying

Mo 11 February to Fr 15 February 2008:
Mo, Tu, We, Th: last t/o before 19.30, last ldg before 21.00

Mo 18 February to Fr 22 February 2008:
Mo, Tu, We, Th: last t/o before 19.30, last ldg before 21.00

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Hi,

A, very limited, list of visitors:

Wednesday 30 January 2008: Q-.. AH-64D 301sq o/s or t&g 15.36 lt

Thursday 31 January 2008: .... Tornado (German?) o/s 12.03 lt
Thursday 31 January 2008: S-... AS532U2 300sq crossing north to south 14.52 lt

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Tornado was a German one, c/s "BU18", unfortunatley too high to read the reg at EHWO
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Today (4 February 2008),

L-04 PC-7 131(EMVO)sq o/s at 10.10 lt

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5 February 2008:

G-... C-130H-30 336sq o/s
T-264 KDC-10 334sq o/s 15.28 lt

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Stefan wrote:5 February 2008:
G-... C-130H-30 336sq o/s
T-264 KDC-10 334sq o/s 15.28 lt
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Hi,

Visitors of 6 February (Wednesday)

L-04? PC-7 131(EMVO)sq o/s or t&g 10.10 lt
2x AH-64D 301sq crossing quite low 22.02 lt
(must have been Apaches, could'nt identify them [nor type nor serial].. it was pitch dark)

The NOTAM for next week:
AD OPR HRS ARE CHANGED FROM 0700-1445 TO FEB 11 1230-1630 1730-2000,
FEB 12-14 1230-2000 (MIL AIP EHVK AD 2-1 REFERS. 11 FEB 07:00 2008 UNTIL 14
FEB 20:00 2008. CREATED: 06 FEB 12:21 2008
So... no need to hurry, base closed during the morning from Monday to Thursday.

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Hi Stefan,

Longbow Apaches: Redskin31Formation (no regi's)

ATD EHGR 20:26LT, ATA EHGR 22:19LT
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