Stead - Tactical Air Support F5 Lands Wheels Up

[Desertdawg]

https://www.kolotv.com/2020/08/24/military-jet-makes-hard-landing-at-stead-airport/

[Lon Moer]

Re: Stead - Tactical Air Support F5 Lands Wheels Up

Looks like he slid off the runway

[marada mx3]

Re: Stead - Tactical Air Support F5 Lands Wheels Up

Glad it turned out relatively ok, although still not sure how many people were on the plane.....
"The pilot was the only person on board and they were not injured."

[Guest]

Re: Stead - Tactical Air Support F5 Lands Wheels Up

Looks like he slid off the runway

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Glad all are OK. Can't tell from the angle. Is that on 08/26 or 14/32? Assume the latter...

[Leo]

Re: Stead - Tactical Air Support F5 Lands Wheels Up

I was told 14/32

[Guest]

Re: Stead - Tactical Air Support F5 Lands Wheels Up

I was told 14/32

Copy that.

Spared the new 08/26 RWY at least...

[Reever]

Re: Stead - Tactical Air Support F5 Lands Wheels Up

Tracking tanker traffic out of McClellan on Flight Aware and I see two blips with the little white profiles that look like F-16's callsigns "Vilan 51 and 52" from KRTS. They were north of Pyramid Lake between 150 and 180 making head on passes at each other.

Never know what you will see.

[AAFO_WSagar]

Re: Stead - Tactical Air Support F5 Lands Wheels Up

Tracking tanker traffic out of McClellan on Flight Aware and I see two blips with the little white profiles that look like F-16's callsigns "Vilan 51 and 52" from KRTS. They were north of Pyramid Lake between 150 and 180 making head on passes at each other.

Never know what you will see.

*something* has been going on for about two weeks now, regarding a LOT more military flights. Down at the coast, and at PDX, it's normally REALLY quiet but for a week or so (a week ago, I'm in Portland now) there was a LOT more afterburner music out over the ocean, up high. Once I came to Portland on Monday, I'm right under the flight path for PDX, there's a LOT of military traffic, more than just the normal Oregon Air National Guard daily practice stuff. I saw a flight of F-18's day before yesterday and this AM there were a ton of close sequential departures in afterburner..

Must be a big exercise going on!

[Reever]

Re: Stead - Tactical Air Support F5 Lands Wheels Up

I've been using Flight Aware for six years and I never remember being able to track military aircraft.

[airtj]

Re: Stead - Tactical Air Support F5 Lands Wheels Up

You can use this link to follow military traffic. Hit the U button at the top and it will toggle the military traffic.

https://tar1090.adsbexchange.com/

[Desertdawg]

Re: Stead - Tactical Air Support F5 Lands Wheels Up

You can use this link to follow military traffic. Hit the U button at the top and it will toggle the military traffic.

https://tar1090.adsbexchange.com/

Thank you for that link.

[Desertdawg]

Re: Stead - Tactical Air Support F5 Lands Wheels Up

*something* has been going on for about two weeks now, regarding a LOT more military flights. Down at the coast, and at PDX, it's normally REALLY quiet but for a week or so (a week ago, I'm in Portland now) there was a LOT more afterburner music out over the ocean, up high. Once I came to Portland on Monday, I'm right under the flight path for PDX, there's a LOT of military traffic, more than just the normal Oregon Air National Guard daily practice stuff. I saw a flight of F-18's day before yesterday and this AM there were a ton of close sequential departures in afterburner..

Must be a big exercise going on!

This may have had something to do with it.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8676777/Russia-holds-major-war-games-Bering-Sea-near-Alaska.html