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Flyovers - Davis Monthan & Marana Storage
Flyovers - Davis Monthan & Marana Storage
Now that Biden has opened the US I have booked a trip to Arizona for the end of April 2022. Planning on basing in Phoenix but want to do AMARC & Marana. Any suggestion re plane hire companies at either Tucson or Avra Valley.
MTIA
Nigel
MTIA
Nigel
Re: Flyovers - Davis Monthan & Marana Storage
Double Eagle are good for doing this. They were at Tucson Airport but now relocated to nearby Ryan Field.
http://www.doubleeagleaviation.com/
http://www.doubleeagleaviation.com/
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A Marana overflight last week enabled 40-odd Silverbell helos to be identified too. Note that the FYs were NOT read off, just added for your convenience.
92052 AH-64D plus 2 more
17-20981 UH-60M
07-20094 UH-60M
07-20051 UH-60M
85-24387 UH-60A
20-21110 UH-60M
20-21139 UH-60M
08-20100 UH-60M
87-24632 UH-60A
20-21113 UH-60M
83-23900 UH-60A
20-21141 UH-60M
07-20055 UH-60M
88-26040 UH-60L
20-21117 UH-60M
85-24407 UH-60A
77-22720 UH-60A
81-23591 UH-60A
81-23559 UH-60A
85-24423 UH-60A
87-24647 UH-60A
87-24609 UH-60A
94-26578 UH-60L
91-26333 UH-60L
08-72050 UH-72A
07-72035 UH-72A
07-72033 UH-72A
87-24633 UH-60A
90-26313 UH-60L
86-24517 UH-60A
84-23980 UH-60A
96-26701 UH-60L
83-23886 UH-60A
84-23973 UH-60A
07-72032 UH-72A
09-72121 UH-72A
19-72455 UH-72A
19-72450??? UH-72A
66-15255 AH-1F
67-15471 AH-1S
70-15143 OH-58A
92052 AH-64D plus 2 more
17-20981 UH-60M
07-20094 UH-60M
07-20051 UH-60M
85-24387 UH-60A
20-21110 UH-60M
20-21139 UH-60M
08-20100 UH-60M
87-24632 UH-60A
20-21113 UH-60M
83-23900 UH-60A
20-21141 UH-60M
07-20055 UH-60M
88-26040 UH-60L
20-21117 UH-60M
85-24407 UH-60A
77-22720 UH-60A
81-23591 UH-60A
81-23559 UH-60A
85-24423 UH-60A
87-24647 UH-60A
87-24609 UH-60A
94-26578 UH-60L
91-26333 UH-60L
08-72050 UH-72A
07-72035 UH-72A
07-72033 UH-72A
87-24633 UH-60A
90-26313 UH-60L
86-24517 UH-60A
84-23980 UH-60A
96-26701 UH-60L
83-23886 UH-60A
84-23973 UH-60A
07-72032 UH-72A
09-72121 UH-72A
19-72455 UH-72A
19-72450??? UH-72A
66-15255 AH-1F
67-15471 AH-1S
70-15143 OH-58A
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Re: Flyovers - Davis Monthan & Marana Storage
Tom,
Thanks, nice list. I take it you added in the first two digits of some of the serials to the white last threes, as some of them are wrong:
094 will be 19-21094
051 will be 19-21051
100 will be 19-21100
055 will be 19-21055
96-26701 is a Reserve machine based at Fort Knox. I think this one is 82-23701. It's caused problems before.
Can you reconfirm 85-24407 and 84-23980 please? They are probably right, both would be ex Rucker, like a lot of WAATS machines. Did they have a white last three and/or an Arizona flag?
19-72455 is a Barstow-based machine - visitor, it arrived on 9Mar22 I think. Does it wear the standard (ie non "Aggressor") scheme?
19-72450 is a Fort Polk-based machine, so would be a long way from home. I think it is much more likely to have been Barstow-based 72460, which was also at Pinal in March.
Andy
Thanks, nice list. I take it you added in the first two digits of some of the serials to the white last threes, as some of them are wrong:
094 will be 19-21094
051 will be 19-21051
100 will be 19-21100
055 will be 19-21055
96-26701 is a Reserve machine based at Fort Knox. I think this one is 82-23701. It's caused problems before.
Can you reconfirm 85-24407 and 84-23980 please? They are probably right, both would be ex Rucker, like a lot of WAATS machines. Did they have a white last three and/or an Arizona flag?
19-72455 is a Barstow-based machine - visitor, it arrived on 9Mar22 I think. Does it wear the standard (ie non "Aggressor") scheme?
19-72450 is a Fort Polk-based machine, so would be a long way from home. I think it is much more likely to have been Barstow-based 72460, which was also at Pinal in March.
Andy
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Thanks Andy, some photos sent to you.
I was just posting quickly really to let the OP know what sort of things could be obtained from a flyover.
I was just posting quickly really to let the OP know what sort of things could be obtained from a flyover.
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Re: Flyovers - Davis Monthan & Marana Storage
One other thing worth mentioning is that a weekend overflight will produce slightly less, as the Lakotas are usually hangared then. Still c 30 UH-60s left outside though.
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Recent posting on MSF and Touchdown (May 2022) suggests DM overflights are regularly being denied.
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I seem to remember flying around 5,000ft back in 2015 and that was ok...depends on the sun too of course.
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Re: Flyovers - Davis Monthan & Marana Storage
Not as good as 1500ft back in October 1993 !!
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Quite, also not as good as actually being allowed to walk the lines inside the base, like we used to:)
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I can't remember as it was the early eighties, what I can remember is the coach driver opening the doors and saying....'ok you guys do your thing'.
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In the 70's they did a tour on the first Saturday of the month which let you loose for a complete day. Did it in October 1976 and we managed to log 4,549
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We were told last Saturday 12th Nov 2022 by Arizona Aero-tech, that the US Government now requires at least seven days notice with passport details.
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Actually, it is more like two weeks...Aero-tech need a copy of your passport page 'a couple of weeks' ahead of the planned trip.
Even then it is still not guaranteed that DM Air Traffic will allow an overflight.
Even then it is still not guaranteed that DM Air Traffic will allow an overflight.
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We did the flight over DM yesterday, having had our Pilot stuck in stationary traffic ,we only got airborne at 9am and were refused over flight of the boneyard after a TUS flyby with one ATC Controller,so had intended to continue to Pinal and try again on the way back,but or Pilot thought there was a discrepancy in the first controller voice (that she didn’t recognise) so continued on the original booking out.
On changing frequency the DM controller that was okay not below 5,600ft.(this controller she recognised as she said it “ of having enough seniority to make the decision,and was the one she recognised as the most accommodating “
We were refused at Pinal initially (due parachuting until she advised them of there block acceptance at Double Eagle.
Very good pilot and the most regular for “bone yard” flights.
On changing frequency the DM controller that was okay not below 5,600ft.(this controller she recognised as she said it “ of having enough seniority to make the decision,and was the one she recognised as the most accommodating “
We were refused at Pinal initially (due parachuting until she advised them of there block acceptance at Double Eagle.
Very good pilot and the most regular for “bone yard” flights.
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