Attention Planefags
MC12 Guardrail spotted approx. 30 minutes ago, heading NNE at est. 1500 feet altitude, in the pattern inbound to RDU airport SE of RDU airport and on a vector that appears to be from Ft. Bragg area. Conditions: CAVU. Sighting plain as day and both silhouette/details were very visible. It had the plain flat light gray paint scheme. Not close enough for numbers/markings otherwise.
BF out.
Baker and/or Notes Anon,
Respectfully ask that you change >>13423924 title from Boatfag reports (yeah, I know I'm a BF but this post was really for the PF folks) to Guardrail electronic intel gathering aircraft spotted by Boatfag, reporting to Planefags.
It's just for a bit more clarity to the readers. Thanks for the consideration.
BF out.
Thanks, PF! Unsurprising news, but I hope the sighting helps.
Lotsa Covid-dedicated research and Big Pharma in this area, plus the usual assortment of commie douchebags. NC Guard aviation has been very active in the air around here, I have AH-64's overhead nearly every day and night now. Funny how that works.
As someone who usually partakes of cannabis daily, I can full on guarantee you that the depressive function of cannabis is mostly overstated and strain related. ThePAIN RELIEF, otoh, is substantial. As I'm currently out of bud and functioning poorly today due to an extremely painful back due to injuries (and lack of pain relief), I am sure the potential risks of a misdemeanor arrest and/or "depression" are outweighed by the benefit of simply being able to function better.
To each his own.
Copy. Will check now and report back next bread if there's anything spoopy. Much obliged for the intel, bro.
Boatfag Report
Re: Cape Canaveral area traffic today, as requested by Planefags.
Ok guys, that took less time than I thought it would.
Checked both major BF sites (vesselfinder and marinetraffic) and not much showing. Marinetraffic is imo has better info for this particular data request, but there's not much showing as surface targets (skunks) that seems unusual. There are a few "unknowns" in the area but they seem to lean toward probably being fishing/sport craft. One of my skunks due east is likely USCG or Navy, but no ID available (of course).
The real oddity is that TWO Disney cruise ships appear to be at anchor off the Space Coast, the DISNEY FANTASY and the DISNEY DREAM. Both are 4,000 passenger cruise liners, and they are both homeported right there at Port Canaveral.
So, the oddity is, why the anchorage??? Are they cleaning the pier, are the ships waiting for pratique (infectious disease clearance) or something else? Or is it actually common practice?
I've no idea, but in all the years I was afloat in the Navy, as well as the cruises I've taken, I cannot recall EVER ONCE seeing a cruise ship at anchor that didn't have some issue. Those things don't make money just dropping the hook and hanging around homeport.
https://cruiseradio.net/port-canaveral-says-ships-not-likely-to-sail-before-july-2021/
According to this article, though, none of the Port Canaveral cruise ships are likely to embark passengers again until July. I suppose they could be using this as an opportunity to do some refresher training, or maybe they ran out of room and the Disney boats have to spend their time doing the bobbing cork routine (highly doubtful to me, but wtf knows?)
Nothing further to report at this time. BF out.
See >>13424187 for correct info. Anon nailed it.
It's old, it is the Wilshire Blvd SOF-D and Nightstalkers "exercise" from a couple years ago. I both recognize it from the livestreams we watched on 8ch and the vids available on youtube.
I've seen the video before, and I'm nearly certain that the building seen is in the video (tall glass with the downtown LA building behind)
That being said, I can't find the vid and the LA Wilshire building is different in appearance. I'll accept the correction with the disclaimer that I'm pretty sure it's the same exercise.
Noice info. Wish I'd looked at that before I started typing. I think ya nailed it.
I stand corrected.