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R50338 Dash 8 over Bridgewater, VA that departed Manassas Regional Airport
It pinpoints Bridgewater Air Park which is the home of Dynamic Aviation.
https://www.dynamicaviation.com/
They specialize in ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, & Reconnaissance) modifications and maintenance as well as Fleet availability (Beechcraft King Airs and Bombardier Dash 8s). Partner for U.S. DoD Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) contracts. Airborne Data Acquisition; or Public Health and Safety
The details:
A fleet of more than 140 aircraft
650+ aviation professionals
750-acre private airpark
More than 20 operating locations
Operational experience in more than 80 countries
More than 700,000 total flight hours
The largest privately owned fleet of King Airs in the world
The world’s largest privately owned King Air spare parts inventories
One of the largest privately owned fleets of Dash 8s in the world
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from March 2018
One of US Special Operations Command's Newest Spy Planes Is Hunting Terrorists In Libya
With two other mysterious spy planes now retired, U.S. Special Operations Command appears to have fully transitioned to using newer, modified de Havilland Canada Dash-8s for certain discreet persistent surveillance missions. At least one of these planes is already becoming a regular feature over Libya, where American special operators continue a secretive hunt for terrorists, including individuals with links to the infamous Benghazi attack.
According to the U.S. military’s latest budget request for the 2019 fiscal year, which it released in February 2018, U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) operates at least two of the twin engine Dash-8s as part of a fleet of aircraft known as SOCOM Tactical Airborne Multi-Sensor Platforms, or STAMP. That program also oversees at least three smaller twin engine Beachcraft King Air B300s.We don’t know the exact configuration of these Dash-8s. Federal Aviation Administration records only shows SOCOM as having registered one aircraft of this type, which carries the U.S. civil registration code N8200L, so the exact status of the other plane is unclear.
But we do know that N8200L’s previous owner was Dynamic Aviation, a contractor that had operated the plane as a surveillance platform on contract to the U.S. Army. Dynamic flew a number of Dash-8s for the Army in two configurations, known by their program names Desert Owl and Saturn Arch.Desert Owl’s primary sensor was a PedRad 7 synthetic aperture radar capable of creating images across an area nearly two miles wide depending on the aircraft’s altitude. It also had a sensor turret with electro-optical and infrared cameras.
The Saturn Arch aircraft carried a “Mission Sensor System,” as well as another sensor called “Big Green.” We don’t know exactly what these pieces of equipment did, but at least one of them could have been a laser imaging system.
Those aircraft also carried a secondary camera turret, as well as another hyperspectral camera, which could create pictures based on an object’s electromagnetic signature, and compact wide-area optical camera system.
It is possible that the Desert Owl planes had additional sensor suites, as well. All of the aircraft, which looked similar externally regardless of configuration, featured satellite data links to transmit information back to ground exploitation stations or share it with troops on the ground in near real time.
moar here
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/19015/one-of-us-special-operations-commands-newest-spy-planes-is-hunting-terrorists-in-libya
GRZLY39 C-560 departed Miramar ne to St. George UT, fly over at Regional Airport then se along west side of Grand Canyon and down to Flagstaff, AZ Pulliam Airport-another fly-by and sw
PAT007 C-560 departed JBA sw
DDFI5899 C-560 at 40k ft nw after a New Orleans departure
PAT124 C-560 at 41k ft from San Antonio Int'l
CNV4301 US Navy Clipper east to NAS Jax from New Orleans NASJRB
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this perfectly describes it for me.
he had to have some form of control to even be where he was.
Many cannot separate the product from the people who produce it.
this not for you but
ProTip: learn to do this and you'll have a much better time.
harder to do wit movies.
FOMC Statement: "committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time"
The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time, thereby promoting its maximum employment and price stability goals.
The coronavirus outbreak is causing tremendous human and economic hardship across the United States and around the world. The virus and the measures taken to protect public health are inducing sharp declines in economic activity and a surge in job losses. Weaker demand and significantly lower oil prices are holding down consumer price inflation. The disruptions to economic activity here and abroad have significantly affected financial conditions and have impaired the flow of credit to U.S. households and businesses.
The ongoing public health crisis will weigh heavily on economic activity, employment, and inflation in the near term, and poses considerable risks to the economic outlook over the medium term. In light of these developments, the Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent. The Committee expects to maintain this target range until it is confident that the economy has weathered recent events and is on track to achieve its maximum employment and price stability goals.
The Committee will continue to monitor the implications of incoming information for the economic outlook, including information related to public health, as well as global developments and muted inflation pressures, and will use its tools and act as appropriate to support the economy. In determining the timing and size of future adjustments to the stance of monetary policy, the Committee will assess realized and expected economic conditions relative to its maximum employment objective and its symmetric 2 percent inflation objective. This assessment will take into account a wide range of information, including measures of labor market conditions, indicators of inflation pressures and inflation expectations, and readings on financial and international developments.
To support the flow of credit to households and businesses, the Federal Reserve will continue to purchase Treasury securities and agency residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities in the amounts needed to support smooth market functioning, thereby fostering effective transmission of monetary policy to broader financial conditions. In addition, the Open Market Desk will continue to offer large-scale overnight and term repurchase agreement operations. The Committee will closely monitor market conditions and is prepared to adjust its plans as appropriate.
Voting for the monetary policy action were Jerome H. Powell, Chair; John C. Williams, Vice Chair; Michelle W. Bowman; Lael Brainard; Richard H. Clarida; Patrick Harker; Robert S. Kaplan; Neel Kashkari; Loretta J. Mester; and Randal K. Quarles.
https://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2020/04/fomc-statement-committed-to-using-its.html
GRZLY39 C-560 completes it's round trip and on ground at Miramar
DDFI5899 C-560 on ground at Buckley AFB from New Orleans NASJRB