Hornets on Friday

[SteveO]

Does anybody know what time the Hornets will be leaving Amberley on Friday?

[Stretch]

What are they doing???

[mstrkrft]

From the RAAF Facebook page...

There will be a mass formation flypast of up to 20 F/A-18F Super Hornets over the Gold and Sunshine Coasts, Brisbane and Ipswich, this Friday (21 Oct) as part of the welcoming ceremony for four new Super Hornets.

The arrival of the four new aircraft completes the Australian Super Hornet fleet to 24 aircraft.

Please join us on facebook to share your photos and comments on this historic day.
Sixteen aircraft will depart RAAF Base Amberley between 10 am and 10.30 am and will fly in a loose formation to a point off North Stradbroke Island, where they will form up and fly south, crossing the coast at Southport before flying down the Gold Coast to Tweed Heads.

The armada will then fly out to sea and reform at a point off the Sunshine Coast where it will join with the four new Super Hornets.

The formation will fly south from Noosa Heads down the Sunshine Coast to Brisbane where it will then fly over the CBD en route to Ipswich and RAAF Amberley. It is expected to pass over the base at 11.30am.

The formation will be accompanied at intervals by up to two Hawk Mk127 lead-in fighters.

The final number of aircraft flying will depend on operational and training tasks for the aircraft.

The mass formation flypast of up to 20 aircraft will be not only an historic event which may not be repeated, but an important training exercise for operational planners and aircrew.

Note: The aircraft will fly at approximately 2000 feet (609 mtrs) and up to 350 knots (648 km/h). Times and locations may vary dependant on the weather. The final number of aircraft flying will depend on operational, training and maintenance for the aircraft.

A more detailed itinerary is as follows:

Outward leg including Gold Coast
Up to 16 x F/A-18F Super Hornets

10.00 am 16 x F/A-18F Super Hornets commence their launch from RAAF Amberley.
1018 Springwood
1021 North Stradbroke Island
1023 South Stradbroke Island
1025 Southport
1026 Surfers Paradise
1026 Burleigh Heads
1027 Coolangatta
1028 Tweed Heads
Sunshine Coast
Up to 20 x F/A-18F Super Hornets
1104 Noosa Heads
1106 Coolum Beach
1107 Maroochydore
1108 Caloundra
1111 Bribie Island
1113 Redcliffe
1114 Fisherman’s Islands
1115 Manly
1116 Wellington Point
1117 Southern Tip Moreton Island
1119 St Helena Island

Brisbane – Ipswich
Up to 20 x F/A-18F Super Hornets following the Brisbane River
1120 Lytton
1121 Balmoral
Hawthorne
Kangaroo Point
Botanic Gardens/Captain Cook Bridge
1122 Highgate Hill
St Lucia
Indooroopilly
Kenmore
1123 Jindalee
Moggill
1124 Ipswich

[SteveO]

Thanks mstrkrft

[AIRMAN]

Anyone know their comms frequencies?

[Comint]

Anyone know their comms frequencies?

Well, I would say that Brisbane Radar (125.7 MHz) is probably one of the frequencies.

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Comint

[Phantom]

Try the normal freqs

126.2
124.7
125.6
123.0
121.2/134.3
123.5
125.7

Possibly 120.5 and 118.3

That should help

[AIRMAN]

Do they use air to air on UHF?
I heard the Red Arrows on 243.460 air to air when they came out here a few years ago.

[Comint]

Do they use air to air on UHF?

Probably use their Squadron UHF "Company" Frequency, whatever that happens to be, and which is probably capable of being encrypted.

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Comint

[Doogs38]

Do they use air to air on UHF?

Probably use their "Squadron" UHF Frequency, whatever that happens to be, and which is probably capable of being encrypted.

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Comint

Wish I knew all the 'company' frequencies too! Unfortunately, like a lot of these things, they are not released to the public for COMSEC reasons. I have however heard a/c to a/c chatter over the years on 234.2000, 234.5500 & 270.6000. I've no idea if these frequencies are still active as I've not actively listened to them for a while. Alex.


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[angelo]

Try also - 126.5 amb.cont. 118.9 briz.cont. 134.6 briz.cont. 243.0 amb.cont.
cheers ang

[Phantom]

Welcome to the Forum. Great to have you here


What is "cont"

Amberley does not have 126.5 attached to their airspace
You won't hear anything on 118.9 (unless you are in Western Australia and you won't hear the hornets fly pass on that day)
134.6 is not even is use in and around the BNE area

243 is the Emergency Freq - so highly doubtful that you will hear the fly past on this freq. Tis monitored by the tower, but should only be used in case of emergency (same with 121.5)

Where are you getting your information from? Those frees are not common frequencies in/around the BNE/AMB area?

Maybe I am wrong....

[SteveO]

Welcome to the Forum. Great to have you here


What is "cont"

I think he might mean control?

Anybody going up for a looksie? I am.

[Scannersplitterguy]

Yep, I'm going to Pt. Cartwright where there is a great view north straight up the coast.
Will have SLR and long lens armed and ready!

[Phantom]

Be sure to post some pics on here for those of us who can't make it to a suitable viewing point.

[SteveO]

Went up to Amberley, plenty of people there. Good show

I will list the freqs I heard activity and some of the callsigns. The hawk trainers were using Panther 20 & 21. The Hornets were using Rhino and the single Hornet that put on the show was using Buckshot.

118.300
121.925
126.200
129.350
134.600
234.550
264.600
279.800
335.800
381.400

[Scannersplitterguy]

Some pics......
I couldn't get the aircraft much larger in the frame as they were at a fairly high altitude.
They went by in a matter of seconds! They were moooving.