NAS Jax Planes

videojon · August 20, 2010, 08:15:48 PM

I live on the westside relatively close to NAS Jax. There is alot of incoming air traffic in the late afternoon/early evening. Can someone with military knowledge tell me where these planes are flying from? I've been curious what they do - and have no answers for those who ask!

CS Foltz · August 20, 2010, 09:19:20 PM

Alot of them are from NAS Jax.............some are from other countries when there are exercises going on but it sounds like you might live close to one of those Aeriel highway in the sky that lead to landing at Jax. They have corridors of travel they have use for take offs and landings......kinda like lining up for your driveway into your garage a mile away from it!

reednavy · August 20, 2010, 10:23:14 PM

My guess would be that they're performing ops offshore for quals and standard necessary flight time. I worked in Air Ops, and what you are saying is nothing unusual for this time of year.

Ocklawaha · August 20, 2010, 10:27:04 PM

The Navy made an announcement about carrier flight (landing) training ongoing at White House Field this month... The sounds of freedom!

OCKLAWAHA

videojon · August 20, 2010, 11:38:03 PM

Interesting. These are definitely Naval planes. It's been going on for the months that I've been living here. Seems to be a pretty routine thing. Its neat to look up and see the Navy star on the bottom of the plane.

Springfielder · August 21, 2010, 09:43:18 AM

It is routine, they practice landings/take offs all the time...aside from other activities that are typical for the base

NotNow · August 21, 2010, 10:09:03 AM

They fly over my house too. The sound of freedom!

BridgeTroll · August 21, 2010, 11:10:20 AM

If this is what you are seeing it is a P-3 Orion... probably practicing "touch and Gos" at NAS Jax over and over again. Two or three of these in the T&G pattern can look like alot of aircraft. Pilots must constantly practice negotiating the "air/land interface"...

civil42806 · August 21, 2010, 01:22:07 PM

Most likely E-2cs practicing at whitehouse

CS Foltz · August 21, 2010, 02:18:23 PM

E2's are twin engined and P3's are 4 engined........or jets or C130's or Learjets or whatever fly's through the air!

billy · August 21, 2010, 04:54:36 PM

The planes have been doing this around the clock my entire life it seems.

BridgeTroll · August 22, 2010, 09:11:06 AM

Soon it will be modified 707's as they begin to replace the venerable P-3...

CS Foltz · August 22, 2010, 11:19:14 AM

I thought that Boeing had a modified 757 prototyped for that mission? I don't keep with with the latest and greatest aircraft since I have not been in the business for quite sometime now!

reednavy · August 22, 2010, 11:22:20 AM

Quote from: BridgeTroll on August 22, 2010, 09:11:06 AM
Soon it will be modified 707's as they begin to replace the venerable P-3...

Thank God, but that is still at least 3 years away.

CS Foltz · August 22, 2010, 11:26:42 AM

707's huh? Geez that bird was the first jet airliner and they are still being used today, for cargo and KC135's for aerial refueling! That system dates waaaay back!