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Nighthawk 1 At Kjfk Now, Who Is It?

EGSUcrew From United Kingdom, joined May 2011, 82 posts, RR: 0
Posted (1 year 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 3527 times:

Listening to Kennedy Tower and heard Nighthawk 1 and "nighthawk flight of 3", what are these callsigns and does anyone know why they're at JFK?

Thanks a lot.

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dxing From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (1 year 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 3477 times:

Maybe Nighthawk has been elected President of Scotland?

nighthawk From UK - Scotland, joined Sep 2001, 4987 posts, RR: 38
Reply 2, posted (1 year 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 3477 times:

It's just my business jet... I popped over for some shopping

That'll teach you

Spacepope From Vatican City, joined Dec 1999, 2736 posts, RR: 1
Reply 3, posted (1 year 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 3454 times:

HMX-1 (Marine presidential helicopter flight) uses the callsign "Nighthawk".

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EGSUcrew From United Kingdom, joined May 2011, 82 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (1 year 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 3425 times:

Thought it may be presidential, thanks for the info.

irshava From Ukraine, joined Oct 2011, 214 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (1 year 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 3376 times:

Quoting Spacepope (Reply 3):

Cool

Obama is in for a visit... his visits are getting quite common here now... + I see his Chinooks flying over my place one in a while.

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EGSUcrew From United Kingdom, joined May 2011, 82 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (1 year 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 3335 times:

It's quite interesting listening actually. Tower doesn't seem too keen to argue with them..

tsnamm From United States of America, joined May 2005, 602 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (1 year 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 3306 times:

I believe Obama is coming to NYC for a fundraiser on the same day they are lighting the tree in Rockefeller Center ... big traffic mess

irshava From Ukraine, joined Oct 2011, 214 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (1 year 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 3241 times:

Wait so whats going to happen? No commercial planes taking off while Marines are in motion?

“If you were born without wings, do nothing to prevent them from growing.”

EGSUcrew From United Kingdom, joined May 2011, 82 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (1 year 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 3193 times:

Quoting irshava (Reply 8):

There's commerical planes taking off, it was only a very short delay in departures.

irshava From Ukraine, joined Oct 2011, 214 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (1 year 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 3195 times:

Quoting EGSUcrew (Reply 9):

Alright - is Air Force One at JFK also?

“If you were born without wings, do nothing to prevent them from growing.”

EGSUcrew From United Kingdom, joined May 2011, 82 posts, RR: 0
Reply 11, posted (1 year 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 3138 times:

Quoting irshava (Reply 10):

I'm guessing that because the helicopter is there, Air Force 1 isn't? If it is, it obviously wont have the air force 1 callsign.

Incidently, a "reach" aircraft (C17 I guess?) departed shortly after, not sure if that had anything to do with it?

tsnamm From United States of America, joined May 2005, 602 posts, RR: 0
Reply 12, posted (1 year 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 3035 times:

The C-17 support aircraft usually fly in all the special limo's and secret service SUV's etc.

EGSUcrew From United Kingdom, joined May 2011, 82 posts, RR: 0
Reply 13, posted (1 year 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 2984 times:

Quoting tsnamm (Reply 12):
The C-17 support aircraft usually fly in all the special limo's and secret service SUV's etc.

Ohh okay that makes sense, thanks.

filejw From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 351 posts, RR: 1
Reply 14, posted (1 year 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 2818 times:

FYI reach call sign could be any a/c being used by AMC .Could be C17 or DAL 744 or any other civil charted a/c

EGSUcrew From United Kingdom, joined May 2011, 82 posts, RR: 0
Reply 15, posted (1 year 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 2780 times:

Quoting filejw (Reply 14):
FYI reach call sign could be any a/c being used by AMC .

Yeah, I knew it wasn't only a C-17, that was just my logical guess.

Quoting EGSUcrew (Reply 11):
a "reach" aircraft (C17 I guess?)

But thanks for the info

NASCARAirforce From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 3081 posts, RR: 5
Reply 16, posted (1 year 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 2515 times:

Quoting irshava (Reply 5):
Cool Obama is in for a visit... his visits are getting quite common here now... + I see his Chinooks flying over my place one in a while

Chinooks? Since when does he fly in the CH-47? Marine One could be any chopper Obama is on, but they are typically the VH-3D Sea King or the VH-60N Whitehawk (which is the presidential version of the Blackhawk).

ZANL188 From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 3247 posts, RR: 0
Reply 17, posted (1 year 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 2510 times:

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Quoting NASCARAirforce (Reply 16):
Chinooks? Since when does he fly in the CH-47? Marine One could be any chopper Obama is on, but they are typically the VH-3D Sea King or the VH-60N Whitehawk (which is the presidential version of the Blackhawk).

HMX-1 also flies the the CH-46 Sea Knight which is quite often mistaken for a Chinook.

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HaveBlue From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 2069 posts, RR: 1
Reply 18, posted (1 year 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 2461 times:

Quoting ZANL188 (Reply 17):
HMX-1 also flies the the CH-46 Sea Knight which is quite often mistaken for a Chinook.

There's no mistaking them if you seem them side by side though! But yes a lot of people do confuse them and even on the Military Channel on cable they will show a CH-46 when narrating about a CH-47... which is, on that channel, inexusable.

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