Who is covering Southern Nevada???

Short Field · March 13, 2009, 06:47:57 AM

Quote: Per the Nevada Wing Commander ALL NEVADA SOUTH AIRCRAFT AND PILOTS ARE
GROUNDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THIS IS DUE TO REPEATED PILOT AND FRO
ADMINISTRATIVE DESCREPANCIES AND VARIOUS AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ISSUES.

SarDragon · March 13, 2009, 07:47:22 AM

Likely AZWG. Haven't heard anything about any CAWG efforts in that direction.

YMMV.

es_g0d · March 14, 2009, 12:44:05 AM

If its an ELT hunt and its in Clark County, the Las Vegas Metro PD is adept at handling those incidents. They have a nice fleet of helicopters aiding that mission.

Typically, though, if the balloon goes up for a real world incident such administrative groundings are lifted to the extent necessary to meet the mission.

Vegas members, chime in!

PHall · March 14, 2009, 02:57:26 AM

Maybe the 66th Rescue Squadron will get some ELT hunting practice.

ZigZag911 · March 14, 2009, 04:48:53 AM

Northern Nevada?

Smithsonia · March 14, 2009, 04:59:55 AM

I'll cover Vegas!

SJFedor · March 14, 2009, 08:10:36 AM

Sounds like I need to go TDY again....

Flying Pig · March 14, 2009, 03:45:14 PM

I would say NV can cover their own. In CAWG, Central CA aircraft have been tasked to hunt ELTs in Southern CA, which is about 300 miles away. Probably would have been better off having an AZ aircraft do it.

SARPilotNY · March 16, 2009, 05:30:20 AM

Why are aircrews from cental California flying mission in southern California? I thought they had a dozen or so aircraft in the south!

SarDragon · March 16, 2009, 07:03:53 AM

Gotta have the people show up fly them, and in some instances, have the flyable weather available. There have been a couple of missions this year where we couldn't launch locally, but someone from farther north could fly into the mission area.

PHall · March 17, 2009, 01:57:32 AM

Quote from: SarDragon on March 16, 2009, 07:03:53 AM
Gotta have the people show up fly them, and in some instances, have the flyable weather available. There have been a couple of missions this year where we couldn't launch locally, but someone from farther north could fly into the mission area.

When the Marine Layer is in during the night and morning a 500 ft ceiling is not unusual.

Not exactly VFR weather.

Nomex Maximus · March 17, 2009, 09:09:15 AM

What about, "what happens in Vegas STAYS in Vegas"?

flyerthom · March 18, 2009, 01:01:34 AM

Quote from: Nomex Maximus on March 17, 2009, 09:09:15 AM
What about, "what happens in Vegas STAYS in Vegas"?

"Come on vacation, leave on probation..."

Most likely covered by London Bridge Composite Squadron Lake Havasu AZ, or St George Composite Squadron, St George UT. If White Pine Composite Squadron isn't under the down order they would also be the nearest unit.

Mustang · April 04, 2009, 10:02:11 PM

UTWG has two aircraft in the southwest corner of the state (Cedar City and St George), less than an hour from Vegas.

Short Field · April 05, 2009, 02:38:31 AM

Remedial training in paperwork was conducted for all pilots and the south is flying again.