Logs 4-Apr-2023

6577 USB 0558Z: Reach 636 asking for CPDLC test message from New York Radio. New York ATC requesting they select ATC comm off and logon to KZWY.  

6577 USB 0954Z: Bali Radio in receipt of position report from Wagon 647 (barely audible). Airbus A320 operated by Indonesia AirAsia en route from Labuan Bajo to Bali Denpasar.  

6577 USB 1012Z: Bali Radio taking position from Wings 1829 and requested they maintain FL125. Selcal check conducted on FKJR. This is an ATR 72 operated by Wings Air Indonesia en route from Kupang to Maumere Indonesia.  

6640 USB 0449Z: Air India 176 clg San Francisco Radio for selcal check on CEBK. Aircraft was on the ground at San Francisco preparing for its flight to Bengaluru.  

11175 USB 0035Z: Chill 14 conducting radio check w/ Mainsail.  

11175 USB 1545Z: Fist 71 clg Mainsail for radio check.  

11175 USB 1556Z: Husker 15 and Sour Apple – recites HUNTER SUX phonetically. Not sure what this is?  

11175 USB 1650Z: Fist 63 and Fist 64 with radio checks.  

11175 USB 1708Z: Chill 22 and Chill 02 conducting radio checks.  

11175 USB 1818Z: Fist 75 and West Coast with radio checks.  

11282 USB 0020Z: Coulson 132 wkg San Francisco Radio with position report GITLE at 0020, FL250, estimates GALIP at 0135 and AUDIA next. Told to contact LA center on 132.15 at GALIP. Lockheed C-130H Hercules operated by Coulson Aviation. This is a firefighting tanker on a ferry flight from Australia (this was the Kapolei to Chino California leg of the journey) after finishing up bush fire season down under.  

11282 USB 1811Z: Omega 10 wkg San Francisco Radio at position BEBOP at 1811, flight of 10 in the block from FL250 to FL270, estimates BARAZ at 1929, BILLO next. Also gave estimate for BAART of 1826.  

11282 USB 1837Z: Reach 81 wkg San Francisco Radio – reports CPDLC and request selcal check on HQLR – en route from Travis AFB to Kadena Air Base.  

11282 USB 1845Z: Fist 63 requesting selcal check on JLQR from San Francisco Radio. Operator had a difficult time with their callsign and asked them to spell it phonetically.  

11282 USB 1857Z: Fist 61 checking in with San Francisco Radio and request selcal checks on CSFM. Funny to note the 2 different radio operators back to back 😉  

11282 USB 2009Z: Fist 73 calling San Francisco Radio for selcal check on JRGK – also informs that Fist 71 will contact after complete with aerial refueling.