Author Topic: radar detector (Read 621 times)

moose · « **on:** August 21, 2007, 03:57:33 PM »

While i was driving today the K band on my radar detector went off. No police officer in sight, but about a mile away two F-15s had just turned facing me on their base leg into Otis.. as they turned final, i stopped getting the K band.. would it be likely that I was picking up their radar?

Tiger · « **Reply #1 on:** August 21, 2007, 03:58:20 PM »

Yup. Mine goes crazy when I go by the local commercial airport too

FBBone · « **Reply #2 on:** August 21, 2007, 03:58:33 PM »

"GOOSE....he's got a lock on us!!!!!"

Airscrew · « **Reply #3 on:** August 21, 2007, 04:15:42 PM »

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Originally posted by FBBone
"GOOSE....he's got a lock on us!!!!!"

pop chaff, take evasives.... jam' him

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #4 on:** August 21, 2007, 04:22:19 PM »

When the Air Guard was flying F4's, there was a VN era vet who was getting great scores when flying against newer AF airplanes and pilots.

Turns out he had his Escort radar detector in his cockpit and when f-15 / 16's tried to lock on, his detector picked it and he jinked. They never could get a lock on him.

The DoD tried to buy a bunch of Escorts, and sent MIL spec forms to Escort.

The owner looked at the box of paper he had to fill out, he told the AF that the detectors were available at Target, Schucks, Pep Boys, and retail outlets nationwide.

WilldCrd · « **Reply #5 on:** August 21, 2007, 04:24:41 PM »

Talk to me GOOSE

JB88 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 21, 2007, 04:29:53 PM »

MAVERICKS DISENGAGED!!!

Airscrew · « **Reply #7 on:** August 21, 2007, 04:55:17 PM »

Tower, this is Ghost rider requesting a flyby.

JB88 · « **Reply #8 on:** August 21, 2007, 04:55:58 PM »

nnnnnnegative ghostrider...the pattern is full.

Airscrew · « **Reply #9 on:** August 21, 2007, 04:58:47 PM »

Russian · « **Reply #10 on:** August 21, 2007, 05:04:24 PM »

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Originally posted by Holden McGroin
When the Air Guard was flying F4's, there was a VN era vet who was getting great scores when flying against newer AF airplanes and pilots.

Turns out he had his Escort radar detector in his cockpit and when f-15 / 16's tried to lock on, his detector picked it and he jinked. They never could get a lock on him.

The DoD tried to buy a bunch of Escorts, and sent MIL spec forms to Escort.

The owner looked at the box of paper he had to fill out, he told the AF that the detectors were available at Target, Schucks, Pep Boys, and retail outlets nationwide.

F4 got sig-lighter? Niiicee.......

john9001 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 21, 2007, 05:20:03 PM »

i love this place.

JB88 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 21, 2007, 05:23:57 PM »

jiggle jiggle

rpm · « **Reply #13 on:** August 21, 2007, 05:24:45 PM »

Escort makes cordless. No cig lighter needed.

Vulcan · « **Reply #14 on:** August 21, 2007, 05:35:16 PM »

But the cordless K/Ka pickup is crap. I tried one, it was about 1/5th as strong as the corded model