Military
The video above was filmed in the X-Plane 9.x stock F-4 Phantom, following the VEGAS F-15 drones that had just taken off from Vandenberg AFB in southern California. Although the clip is low resolution and without any audio, it does serve to show the fluidity of movement of the other aircraft and the dynamic nature and capability of the drones. The other aircraft become fairly visible around the 1min 20sec mark.
Below is a list of the military drones that operate on the network with a description of what they're up to.
| Callsign | Equipment | From | To | Duration | Description |
| AC17 | S61 | KCPM | KCPM | 16:12 | Compton to Naval yards and back in Sea King |
| AC18 | S61 | KLGB | KCPM | 16:12 | Long Beach to Compton in a Sea King helicopter |
| ASPEN1,2 | T38 | KLSV | KLSV | 6:47 | Nellis AFB, pattern work on 3L, starting from SW ramp. Was originally flown with F4 Phantom. Speed in pattern is 200-250kts. |
| ASPEN3 | F15 | KLSV | KLSV | 7:04 | Nellis AFB, low approaches and acro work on 3R, starting with ASPEN1/2 on the SW ramp, speeds up to 500kts |
| BEEF | F18 | KNLC | KNJK | 1h13m | Departs every 5 minutes from NLC. Flight of 3 F18's from Lemoore NAS to El Centro NAS. 45 deg climb to 14,500 from rwy 32R to Priest VOR (ROM) then southeast along VR-1257, VR-1262, VR-1265. 550kt ground speed along the military training route. |
| BONE | B1 | KPMD | KPMD | 1h | Departs every 10 minutes. B1 (BONE) and 2 F18's (STING) depart PMD, head to Morrow Bay VOR (MQO) and then follow VR-1256 and VR-1257 to Julian VOR (JLI) then climb to 14.5k and head back to Palmdale. The overhead arrival is flown twice due to a poorly timed phone call when the recording was made. |
| CANYON | F18 | T03 | 1G4 | 33m | Departs every 5 minutes. Flight of 4 F/A-18's depart Tuba City, enter the Grand Canyon, low run along the Colorado River, 600kts. #1 and #2 experience a powerful reunion with the terrain in the Canyon. #3 and #4 continue until reaching Lake Mead at which point they climb and land south at Grand Canyon West after arriving with a standard overhead. |
| DC3 | T38 | KBAB | KBAB | 31:36 | Beale AFB, 16.5k to Maxwell MOA, 17.5k back, leaves every 8 minutes |
| DC5 | T38 | KNUQ | KNUQ | 40m45s | Leaves every 5 minutes, Moffett Field, air work in W-260, |
| DEALER | F18 | KNLC | KNJK | 1h13m | Departs every 5 minutes from NLC. Flight of 3 F18's from Lemoore NAS to El Centro NAS. 45 deg climb to 14,500 from rwy 32R to Priest VOR (ROM) then southeast along VR-1257, VR-1262, VR-1265. 550kt ground speed along the military training route. |
| DEVIL | F18 | KNKX | KNKX | 55m | Departs every 10 minutes. Flight of two F/A-18's out of Miramar. Utilizes military training route V-1257, 600kias. Flight terminates just NW of LHS, returning to Miramar. |
| HUNT | F16 | KVBG | KVBG | 35:00 | Departs every 6 minutes. Vandenburg AFB into the HUNTER MOA then back to VBG |
| LANCE | B1 | KNKX | KNKX | 54m24s | Departs every 10 minutes. Lead in flight of 3 B1-B's out of Miramar. Utilizes military training route V-1257, 500kias. This aircraft buys the farm but the other two continue back to Miramar. |
| MISTY | F18 | KNID | 10:32 | Departs every 4 minutes. Flight of 3 F/A-18's out of China Lake NWS - originally flown in an F4 into the Isabella MOA, fatal, MISTY2 goes in shortly after MISTY1. MISTY3 returns to base. |
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| NJK1,2 | F14 | KNJK | KNTD | 27:04 | NAS El Centro to NAS Pt Magu - Flight out two 300kt climb to 16.5k then Mach .98 VFR, JLI/OCN/SLI/LAX/VTU |
| NLC1 | F18 | KNLC | KNTD | 20:03 | NAS Lemoore to Pt Magu, 15.5k |
| NRS1 | F18 | KNRS | KNTD | 26:14 | Imperial Beach Naval Outlying Field to Pt Magu at 14,500, over the SAN Bravo, around 500kias |
| NTD1,2 | F18 | KNTD | KNJK | 26:39 | NAS Pt Magu to NAS El Centro, Flight of two, 500kt climb to 17.5k, then VFR to LAX/SLI/OCN/JLI into El Centro, Mach .99 |
| NTD3 | F18 | KNTD | KNTD | 27:00 | NAS Pt Magu, overflies KNSI then maneuvers in W291 just west of SXC before returning to Pt Magu |
| NTD4 | F18 | KNTD | KNLC | 26:00 | NAS Pt Magu to NAS Lemoore, 16.5k |
| NTD5 | F18 | KNTD | KNRS | 25:55 | Pt Magu to Imperial Beach Naval Outlying Field, 15,500 over the SAN Bravo, around 500kias |
| RAGE | F18 | KNKX | KNKX | 51:00 | Departs every 10 minutes. Miramar NAS, Flight of two JLI-PSP, acro around Mt Baldi (brief split and eventually rejoin), then maneuvering in R-2501 and back to Miramar. |
| RINGO | F15 | KRIV | KVBG | unknown | Departs every 6 minutes. March AFB to Vandenburg AFB - flight of two, 500kias at 14.5k to KVBG, overhead arrival then formation landing. |
| SLAM | F15,T38 | T03 | 1G4 | 33m | Departs every 5 minutes. Flight of F-15 and 2 T-38's depart Tuba City and remain in close formation a few thousand feet above the Canyon Rim, loosely following the course of the Colorado River. Speed is around 400kias. They land south at Grand Canyon West after a standard overhead. |
| STING | F18 | KPMD | KPMD | 1h | Departs every 10 minutes. B1 (BONE) and 2 F18's (STING) depart PMD, head to Morrow Bay VOR (MQO) and then follow VR-1256 and VR-1257 to Julian VOR (JLI) then climb to 14.5k and head back to Palmdale. The overhead arrival is flown twice due to a poorly timed phone call when the recording was made. |
| VAMPIRE | F18 | KNID | KNID | 22:34 | Departs every 4 minutes. Flight of 3 F/A-18's. China Lake NWS - Rwy 26 dep, right turnout, 9500, 400kias into Pinamint MOA, low level terrain following on the way back at higher speed. #3 breaks off and does solo terrain following. |
| VEGAS | F15 | KVBG | KRIV | unknown | Vandenburg AFB to March AFB - flight of two, maneuvering in the restricted areas just SW of VBG, then 13.5k hop over to RIV, passing under RINGO flight |