Air Traffic Over Goleta 2006

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The skies over Goleta are plied by all sorts of aircraft going to and from the Santa Barbara Airport. They often come close enough to my home for me to snap pictures of them from the back yard.

Ameriquest Skyship 600-08, N606SA Soaring Dreams, September 10, 2005

McDonnell-Douglas DC-10-10, N450AX 10 Tanker Air Carrier was sighted flying westbound over Goleta at an altitude of 12,000 feet at 7:32 A.M. on November 4, 2005. This DC-10-10 carries McDonnell-Douglas construction number 46942. It was originally delivered to National Airlines as N69NA Betty on June 25, 1975. When National airlines merged with Pan Am on January 7, 1980, it was renamed Clipper Starlight. American Airlines bought it on November 5, 1983 and re-registered it as N161AA in April 1984. First Security Bank of Utah bought it in September 1984 and leased it back to American airlines. It was withdrawn from use and stored at Marana Airpark on April 11, 1994. Hawaiian airlines leased it on January 9, 1996. Omni Air International bought it on November 8, 1997. It was retired at Tulsa, Oklahoma on November 9, 1997. It arrived at Mojave on October 1, 2002. BC Aircraft Leasing of Las Vegas, Nevada acquired it on March 17, 2004. It demonstrated its water drop capabilities at the Paris Airshow in June.

Cross your eyes until the images line up to see 10 Tanker Air Carrier in 3-D.

McDonnell-Douglas DC-10-10, N450AX 10 Tanker Air Carrier was sighted flying westbound over Goleta at an altitude of 27,000 feet at 8:48 A.M. on December 8, 2005.

Lockheed C-130 Hercules, January 8, 2006.

Purwin Company LLC Aerospatiale AS355F2, N226NR, January 9, 2006.

Northern Air Services R-44 II, N369TL, January 17, 2006.

North American T-28A Trojan, N81643, January 29, 2006. It served the Air Force as 49-1643. Its construction number is 159-155. Norman B. Dennis Jr. of Brookneal, California registered it as N9674C in 1966. Robert Eggmann of Belleville, Illinois registered it as N28RE in 1978. Edward A. Buerckholtz of Chesterfield, Missouri registered it as N81643 in 1985. It has been registered to Round Power Limited of Reno, Nevada since March 4, 2004. Its owner, Gregg Weitzman, recently had it restored in the colors of a T-28A that was flown by the Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base in the 1950s. It is based at the Santa Barbara Airport.

Colony Capitol LLC Eurocopter AS 350 B3, N351SN, January 30, 2006.

Purwin Company LLC Aerospatiale AS355F2 Ecureuil N253WC, February 8, 2006.

Purwin Company LLC Aerospatiale AS355F2, N226NR, February 22, 2006.

California Highway Patrol Eurocopter AS 350 B3, N708HP, February 22, 2006.

California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CalSTAR) Bell 222U, N222RX, February 25, 2006.

SNB (Beech 18) El Toro 314, February 25, 2006.

Purwin Company LLC Aerospatiale AS355F2, N226NR, March 7, 2006.

Bell UH-1H Huey, March 7, 2006.

Purwin Company LLC Aerospatiale AS355F2, N226NR, March 8, 2006.

Purwin Company LLC Aerospatiale AS355F2, N226NR, March 15, 2006.

The 737-8EH Short Field Prototype departed from Santa Barbara at 2:21 PM PST on March 15, 2006.

Channel 7 Eyewitness News Eurocopter AS 350 BA, N67TV, March 17, 2006.

California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CalSTAR) Bell 222U, N222RX, March 17, 2006.

Bell 206L-1, N1085T, March 19, 2006.

Sikorsky H-60, March 22, 2006.

Robinson R-44 II, N108LG, March 23, 2006.

California Highway Patrol Eurocopter AS 350 B3, N708HP, March 23, 2006.

Santa Barbara County Sheriff OH-58A, N1850W (71-20787), March 26, 2006.

McDonnell-Douglas DC-10-10, N450AX 10 Tanker Air Carrier was sighted flying westbound over Goleta at an altitude of 12,000 feet at 7:56 A.M. on March 30, 2006.

Navair LLC Bombardier BD-700-1A10, N917R, March 30, 2006.

CALSTAR Bell 222U, N222RX, April 5, 2006.

Navy C-40A (737-7AFC), BuNo 165836, April 18, 2006.

Settan Corporation Bell 206B, N117HK, April 19, 2006.

California Highway Patrol Eurocopter AS 350 B3, N708HP, April 19, 2006.

North American P-51D Mustang, N51MV Nervous Energy No. 5, May 7, 2006. It served the Army Air Force as 45-11391. It is restored in the colors of the 325th Fighter Group of the 15th Air Force, which was based in Lesina, Italy. 00 was the mount of Lt. Colonel Ernest H. Beverly, 325th Group Commander from September 11, 1944 to March 2, 1945. It has been registered to Terence Cunningham since April 7, 2004.

Otter Enterprises Extra EA-300, N101PK, May 7, 2006.

Bell 206B JetRanger 3, N16726, May 24, 2006.

Ty Air Incorporated 737-7AH, N888TY, May 24, 2006. I call it the Beany Baby Boeing Business Jet.

Lockheed-Martin C-130J-30 Hercules of the 115th Airlift Squadron of the 146th Airlift Wing based at Pt Mugu, May 25, 2006.

Aspen Helicopters Bell 206L-3 LongRanger, N383SH, May 25, 2006.

California Highway Patrol Eurocopter AS 350 B3, N708HP, May 25, 2006.

Bell 206B-III JetRanger 3 N285CD, May 25, 2006.

CALSTAR Bell 222U, N222RX, May 27, 2006.

Settan Corporation Bell 206B JetRanger, N117HK, May 27, 2006.

North American T-28A Trojan, N81643, June 3, 2006.

California Highway Patrol Eurocopter AS 350 B3, N708HP, June 16, 2006.

Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune N1386C Tanker 44 departing from Runway 25, June 19, 2006. Tanker 44 served the U.S. Navy as BuNo 128422. It is operated by Neptune Aviation Services, of Missoula, Montana.