GA pilots complaint about military use of vr routes.

Attributes
ACN	162918
Time
Date	199011
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : call
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 800 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
ASRS Report	162918
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Sunday, oct, at lake mccloud, an air force fighter plane suddenly appeared 800' above the lake and ripped past west to northeast at 500 mph. As a private pilot, I never saw it coming, or going either for that matter. Any pilot in a small plane on a pleasure flight touring mccloud canyon and wynton could have been hit and killed by the jet. Monday, oct, a tremendous boom shook my home. I called the FAA to report these incidents. My initial belief was that some young, top gun imitator was getting his kicks by flying so low, and away from a designated MOA. According to my flight chart, the nearest MOA is more than 100 mi to the southeast of here. The pilot was doing as ordered by air force command. Mr south of flight standards, FAA, a professional, later told me the jet was of air force origin, using a flyway called vr-1261, which is rted over lake mccloud. That is idented on charts. What is not idented on the charts, is that the flyway extends from only 200' to 1500' AGL. FAA also put in a call to the air force to ask that the jets not cause any more sonic booms.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA PLTS COMPLAINT ABOUT MIL USE OF VR ROUTES.

Narrative: SUNDAY, OCT, AT LAKE MCCLOUD, AN AIR FORCE FIGHTER PLANE SUDDENLY APPEARED 800' ABOVE THE LAKE AND RIPPED PAST W TO NE AT 500 MPH. AS A PRIVATE PLT, I NEVER SAW IT COMING, OR GOING EITHER FOR THAT MATTER. ANY PLT IN A SMALL PLANE ON A PLEASURE FLT TOURING MCCLOUD CANYON AND WYNTON COULD HAVE BEEN HIT AND KILLED BY THE JET. MONDAY, OCT, A TREMENDOUS BOOM SHOOK MY HOME. I CALLED THE FAA TO RPT THESE INCIDENTS. MY INITIAL BELIEF WAS THAT SOME YOUNG, TOP GUN IMITATOR WAS GETTING HIS KICKS BY FLYING SO LOW, AND AWAY FROM A DESIGNATED MOA. ACCORDING TO MY FLT CHART, THE NEAREST MOA IS MORE THAN 100 MI TO THE SE OF HERE. THE PLT WAS DOING AS ORDERED BY AIR FORCE COMMAND. MR S OF FLT STANDARDS, FAA, A PROFESSIONAL, LATER TOLD ME THE JET WAS OF AIR FORCE ORIGIN, USING A FLYWAY CALLED VR-1261, WHICH IS RTED OVER LAKE MCCLOUD. THAT IS IDENTED ON CHARTS. WHAT IS NOT IDENTED ON THE CHARTS, IS THAT THE FLYWAY EXTENDS FROM ONLY 200' TO 1500' AGL. FAA ALSO PUT IN A CALL TO THE AIR FORCE TO ASK THAT THE JETS NOT CAUSE ANY MORE SONIC BOOMS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.