Hello,
I'm looking for some input, hopefully from either real military pilots or knowledgable enthusiasts. One of my interests when it comes to military simulation is the technical side of things, from systems to communications, etc. In regards to comms, I found this video and had some specific questions.
If someone wanted to transcribe the whole thing and then translate, that would be great, but I can ask specific questions. (I'll consolodate knowledge by editing the post and putting information in GREEN as people answer questions.)
1. What role is Chalice in this scenario?
I assume that is the mission controller of some sort, but this is distinct from AWACS, correct? What would the technical term for that role be, and what would it entail?
2. When each flight checks in with Chalice, he reads a brief to them:
Of all of that, I only understood that there was an altitude call (not sure what for) and the altimeter reading.
"13-19 Thousand" - 13,000 to 19,000 feet MSL
Altimeter 29.71 - Altimeter call so that pilots can calibrate their altimeters. Later on, when a (British?) flight checks in, I believe they ask him to translate it to Millibars for their altimeters.
3. Chalice calls (2:43):
This happens again at 8:08, this time from Chrome (not sure who that is either)
What is he calling the locations of?
"Bullseye yyy for xx" - Bearing yyy degrees for xx nautical miles from pre-established reference point "Bullseye"
4. What is "Push Tactical"? What is "Push Button 7" (or any other number)?
5. Chalice calls "Fiesta Jason" (4:07), "Fiesta Freddy" (6:12), "Fiesta Chucky" (6:22), what does this mean?
Later on, flights start calling "Fiesta Coors" as well.
6. Various calls reference "Gate"s. "Gate 4", "Gate 6", etc, especially before tanking or RTB. What is "Gate"?
Thanks for any answers!
There are two more videos put up by the same person, with even more fun comms to listen to.