Area 51 Gets Airport Identifier

TheFlyingTurkey · January 13th, 2008, 10:30

DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL: AREA 51 GETS AIRPORT IDENTIFIER

Pilots avert your eyes! The airport identifier and location of Nevada's Groom Lake—you know, where they keep the space aliens at Area 51—has been appearing in flight-planning software and on handheld GPS receivers for most of the past year as KXTA (standing for what, extraterrestrial?). "We already know and it doesn't matter," said a public affairs official at Nellis Air Force Base. The Jeppesen FliteStar flight-planning program and AOPA's Real-Time Flight Planner even identify it as Homey Airport and add, "Private, VFR, No Fee, Customs Info Unavailable." Well, there's a fee. The airport is deep within heavily restricted airspace, guarded by fighter jets. First come the legal fees, the probable confiscation of your aircraft, and a personal fee in the form of jail time or worse. See AOPA Online. Image © Google Earth

sdfcvoh · January 13th, 2008, 13:15

I received a message about it from outer space just last night, "#&%&#$(#* #$%(**# eRHH)# E)*#% )EH ETJ etj05 ST)*% STSSRT%) 5e DSS)RSY^*%."

I think it says, "Come on down!"

desertdog71 · January 13th, 2008, 13:27

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Originally Posted by sdfcvoh

I received a message about it from outer space just last night, "#&%&#$(#* #$%(**# eRHH)# E)*#% )EH ETJ etj05 ST)*% STSSRT%) 5e DSS)RSY^*%."

I think it says, "Come on down!"

klaatu verata nikto!!

coa787 · January 13th, 2008, 13:28

I tried that identifier on flightaware, doesn't work.

Berkut · January 13th, 2008, 14:19

I nearly worked in that area but turned it down. I decided that I probably wouldn't enjoy it too much after the initial coolness factor wore off.

SmoothLanderJ · January 13th, 2008, 14:43

"Berkut"......That avatar is hilarious!!!.......

Berkut · January 13th, 2008, 15:15

Evil Wilford Brimley sees you eying his testing supplies!

SmoothLanderJ · January 13th, 2008, 19:19

LOL.....Yeah I bet. I see those commercials all the time. I made a comment on your last avatar as well (the girl telling people to "Leave Brittney Alone!" in a uniform), which had me rolling on the floor! Where do you get those from?

Pistolpak1 · January 13th, 2008, 19:30

Once I went to Las Vegas for the weekend and my buddy told me about and showed me these b737-200's that you can ride to Area 51 for the day. The catch is that the windows supposedly are blacked out so you can't see outside and on the trip there the pilot takes several turns to disorientate you. Also since the size of the airplane you have to go through TSA screening where they take GPS and compasses away from you for the trip. It all had to so with base security and things like that. Anyways when you get there you get a short tour and never to the good parts. Then back to Vegas.

It seemed like a waste of money to me. I guess that changed if they are allowing regular GA to fly there now.

Berkut · January 13th, 2008, 19:57

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Originally Posted by SmoothLanderJ

Where do you get those from?

I happened upon this one online somewhere, but all the others I put together in MS paint.

I get exposed to a lot of toxic chemicals at work.

MFT1Air · January 13th, 2008, 20:16

Be very careful what you say about Area 51!

Next thing you know, two guys in black suits, in sunglasses, with memory erasers will be knocking at your door!

SmoothLanderJ · January 13th, 2008, 20:39

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Originally Posted by Berkut

I happened upon this one online somewhere, but all the others I put together in MS paint.

I get exposed to a lot of toxic chemicals at work.

I see, well keep em coming........

RPJ · January 13th, 2008, 21:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmoothLanderJ

LOL.....Yeah I bet. I see those commercials all the time. I made a comment on your last avatar as well (the girl telling people to "Leave Brittney Alone!" in a uniform), which had me rolling on the floor! Where do you get those from?

LOL, I thought that was a dude?

v1valarob · January 13th, 2008, 23:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pistolpak1

Once I went to Las Vegas for the weekend and my buddy told me about and showed me these b737-200's that you can ride to Area 51 for the day. The catch is that the windows supposedly are blacked out so you can't see outside and on the trip there the pilot takes several turns to disorientate you. Also since the size of the airplane you have to go through TSA screening where they take GPS and compasses away from you for the trip. It all had to so with base security and things like that. Anyways when you get there you get a short tour and never to the good parts. Then back to Vegas.

It seemed like a waste of money to me. I guess that changed if they are allowing regular GA to fly there now.

Was it one of these?

http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=1316174&size=L

Those are what the employees ride on to the base everyday.

Im willing to bet all the money I have (which is only about $50) that your friends information was not accurate. No way can you catch a ride to Area 51 and take a tour. The government doesn't even acknowledge is existence.

-Rob

tonyw · January 13th, 2008, 23:59

You know, here's the thing. If everyone could just walk into Area 51, nobody would care about it.

Because they make it this super secret place, everyone wants to find out more about it.

It's just another case of wanting what you can't have!

Cruise · January 14th, 2008, 00:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmoothLanderJ

LOL.....Yeah I bet. I see those commercials all the time. I made a comment on your last avatar as well (the girl telling people to "Leave Brittney Alone!" in a uniform), which had me rolling on the floor! Where do you get those from?

Quote:

Originally Posted by RPJ

LOL, I thought that was a dude?

Yes, that sad person is, in fact, a dude. Or more realistically, a dudette.

taseal · January 14th, 2008, 02:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonyw

You know, here's the thing. If everyone could just walk into Area 51, nobody would care about it.

Because they make it this super secret place, everyone wants to find out more about it.

It's just another case of wanting what you can't have!

I think its just a place to deter everyone's attention while all the top secret stuff is happening in the midst of our eyes

SmoothLanderJ · January 14th, 2008, 02:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cruise

Yes, that sad person is, in fact, a dude. Or more realistically, a dudette.

WOW! That was a dude??!! I had no idea........I really thought that was a girl........

Doug Taylor · January 14th, 2008, 04:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by coa787

I tried that identifier on flightaware, doesn't work.

I guess you could call it flightunaware - yuk yuk!

ZachH · January 14th, 2008, 04:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by MFT1Air

Be very careful what you say about Area 51!

Next thing you know, two guys in black suits, in sunglasses, with memory erasers will be knocking at your door!

Nice point----Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones did save the earth...

mattp1803 · January 14th, 2008, 04:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Berkut

I nearly worked in that area but turned it down. I decided that I probably wouldn't enjoy it too much after the initial coolness factor wore off.

Yeah I agree with Smoothlander. Your avatar is hilarious! Gotta love the quaker oats guy and his commercials. He looks scary in that pic lol.

BajtheJino · January 14th, 2008, 06:52

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Originally Posted by desertdog71

klaatu verata nikto!!

No one is after the Necronomicon. Now, if you wanted the Earth to Stand Still for a Day you would need to use these words: "Klaatu barada nikto".

tonyw · January 14th, 2008, 08:53

Let's say you were flying around Groom Lake -- legally, staying clear of the restricted area -- and had an emergency and told them you need to land there.

Think they'd let you? Would you be greeted by the men in black as soon as you landed?

erikN · January 14th, 2008, 13:22

Fighter jets would shoot you down and it would be made to look like a crash ladning

0 evidence

Berkut · January 14th, 2008, 13:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonyw

Let's say you were flying around Groom Lake -- legally, staying clear of the restricted area -- and had an emergency and told them you need to land there.

Think they'd let you? Would you be greeted by the men in black as soon as you landed?

You didn't hear the story of the guy who did just that? Guy in a 152 had a rough-running engine one evening, glided in for a landing in Area 51. As soon as he rolled to a stop, armed guards dragged him into a room and interrogated him all night. He managed to convince them of what happened, so they decided to let him go after fixing his plane (loose ignition lead). They told him to never tell anyone where he was or what he saw.

So the next day, he comes in for a landing at Area 51 again. The guards drag him out of the plane and say, "What are you doing back here?" and the guy points at his plane and says, "My wife is in the passenger seat. PLEASE tell her where I was last night!"

January 13th, 2008, 10:30	#1
TheFlyingTurkey Old Skool Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 2,742	Area 51 Gets Airport Identifier DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL: AREA 51 GETS AIRPORT IDENTIFIER Pilots avert your eyes! The airport identifier and location of Nevada's Groom Lake—you know, where they keep the space aliens at Area 51—has been appearing in flight-planning software and on handheld GPS receivers for most of the past year as KXTA (standing for what, extraterrestrial?). "We already know and it doesn't matter," said a public affairs official at Nellis Air Force Base. The Jeppesen FliteStar flight-planning program and AOPA's Real-Time Flight Planner even identify it as Homey Airport and add, "Private, VFR, No Fee, Customs Info Unavailable." Well, there's a fee. The airport is deep within heavily restricted airspace, guarded by fighter jets. First come the legal fees, the probable confiscation of your aircraft, and a personal fee in the form of jail time or worse. See AOPA Online. Image © Google Earth

January 13th, 2008, 13:15	#2
sdfcvoh Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: That one Posts: 869	Re: Area 51 Gets Airport Identifier I received a message about it from outer space just last night, "#&%&#$(#* #$%(*# eRHH)# E)#% )EH ETJ etj05 ST)% STSSRT%) 5e DSS)RSY^%." I think it says, "Come on down!" __________________ I want to die like my grandfather did, peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming in terror like his passengers.

January 13th, 2008, 13:28	#4
coa787 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,030	Re: Area 51 Gets Airport Identifier I tried that identifier on flightaware, doesn't work.

January 13th, 2008, 14:19	#5
Berkut Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Murfreesboro, TN USA Posts: 914	Re: Area 51 Gets Airport Identifier I nearly worked in that area but turned it down. I decided that I probably wouldn't enjoy it too much after the initial coolness factor wore off.

January 13th, 2008, 14:43	#6
SmoothLanderJ Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Orlando FL Posts: 428	Re: Area 51 Gets Airport Identifier "Berkut"......That avatar is hilarious!!!....... __________________ "Dont be stupid and do stupid things. If you do stupid things then we'll have to fire you." <---------(Director of Flight ops)

January 13th, 2008, 15:15	#7
Berkut Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Murfreesboro, TN USA Posts: 914	Re: Area 51 Gets Airport Identifier Evil Wilford Brimley sees you eying his testing supplies!

January 13th, 2008, 19:19	#8
SmoothLanderJ Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Orlando FL Posts: 428	Re: Area 51 Gets Airport Identifier LOL.....Yeah I bet. I see those commercials all the time. I made a comment on your last avatar as well (the girl telling people to "Leave Brittney Alone!" in a uniform), which had me rolling on the floor! Where do you get those from? __________________ "Dont be stupid and do stupid things. If you do stupid things then we'll have to fire you." <---------(Director of Flight ops)

January 13th, 2008, 19:30	#9
Pistolpak1 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: My old kentucky home Posts: 106	Re: Area 51 Gets Airport Identifier Once I went to Las Vegas for the weekend and my buddy told me about and showed me these b737-200's that you can ride to Area 51 for the day. The catch is that the windows supposedly are blacked out so you can't see outside and on the trip there the pilot takes several turns to disorientate you. Also since the size of the airplane you have to go through TSA screening where they take GPS and compasses away from you for the trip. It all had to so with base security and things like that. Anyways when you get there you get a short tour and never to the good parts. Then back to Vegas. It seemed like a waste of money to me. I guess that changed if they are allowing regular GA to fly there now. __________________ FAA says they are not happy until you are not happy! If I dont meet your standards then lower your standards.

January 13th, 2008, 20:16	#11
MFT1Air Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Clear Lake, TX Posts: 1,162	Re: Area 51 Gets Airport Identifier Be very careful what you say about Area 51! Next thing you know, two guys in black suits, in sunglasses, with memory erasers will be knocking at your door!

January 13th, 2008, 23:59	#15
tonyw Old Skool Join Date: May 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 15,124	Re: Area 51 Gets Airport Identifier You know, here's the thing. If everyone could just walk into Area 51, nobody would care about it. Because they make it this super secret place, everyone wants to find out more about it. It's just another case of wanting what you can't have! __________________ http://www.photo.net/photos/tonywang for my photos

January 14th, 2008, 08:53	#23
tonyw Old Skool Join Date: May 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 15,124	Re: Area 51 Gets Airport Identifier Let's say you were flying around Groom Lake -- legally, staying clear of the restricted area -- and had an emergency and told them you need to land there. Think they'd let you? Would you be greeted by the men in black as soon as you landed? __________________ http://www.photo.net/photos/tonywang for my photos

January 14th, 2008, 13:22	#24
erikN Newbie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 27	Re: Area 51 Gets Airport Identifier Fighter jets would shoot you down and it would be made to look like a crash ladning 0 evidence

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