Operation Boeing F-15SA Fighter Roll-Out
The Boeing Company asked..."Can we uplink on an airport runway?" The answer, of course, is YES! However, we'll need to park a 30 foot truck on a taxiway and install fiber, while at the same time staying out of the way of air traffic controllers! Sound like a plan? The answer once again is YES, and that's exactly what Kaufman Broadcast provided for rollout of the F-15 SA fighter jet.
We quickly deployed HD-1 onto runway Foxtrot Two Four-Six with Mike “call sign-Quiet Mike” Sanford in the cockpit manning the controls. His mission was to send back the awesome sight of an F-15 ground takeoff from the forward position on the airport tarmac.
C/KU Production Uplink HD-2 was in downlink mode feeding mission control at an undisclosed Boeing facility. Operated by Niels “call-sign-nFolken” Black, his mission.....to successfully deliver the signal.
The operation was a success, the plane had a great take-off, with the pilot showing off some Top Gun maneuvers for the audience. We wish the Royal Saudi Air Force great success with its new fleet and congratulate The Boeing Company on a great achievement.
Meanwhile, back at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO, the Kaufman engineering staff is prepping for the 2013 regular season. Scoreboard projects during the winter have included upgrades to graphics, replay 
Did You Know? This was Kaufman’s 2nd Super Bowl in the Big Easy. Our first trip was for Super Bowl XXXVI where we received some well deserved R&R that followed the 2002 playoff run of the St. Louis Rams.
In St. Louis we have been busy with Saint Louis University Billikens coverage. This month we put together a four man, three camera ENG shoot for Bloomberg Television's Sportfolio program. The show focuses on the business of sports,
The feature mainly focused around SLU's Chaifetz Arena, and how the men's basketball program has changed since the Arena was opened. Interview guests included principal donor Richard Chaifetz and head coach Jim Crews. The interviews, stand-ups and B-roll from the shoot will be packaged into a feature and aired in the upcoming weeks.
Both the NBA and NCAA seasons are off to great starts. Kaufman Broadcast is excited to be involved in another fun season of Professional and Collegiate basketball. If you need to book an uplink or ENG crew, contact 
Senator John McCain, the Republican Presidential nominee was a guest at our Kansas City studio for a Satellite Media Tour during the final stretch of his campaign.
One of the exciting aspects of a Presidential election year is the technology evolutions. In 2008, we had a new way of collaborating using cloud technology, known as Google Docs. This election cycle, analog broadcasting has disappeared, replaced with MPEG-4 HD. Sony XDCAM is our tapeless recording standard, and fiber transport has replaced copper cabling.
We are looking forward to the next upcoming weeks. Kaufman uplink trucks, ENG crews, and LIVE studios are ready for the final push before Election Day.
FUN FACT - Can you name the young man shaking hands with Sen. Robert F. Kennedy?
