MITCHELL BANFORD RAYE· ICAO24 a963d1· last seen 13d ago

N704EC is a BRM Aero Bristell NG5, a single-engine piston aircraft operated by MITCHELL BANFORD RAYE. SkyMeter has tracked 74 flights totalling 65 hours of airtime via ADS-B across 2 callsigns. The most frequent segment is KMQY to KM02. Service window in our records spans 264 days. Of those flights, 8 (10.8%) carry at least one detected incident: a go-around, unstable approach, stall warning, or runway excursion. The BRM Aero Bristell NG5 has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,320 lb.

About the BRM Aero Bristell NG5

The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk is the world's premier high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, capable of surveying vast swaths of territory from altitudes above 60,000 feet for more than 30 hours without refueling. Introduced into U.S. Air Force service in 2001, the Global Hawk was designed to replace the U-2 Dragon Lady in the strategic surveillance role, offering persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) coverage without risking aircrew.

Its operational ceiling exceeds that of nearly all other production aircraft, and its 130-foot wingspan (greater than a Boeing 737's) enables efficient cruise at extreme altitude where the air is thin and threats are minimal. Powered by a single Rolls-Royce AE3007H turbofan, the Global Hawk can transit to a theater thousands of miles away, loiter over the area of interest for an entire day, and return to base autonomously. The aircraft carries advanced synthetic aperture radar, electro-optical, and infrared sensors that can image targets in any weather, day or night, transmitting real-time data via satellite link to ground stations worldwide.

Variants include the RQ-4A Block 10/20, the larger Block 30 with enhanced sensors, and the U.S. Navy's MQ-4C Triton optimized for maritime patrol. The Global Hawk has flown operational missions over Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and the Pacific, logging tens of thousands of combat hours.

Its combination of endurance, altitude, and sensor payload remains unmatched among operational unmanned systems. SkyMeter has tracked flights across airframes and operators over routes, with the largest observed operator.

FLIGHTS
74
all time
FLOWN HOURS
65
tracked time
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AIRPORTS VISITED
17
unique
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CALLSIGNS
2
26 routes
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SERVICE PERIOD
10/21/2025 → 07/12/2026
first → last
INCIDENT RATE
10.8%
8 flagged

Top routes

By flight count

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08N KLNS
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Flight numbers

Most-flown by this airframe

2

Aircraft specifications

BRM Aero Bristell NG5

Engines
Single Piston
Vref (approach)
50 kt
MTOW
1,320 lb
Wake category
Light

Recent flights

Newest 39 operations of N704EC

39
07/12/2026
1h 2m
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05/15/2026
19m
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05/13/2026
5m
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05/08/2026
30m
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05/08/2026
22m
△ Low approach-stability score
04/22/2026
8m
△ Low approach-stability score
04/22/2026
10m
No alerts
04/16/2026
2h 30m
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04/13/2026
2h 40m
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04/08/2026
38m
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04/08/2026
1h 28m
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04/08/2026
1h 3m
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04/08/2026
1h 1m
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04/08/2026
1h 10m
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04/07/2026
45m
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04/07/2026
47m
△ Low approach-stability score
03/28/2026
8m
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03/28/2026
25m
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03/28/2026
6m
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03/26/2026
1h 2m
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03/26/2026
31m
△ Low approach-stability score
03/24/2026
2h 21m
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03/24/2026
37m
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03/24/2026
4h 43m
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03/24/2026
1h 21m
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03/18/2026
41m
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03/18/2026
27m
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03/13/2026
32m
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03/12/2026
46m
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03/06/2026
30m
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03/06/2026
32m
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01/05/2026
1h 29m
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12/12/2025
1h 31m
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11/17/2025
1h 10m
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11/14/2025
6m
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11/14/2025
10m
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11/14/2025
14m
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10/21/2025
39m
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10/21/2025
42m
No alerts
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