Herad some of that here and bit later on Pax Ops aircraft said after Sunday
stop somewhere won't be back here for a long time.
Must be off to another duty station.
1800 local Watching SPAR 76 C-37 #01-0076 climb out N west bound at first dodging storms
but turned Eastbound over Pa going to 41k.
Haven't logged that tail in 2 months..Must have been out getting work.
Mark
Yeah, sounds like 410 is going to get the western shift.
That 01-0076 is one of the few using full ADS-B each time it comes in. Just had him on the 16th as he returned from Europe. Before that he was logged on the 8th here when he left. Guess he just didn't fly up your way on those trips.
1813: HARASS 43 on the way in...don't know yet if he's a single ship or two...281.4
1816: HARASS 43 to HUNTRESS reporting airborne and 50 miles out...is a single ship and will have another following in about 20 minutes...260.9
1817: HARASS 41 tells 43 that when he gets there that 41 will go to the tanker first and then 43 can go. 43 says his wingman has weather over Langley right now...260.9
1822: TEFLON 04 calls HUNTRESS to say he's about 30 minutes out and will be on station as fragged...260.9
TEFLON 04 = KC-135R, 64-14836, 133rd ARS NH-ANG Pease
1822: HARASS 41 tells TEFLON 03 that he's going to take 7K once 43 gets here and 43 can have the rest - which is 5K...260.9
1826: HARASS 43 cleared into the confines of Guard Dog by Potomac TRACON...350.25 (16 PRIME)
1826: HARASS 41 tells Potomac that he's staying until HARASS 44 gets here in about 30 minutes and then will RTB...350.25
1827: HARASS 41 going to the tanker and 43 will take the northern part of the CAP...260.9
1828: HARASS 41 and 43 chat about what they're going to do - which altitudes they'll use, how much gas each will take...which areas to cover during their time, etc...360.15
I kind of figured earlier when HARASS 41 used his command voice to HUNTRESS how it was going to work that he was a senior officer. Just now, HARASS 43 said he'd take the lead and 41 told him, "No, you're going to be the wingman for a while." No argument from 43.

1831: HARASS 44 now on freq 260.9 whining about the weather but 41 tells him to just keep coming up here...260.9
1831: HARASS 44 with ZDC-Calvert asking for 330 (course) right now for the weather...281.4
1832: HARASS 41 tells TEFLON 03 that he'll just take 6K and leave 6K for 43...260.9
1834: HARASS 44 handed to ZDC-Irons and checks in there deviating for wx...FL 210...360.85
1834: TEFLON 03 reports 41 has received his 6K and is off the boom...260.9
1836: HARASS 41 asks 43 if he's going to the tanker now (a little prodding never hurts)...260.9
1837: TEFLON 04 asks 04 about the wx he's painting in the northwest corner of the airspace...03 tells him it's just to the south of that area and that he's clear where he is...they give altitudes to each other to deconflict...260.9
1839: TEFLON 03 will give HARASS 43 5 or 6K...he has 7 but will be bingo if he gives that much...43 tells him to give whatever leaves him comfortable...260.9
1840: HARASS 41 picking up his clearance from Potomac...says he'll be ready in about 5 minutes...350.25
1841: HARASS 44 looking for clearance into the CAP...350.25 and 260.9
1841: HARASS 44 reports his righ tank isn't feeding at this time...260.9
1842: HARASS 41 tells 44 to go to the north part of the CAP and he can wait until after 43 is done taking gas and wait for TEFLON 04...then he questions him about how much fuel he shows overall and in each tank...his left outboard tank is empty and has been for awhile...overall he's showing 17,400 pounds but believes 3500 is trapped in the right outboard tanke...nevertheless, 41 told him to wait and so he'll wait...260.9 (No doubt at all that 41 is the boss)
1844: TEFLON 04 reports about 30 miles to the east-northeast and is being held for traffic at FL 300...260.9
1845: HARASS 41 goes to Potomac to say he has to stay and work with another aircraft (44) and won't be ready to leave for another five minutes...350.25
1847: HARASS 44 reports 16,400 pounds total but 3500 trapped in the right tank...260.9
1848: HARASS 43 off the boom of TEFLON 03 and then 03 reports bingo at this time...260.9
1849: TEFLON 04 reports cleared into the area at FL 280...260.9
1849: All 3 HARASS F-15s chatting on MAN AUX 360.15...44 is going back to Langley and get another bird...then 44 reports his tank just started feeding so 41 tells him he's going to stay here and that he (41) is going home...360.15
1851: HARASS 41 requesting RTB at this time...cleared direct Nottingham...350.25
1852: TEFLON 04 checks in with Potomac...says he's just west of DCA...350.25
1853: HARASS 44 asking HUNTRESS for tally to the tanker...260.9
1853: HARASS 41 handed off to ZDC-Calvert and checks in at FL 210 direct Nottingham...281.4
1854: HARASS 44 cleared for contact from the boomer on TEFLON 04...260.9
1854: HARASS 43 asks 44 about the outboard right tank...it's still feeding so all is well...360.15
1902: TEFLON 04 reports being boxed into the south since wx cells have the entire northern part of the CAP covered...the HARASS F-15s are yakking about the weather too...260.9 (That's what I see on radar too...just the southeast portion of the CAP isn't covered. Looks like a wicked storm too.)
1904: HARASS 43 tells TEFLON 04 that they're going to try to stay topped off with gas because of the weather...260.9
1907: TEFLON 04 reporting cells covering north part and also developing over DCA...the only course he's got is 240...not sure he can stay in the Guard Dog area...260.9
1908: Both HARASS fighters have 20K or better for gas right now...quick report on MAN AUX...360.15
1910: TEFLON 04 says he has clear airspace 40 miles to the southwest and is trying to work a clearance to go to that area...260.9
1910: TEFLON 04 w/Potomac for clearance to leave Guard Dog area and move to a clear area...350.25
1911: HARASS 43 wants to know if he and 44 should also move to that area...260.9
1913: HUNTRESS asks HARASS 43 how long they can maintain the CAP without the tanker...43 says 45-60 minutes...260.9
1913: TEFLON 04 tells HARASS 43 that he has a clear area but they won't let him move there...he also says due to his speed he's not going to be able to refuel the fighters. If he changes speed to accomodate them, he'll fly into the cell...260.9
Damn...these controllers are being hardheaded about the safety of the aircraft.
1915: TEFLON 04 really getting nervous...reports multiple lightning strikes within 5-10 miles...says Potomac won't let them leave the CAP...reinstates he won't be able to refuel without putting his aircraft at risk...260.9
1917: Finally....HUNTRESS gives the aircraft 5 minute notice for RTB...260.9
1918: TEFLON 04 to Potomac to report RTB at this time...350.25
1918: HARASS 43 wants HUNTRESS to contact Langley and find out the weather...says he understands it's pretty bad right now...260.9
1919: TEFLOn 04 asks HARASS 43 if they can take some gas to help him out...he'll follow them in their direction...43 says they have more than enough now to return home and can't take any...260.9
1919: TEFLON 04 requesting clearance out of the area to the west...350.25
1920: HARASS 43 to Potomac to say they'll RTB in 5-10 minutes and request a route that deviates from the weather...350.25
1921: TEFLOn 04 says he's ready for the weather at his homeplate...260.9
1922: TEFLON 04 wants HUNTRESS to call thier unit and let them know they're returning early with 110K of fuel and won't be able to land...260.9
1928: Everyone is scooting for home and still talking with HUNTRESS about messages to their command and the weather...but, they are on the way...260.9
1929: HARASS 43 reports clearing the area to the south and that they're clearing off the freq...260.9
1930: HARASS 43 tells 44 to go to MAN AUX 360.15 and they do and start talking about the weather...360.15
1930: HARASS 43/44 handed off to ZDC-Calvert and check in there non-standard at FL 210...281.4
1932: HARASS 43 reports he's going to keep his gas for awhile and will be dumping late...44 reports he's 1,000 pounds heavy on the right (same problem as earlier apparently with gas not feeding from his right outboard tank)...360.15
1935: HARASS 43 sends 44 to NINE AUX and they come up on Iron Ops freq where they report they're RTB and they'll call back in another 40 miles...357.1
1936: HARASS 43/44 cleared down to 17,000 direct Langley...281.4
And as they descend to the new altitude I lose the Mode-S signal from HARASS 43 for just a few seconds as he goes through FL 190 and then it's back by FL 180.
1938: HARASS 43 asks, "Dude, you see that on the left?"..."Yeah," is the reply...360.15 [This is followed by a tad of pilot bravado as they head close to the weather cell)
1940: HARASS 43 reports lightning at 1 o'clock, clear to the left...281.4
1940: HARASS 44 asks if Ops told them to go through Richmond and isn't that where the big cell is....43 reports reducing gas to 8K - so they've begun dumping fuel and then chuckle about dumping fuel in a lightning storm...360.15
1942: HARASS 43/44 handed to Norfolk Approach (radar) and report at 10,000 heading for runway 26 in trail...353.7
1943: HARASS 43 to Iron Ops reporting Codes..getting noisy here and difficult to understand but they're 20 miles out from Langley...357.1
Funny...they were perfectly loud and clear on 353.7 but ratty on 357.1...perhaps they began a turn just as they changed freqs.
And that was the end of the radio transmissions that I could hear. Over and done for this CAP.
HARASS 43 also is using hex code E79E79 with Mode 3 of 5327...each flight leader has used it.