Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2023

[mdmonitor]

VIP Movement Summary (does not include POTUS, VPOTUS, FLOTUS travel)

DATE: 29 Mar

SAM 514 (C-37 # 18-1947)ADW-Colorado Springs
Navy 100 (C-37 # 166378) ADW-California??
Navy 101 (C-37 # 166377) ADW-California??
SAM 589 (C-37 # 99-0404) Ramstein-ADW

 

[TerryPavlick]

09:15 EDT N130RL and N170RL doing boxes and other tracks near W-72....on with Giant Killer on VHF control frequency. Aircraft are VFR.

The Air Traffic

tar1090 - ADS-B plane tracking interface

globe.theairtraffic.com

The Air Traffic

tar1090 - ADS-B plane tracking interface

globe.theairtraffic.com

 

[john8436]

Question for all. I recently started to monitor L-Band ACARS for military aircraft. This morning there was an aircraft that has a US Military hex code and a very unusual Reg number has anyone have info on it or has seen this before? AE54C1 and reg show as 11111T.

 

[mdmonitor]

0930- Migs (4 X T-38s 71st FS) working out in W386 w/F-22s (Mamba). Freqs: 236.625/249.8/238.825/292.3/350.05

 

[TerryPavlick]

0930- Migs (4 X T-38s 71st FS) working out in W386 w/F-22s (Mamba). Freqs: 236.625/249.8/238.825/292.3/350.05

took me three times to get the callsign heard correctly

 

[TerryPavlick]

Question for all. I recently started to monitor L-Band ACARS for military aircraft. This morning there was an aircraft that has a US Military hex code and a very unusual Reg number has anyone have info on it or has seen this before? AE54C1 and reg show as 11111T.

Yeah let me research that one

a bit of a discussion about it here

main@acars-vdl2.groups.io | UNABLE TO PROVIDE FUEL BUT CAN SEND BEER

acars-vdl2.groups.io

 

[TerryPavlick]

09:46 EDT 255.750 is active in FM mode......It came over my SATCOM channel radio scanner !!

 

[Tank67]

NJANG comms on 294.725

 

[frank3si]

Get in, get out & keep an eye on the radar as Friday shaping up to be another severe wx day.

I saw that, too, and was surprised they didn't push his schedule up to today. Factbase shows his agenda for today being open...

 

[Tank67]

Looking wayyyyy up North, a UAE A330 MRRT is entering Canadian airspace after crossing the pond from the UK. Wonder if its going to come down here.



FlightRadar on the other hand says this is a Polish UH-60

 

[AirScan]

Question for all. I recently started to monitor L-Band ACARS for military aircraft. This morning there was an aircraft that has a US Military hex code and a very unusual Reg number has anyone have info on it or has seen this before? AE54C1 and reg show as 11111T.

I started seeing those type of messages back in 2020. I've seen the same AE54C1 hexcode also used with reg 91431T and 65735T. Note the agency sending the messages is LMSLAMC. LMSLBMC has also been observed. Speculation at the time from someone on another forum a lot smarter than me thinks they might be Lockheed Martin SATCOM test terminals (A and B) running tests from Dobbins AFB (home of Lockheed Martin).

I don't have my SATCOM up and running right now. Are you able to decode the CPDLC messages (using dumpvdl2) ? Here's one I caught back in 2020.

11:28:28 22-10-20 AES:AE54C1 GES D02 .91431T ! H1 M - #MD/AA LMSLAMC.AT1.91431T21C9C5AA49EACE830A64541527A0A14A7D693122A08D562CC410AAD4410E0CE414E2CE88821458B48098CC

FANS-1/A CPDLC Message:
CPDLC Uplink Message:
Header:
Msg ID: 3
Timestamp: 18:28:22
Message data:
[freetext]
UNABLE TO PROVIDE FUEL BUT CAN SEND BEER

 

[Tank67]

Hey @frank3si, this RAF A330 might fly over you soon (granted it'll be at 40,000ft+). Wonder if it's dragging any fighters. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/RRR2129

I put it into SkyVector to try to show the route

 

[TerryPavlick]

Hey @frank3si, this RAF A330 might fly over you soon (granted it'll be at 40,000ft+). Wonder if it's dragging any fighters. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/RRR2129

I put it into SkyVector to try to show the route

View attachment 139223

I loaded the ICOM to scan the UK frequencies to see if we capture anything.

 

[TerryPavlick]

Looking wayyyyy up North, a UAE A330 MRRT is entering Canadian airspace after crossing the pond from the UK. Wonder if its going to come down here.

View attachment 139221

FlightRadar on the other hand says this is a Polish UH-60
View attachment 139222

can be tracked here as well

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAF1301

 

[MUTNAV]

I started seeing those type of messages back in 2020. I've seen the same AE54C1 hexcode also used with reg 91431T and 65735T. Note the agency sending the messages is LMSLAMC. LMSLBMC has also been observed. Speculation at the time from someone on another forum a lot smarter than me thinks they might be Lockheed Martin SATCOM test terminals (A and B) running tests from Dobbins AFB (home of Lockheed Martin).

I don't have my SATCOM up and running right now. Are you able to decode the CPDLC messages (using dumpvdl2) ? Here's one I caught back in 2020.

11:28:28 22-10-20 AES:AE54C1 GES D02 .91431T ! H1 M - #MD/AA LMSLAMC.AT1.91431T21C9C5AA49EACE830A64541527A0A14A7D693122A08D562CC410AAD4410E0CE414E2CE88821458B48098CC

FANS-1/A CPDLC Message:
CPDLC Uplink Message:
Header:
Msg ID: 3
Timestamp: 18:28:22
Message data:
[freetext]
UNABLE TO PROVIDE FUEL BUT CAN SEND BEER

Is there a different forum or thread I can look at to find out how to see these kinds of things?

Thanks
Joel

 

[TerryPavlick]

Is there a different forum or thread I can look at to find out how to see these kinds of things?

Thanks
Joel

https://acars.adsbexchange.com/#!/0?socketid=nPhCKOuboI7wVuNfAwlM

 

[TerryPavlick]

12:47 EDT 274.100 Air - Air comms fairly weak from NJ.

Possible MD A10 air/air ?

 

[Tank67]

The RAF tanker flew wayyyy too far south for me to get any pictures. Was only able to see the contrails…

That UAE tanker looks like it's landing in Maine.

 

[Frequency1]

Hey @frank3si, this RAF A330 might fly over you soon (granted it'll be at 40,000ft+). Wonder if it's dragging any fighters. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/RRR2129

I put it into SkyVector to try to show the route

View attachment 139223

RRR2129 (#ZZ338)
With iPhone 8 camera (👎)

 

[TerryPavlick]

RRR2129 (#ZZ338)
With iPhone 8 camera (👎)

Yeah way to high for fighters - just the tanker