Chicago Air Show 2024

[Premises2972]

Just thought I would make this for thread for posting the frequencies for the air show this weekend. Anyone catch anything so far? Or for those that have been going for a while, any frequencies that should be programmed that are usually used? Planning to put all the frequencies from the Air show page on RR.

 

[RedArrows]

I'm hoping to hear something from the F35 C&B and hopefully something from the lancer

 

[Snhnry]

This is not necessarily an airshow frequency, but just be aware that Chicago TRACON is providing airshow TFR entry clearances currently on 126.8.

 

[RedArrows]

Anyone got the Airboss frequency?

 

[Premises2972]

Anyone got the Airboss frequency?

my friend told me 134.975

 

[RedArrows]

my friend told me 134.975

While I was at the practice today I heard on the speakers communications of the a-10 warthogs from Maryland. I don't know if they were pre-recorded or they were being said over the radio as I was unable to find a frequency that they were using.

 

[Premises2972]

While I was at the practice today I heard on the speakers communications of the a-10 warthogs from Maryland. I don't know if they were pre-recorded or they were being said over the radio as I was unable to find a frequency that they were using.

Did you find any other freqs?

 

[RedArrows]

Did you find any other freqs?

Only the usual air to air frequency. 122.125

 

[Snhnry]

For anyone listening in on Day 2:

122.125 - Air2Air, (A10s did a full mock gun run on an "enemy boat" on this freq, including 9Line to a ground observer)
126.800 - TRACON, entry and exits into TFR airspace
134.975 - Airboss
237.800, 275.349 - Blue Angels (current DB entries appear accurate)

 

[vocoder]

Did the bone, lance bomber ever appear at the show today?

 

[Snhnry]

Did the bone, lance bomber ever appear at the show today?

There was one, callsign TIGER37. It flew over at 13:03 and made one pass, and that was it. Very short appearance for some reason.

 

[Premises2972]

For anyone listening in on Day 2:

122.125 - Air2Air, (A10s did a full mock gun run on an "enemy boat" on this freq, including 9Line to a ground observer)
126.800 - TRACON, entry and exits into TFR airspace
134.975 - Airboss
237.800, 275.349 - Blue Angels (current DB entries appear accurate)

Adding on to this
142.6125 PL 67 Ground along with 305.500 Fat Albert
248.350 Blue Angels
Some radio callsigns
REDBULL
WOLF (Apaches)
HOG
BERT
Also I got a close call hit for 462.525 PL 114 while at North Ave Beach today, there were spanish ops, sounded like maintenance. Any clue what that was?

 

[vocoder]

462.525 may be castaways grill at north avenue beach

 

[vocoder]

Yep, a fast B1B flyover on the fly would be difficult for me to get some snapshots of tiger37

thanks

 

[Premises2972]

surprisingly, no close call hits on either planes or airboss, I was expecting atleast one or two close call hits

 

[RedArrows]

For anyone listening in on Day 2:

122.125 - Air2Air, (A10s did a full mock gun run on an "enemy boat" on this freq, including 9Line to a ground observer)
126.800 - TRACON, entry and exits into TFR airspace
134.975 - Airboss
237.800, 275.349 - Blue Angels (current DB entries appear

I'm hoping I hear something tomorrow from the a10s on air to air even though I won't be at the air show tomorrow.

 

[RedArrows]

Getting some communications on 123.150