Mid-Atlantic (and beyond) MilAir 2025

[Mark]

O/T happened yesterday- MSN

Air Force F-16 drops external fuel tank over Florida city​

Interesting Tech as here is another link with photo links and more info.

F-16 External Fuel Tank Falls into Florida Neighborhood

No injuries were reported after an F-16 external fuel tank fell off into a neighborhood outside Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. on Jan. 7.

www.airandspaceforces.com

 

[NYAirOne]

Looks like MD guys are coming up to Buffalo for this sundays Bills playoff game. Supposed to be a flt of 4. Will be based out of KBUF on the general aviation side.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Canadian Prime Minister inbound to Washington DC aboard CFC01, C2C1F1, BOMBARDIER CL-600 Challenger, for President Carter's Funeral and to meet with US business leaders.

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[Mark]

Looks like MD guys are coming up to Buffalo for this sundays Bills playoff game. Supposed to be a flt of 4. Will be based out of KBUF on the general aviation side.

Confusing up there as you have KIAG Niagara Falls Intl airport and 14 NM away you have
Buffalo Niagara Intl airport KBUF.Lots of airports in that corner of NY State
Was surprised MD Ravens A-10's didn't do game last week in Baltimore. Prob to many crews
on Holiday breaks.
Ravens play Saturday night at Baltimore 8PM local so no flyover needed so shuffle off to Buffalo game 1PM on Sunday.
Go Bills.. Someday soon down the road will be MD ANG F-16's for flyovers

 

[Mark]

Have we heard anything else about which foreign leaders are coming to Washington for tomorrow’s State Funeral?

Looks like not many.. Guess Pres of Panama is not coming LOL..
You would think former Pres Carter would be a US hero down there.

CFC-01 getting go around treatment at Andrews tonight . Potus Andrews ramp freeze from California trip I suspect.
Reminds me of Rodney Dangerfield quote.."I never get any respect"

 

[RaleighGuy]

Looks like not many.. Guess Pres of Panama is not coming LOL..
You would think former Pres Carter would be a US hero down there.

CFC-01 getting go around treatment at Andrews tonight . Potus Andrews ramp freeze from California trip I suspect.
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Just a few more minutes

 

[RaleighGuy]

President Biden made the decision to cancel his upcoming trip to Italy to remain focused on directing the full federal response to California fires.

 

[Mark]

2143 local Earlier ZIPPO-21,22 PA ANG 395.100 CP inbound Harrisburg MC-130J's #11-5737 and #17-5875.
ZIPPO-21 says right hose basket is torn. ZIPPO-22 closely trailing inbound is alpha 1.

 

[Mark]

President Biden made the decision to cancel his upcoming trip to Italy to remain focused on directing the full federal response to California fires.

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OT: Will the VP from California cancel her upcoming round the World trip? Hmm.

 

[Mark]

McGuire tanker WINK-11 established in Guard Dog CAP on 260.900.
NOBLE-11 in CAP on same and NOBLE-12 says on the way in.
NOBLE-11 having fuel stabilizing issue..
NOBLE-12 tail #89-2151 I believe. NOBLE-11 #89- unreadable.
NOBLE-12 tail comes back to Ohio ANG F-16. Heard inbound weak on ZDC 227.125 Hagerstown.

 

[Hbright]

CAP for State Funeral?

I think I just heard NOBLE give tail 8912. Didn’t catch the freq.

 

[TerryPavlick]

CAP for State Funeral?

I think I just heard NOBLE give tail 8912. Didn’t catch the freq.

Yes - 260.900 is active

 

[FIREBOX2914]

Fighters in CAP must be over Baltimore they're talking about the Key Bridge.

 

[Hbright]

I think I just heard NOBLE give tail 8912. Didn’t catch the freq.

Is this helpful to determine which squadron is doing CAP today?

 

[Mark]

Is this helpful to determine which squadron is doing CAP today?

It is in the ballpark of #89-2112 which comes back to 112th FS Ohio ANG out of Toledo.
All the Ohio ANG F-16's are 89 and 90 prefixes.. I'm sure we will catch more down the road to verify.

Maybe unrelated but getting some A/A coms on 303.000 with 51 to 12.
Two planes testing out of Pax River.. will rtb Pax after one more run.

One of the planes I think is N12FW LJ-35 showing callsign FST12
The other 51 showing unknown.Both landing Pax River now.

 

[KD8FSJ]

AA was 248.650 when they took off.

 

[BM82557]

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AA was 248.650 when they took off.

OH ANG from logs

 

[john8436]

It is in the ballpark of #89-2112 which comes back to 112th FS Ohio ANG out of Toledo.
All the Ohio ANG F-16's are 89 and 90 prefixes.. I'm sure we will catch more down the road to verify.

Maybe unrelated but getting some A/A coms on 303.000 with 51 to 12.
Two planes testing out of Pax River.. will rtb Pax after one more run.

One of the planes I think is N12FW LJ-35 showing callsign FST12
The other 51 showing unknown.
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Listening to TOL tower on Live ATC and Noble 11, 12 returning to KTOL.

 

[Mark]

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Maybe unrelated but getting some A/A coms on 303.000 with 51 to 12.
Two planes testing out of Pax River.. will rtb Pax after one more run.

One of the planes I think is N12FW LJ-35 showing callsign FST12
The other 51 showing unknown.Both landing Pax River now.
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Both now going out to W-386 for a while on GK 249.800 flight leader is Flight Tron-51.
Both of these are LJ-35's based out of Newport News.
Must be testing new gear as one said they were tracking and scanning the other.

 

[Mark]

AA was 248.650 when they took off.

Thanks.. Like the other F-16's that cover DC Caps they keep one radio on Huntress 260.900
that doubles as A/A cause the other radio is on Potomac Tracon Guard Dog freq 350.250.
Like the South Carolina F-16's they will go back to their squad A/A on rtb.