Mid-Atlantic (and beyond) MilAir 2025

[RaleighGuy]

Monday POTUS travel

5:30 PM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route New York, New York
6:45 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives New York, New York

 

[Mark]

Seems Kalitta Air has a couple new converted B-777-300 freighters. Kalitta stops at Dover AFB often for cargo.
AerCap /Bank of Utah is customer and Kalitta is the operator. Some of Kalitta's 747 freighters are getting really old.

AerCap Delivers First 2 'Big Twin' Boeing 777-300ERSF Converted Freighters To Kalitta Air

A new cargo aircraft will soon enter commercial service.

simpleflying.com

N770CK Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

Track N770CK flight from Detroit Metro Wayne Co to Oscoda/Wurtsmith

www.flightaware.com

 

[mdmonitor]

0750- Single Langley T-38 (Shade 01) w/ZDC Cape Charles (236.825) heading northeast up along the coast. Looks like another T-38 (Ginzu 01) is following the same route.

 

[mdmonitor]

0900- Blackjack 1 (CG MH-65E) w/ADW (118.4)

 

[mdmonitor]

1100- Pudgy 91 & Team 34 heading south along the coast. A2A is 378.85.

1102- Some OK ANG F-16s ACM training on 225.5/ 309.3/350.05. using callsign Hawk

1125- Pair of unids (no call noted) on ZDC Flat Rock (235.625)

 

[Mark]

11:19 local SHARK-31 4 ship non-standard block 220-230 0n ZDC 307.275.
11:29 SHARK-21 flight on same freq.
11.53 SHARK-41 from 281.400 to ZDC Sea Isle 281.450
Acars has Dover C-5M BANNER-70 #85-0008 going from Andrews to KMRB today.. Short hop there.

 

[mdmonitor]

11:19 local SHARK-31 4 ship non-standard block 220-230 0n ZDC 307.275.
11:29 SHARK-21 flight on same freq.

Acars has Dover C-5M BANNER-70 #85-0008 going from Andrews to KMRB today.. Short hop there.

Mark
Yea, heard Shark 41 on ZDC Lexington (281.4) too.

I have Shark callsign as MA ANG F-15s & FL ANG F-16s

 

[Tech792]

1146L- Also have SHARK flight. ZNY 282.3 then pushed ZBW 317.7 FL 230

 

[mdmonitor]

1145- GAF 920 (German AF A-350) inbound to Dulles after quick stop at JFK.

1150- Shark 41 w/ZDC Atlantic City (281.45) at FL230

 

[Mark]

1145- GAF 920 (German AF A-350) inbound to Dulles after quick stop at JFK.

1150- Shark 41 w/ZDC Atlantic City (281.45) at FL230

Ron have SHARK-41 flight of 4 A/A 236.850. Headed North as they said about 20 miles South of Dover.
Going over there various aircraft code reports HUD problems etc. SHARK-1 says I'm taking your jet tomorrow
Seem most of them have code 2 minor problems.
1205 local say their next divert if needed is KWRI.

 

[Tech792]

1209L- SHARK flight back on ZDC 281.45

 

[mdmonitor]

1215- Have couple of acft (1 female) on 228.3. Mention passing by Salisbury (KSBY).

 

[mdmonitor]

1250- Score 60 (KC-130 # 163310) w/Bay Watch (270.8) looks to be heading out to Test Track. Yep, just checked in w/Echo Control (320.45)

 

[Mark]

Moody 23 Wing one time had a SHARK Ops on 236.850 down that way posted here back in 2007.
They still have any A-10's left? When I was listening on their A/A they did some speed readout comparisons
and were only doing about 225-235 knots which at FL-220 is not very fast. Notice it did take them a while here to get up North... A-10 speed?
The 75th FS A-10's at Moody nickname is the Tiger Sharks.Last spent 8 months overseas in 2023.

https://www.moody.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3623782/75-fs-fgs-returns-home-reintegrates/

 

[mdmonitor]

Moody 23 Wing one time had a SHARK Ops on 236.850 down that way posted here back in 2007.
They still have any A-10's left? When I was listening on their A/A they did some speed readout comparisons
and were only doing about 235 knots which at FL-220 is not very fast. Notice it did take them a while here to get up North... A-10 speed?
The 75th FS A-10's at Moody nickname is the Tiger Sharks. The 75th FS did last deploy to Middle East in 2019.

Mark,

Checked my callsign list and I do have Moody 223rd AW A-10s listed for Shark callsign. You might be right.

 

[BM82557]

Fyi --

First F-47 6th Generation Fighter Now Being Built

The USAF hopes to see the F-47 take to the skies for the first time in 2028.

www.twz.com

 

[Mark]

In a couple months may catch these guys coming South thru here..
Maybe stop at Atlantic City or Andrews?

Argentina’s First Airworthy F-16B Spotted in Denmark Ahead of Delivery

The aircraft is among six expected to reach Argentina in December 2025, while the remaining 18 are to be delivered by 2028. The Argentine Air Force’s

theaviationist.com

 

[mdmonitor]

1425- Korean AF 001 & French AF 001 have left JFK and looks like they are heading to Dulles.

 

[RaleighGuy]

In a couple months may catch these guys coming South thru here..
Maybe stop at Atlantic City or Andrews?

Argentina’s First Airworthy F-16B Spotted in Denmark Ahead of Delivery

The aircraft is among six expected to reach Argentina in December 2025, while the remaining 18 are to be delivered by 2028. The Argentine Air Force’s

theaviationist.com

Does "first airworthy" mean they've had others that weren't airworthy?

 

[BM82557]

Does "first airworthy" mean they've had others that weren't airworthy?

Found this from last year, maybe for hands-on training of maintainers??

Argentine Air Force Takes Delivery of First Ex-Danish F-16 Jet

The Argentine Air Force has received the first of 24 F-16B combat aircraft from Denmark as part of a contract signed in April.

thedefensepost.com