Mid-Atlantic (and beyond) MilAir 2025

[Mark]

RCH-1831 C-5M #85-0007 Dover based C-5M landing NASA KTTS from Buckley Colorado Space Base.
Guess bringing them a satellite to launch eventually. KTTS course the old shuttle landing runway 15/33 is 15k feet long/300 feet wide
Some of the local Ham guys reporting power outages here in the area..

 

[IlikeRF]

View attachment 178202

 

[RaleighGuy]

Check out those GRIFFIN E-2Ds heading back to Norfolk at 50kts greater than their typical max speed.

Definitely helps if you attach a link

ADS-B Exchange - track aircraft live

ADS-B Exchange - track aircraft live - aircraft flight history

globe.adsbexchange.com

 

[mdmonitor]

0900- NAS JAX P-8 off PAX. Call sounded like Trident 01, not sure though. Now working in Test Track off the MD/DE coast

 

[mdmonitor]

Guys

Found this in my files. Dated info, but some of it might be interesting.

 

[mdmonitor]

1015- Mussel 2 flt (1st Helo Sqdn UH-1s) working in the local DC/MD area (125.65). A2A is 225.875.

 

[mdmonitor]

1335- The NAS JAX P-8 in the Test Track appears to be using 246.8 as an A2A. He's talking to callsign Tiger. Nothing showing on ADS-B.

 

[mdmonitor]

The P-8 is working Giantkiller (118.125) advising he's complete in W386 and wants to RTB PAX. His callsign is Shiner 01. Working PAX A/D (121.0) on way in.

 

[Mark]

The P-8 is working Giantkiller (118.125) advising he's complete in W386 and wants to RTB PAX. His callsign is Shiner 01.

Was logged using callsign SHINR-61 last Fall in Hawaii.. Thought might be another one of those BUPERS SDC Poseiden tails.
Pax has several regular P-8's of their own so was wondering why this one is working there. These BUPERS have that large boat antenna underneath it. Maybe some Raytheon work on this one.

A New Look For The Dallas Poseidon — Centerline Images

 

[mdmonitor]

Was logged using callsign SHINR-61 last Fall in Hawaii.. Thought might be another one of those BUPERS SDC Poseiden tails.
Pax has several P-8's of their own so was wondering why this one is working there.

A New Look For The Dallas Poseidon — Centerline Images

Mark,

Thanks for info. I assumed he was from NAS JAX as he came into PAX on Fri or Sat from the south. Thanks for the correction.

 

[Mark]

Mark,

Thanks for info. I assumed he was from NAS JAX as he came into PAX on Fri or Sat from the south. Thanks for the correction.

It still may be based down there but doesn't show very often in Florida area.. This tail gets around.

Odd Canforce-1 aircraft out of Vancouver. Guess Canada Prime Min headed for NW Territories? Never saw that callsign used on C-130 before.

 

[mdmonitor]

1522- Nation 14 (KC-46 # 20-46082) working ZDC Leesburg (126.875)>ZDC Baltimore (134.5) on way up to McGuire.

 

[mdmonitor]

1630- AF2 (C-32 # 99-0004) over Harrisonburg VA inbound to ADW

 

[RaleighGuy]

It still may be based down there but doesn't show very often in Florida area.. This tail gets around.

Odd Canforce-1 aircraft out of Vancouver. Guess Canada Prime Min headed for NW Territories? Never saw that callsign used on C-130 before.
View attachment 178233

Went to Skidegate, British Columbia where the Prime Minister participated in a community celebration of the Haida Title Lands Agreement. ​

Sorry for bold can't undo it.

 

[Mark]

RCH-040 calls off the deck at Dover westbound 2341z.
KC-46 #17-46036 from 22ARW.. Seems it did a Dover stop from Europe for gas and go.

ASCOT-6218 RAF C-17 ZZ175 from Bermuda stop westbound prob to Vegas to pick up Typhoon crews and gear from various Exercises out that way.

RRR6218 UK Royal Air Force Transport Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

Track UK Royal Air Force Transport #6218 flight from Bermuda Int'l

www.flightaware.com

 

[Mark]

Seems recently Langley 1st FW did an elephant walk on Friday Jan 31.
Scrambled less than half their aircraft though some are currently deployed.. Not a great turnout

https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/langleys-fighting-first-elephant-walk

 

[mdmonitor]

0755- Reach 4624, McGuire C-17, calling Langley CP (251.15).

 

[Mark]

RCH-040 calls off the deck at Dover westbound 2341z.
KC-46 #17-46036 from 22ARW.. Seems it did a Dover stop from Europe for gas and go.

ASCOT-6218 RAF C-17 ZZ175 from Bermuda stop westbound prob to Vegas to pick up Typhoon crews and gear from various Exercises out that way.

RRR6218 UK Royal Air Force Transport Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

Track UK Royal Air Force Transport #6218 flight from Bermuda Int'l

www.flightaware.com

Thought that RCH-040 was a divert as odd stop at Dover.. Imagine winds up that way were pretty bad yesterday.
Yesterday an RAF A400 also diverted to Dover and will depart later today for Nellis.
RRR4220 UK Royal Air Force Transport Flight Tracking and History 17-Feb-2025 (KEF / BIKF-KDOV) - FlightAware

 

[Mark]

0755- Reach 4624, McGuire C-17, calling Langley CP (251.15).

Ron I heard same on 251.250 calling Langley but he never got a reply as far as i heard.

 

[mdmonitor]

Ron I heard same on 251.250 calling Langley but he never got a reply as far as i heard.

Mark,

Didn't notice my typo. Shud have been 251.25. Thanks for correction