Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2023

[freqhopping]

Mark

Agree. Great film.

I got to meet Clancy twice. First time at US Naval War College (I was a student) when Red October was just released (Oct 1984). The second time was about 15 years later at a book signing here in Annapolis.

Fame does things to a person. In 1984 was he humble and friendly to chat with. 15 yrs later he was very business-like. no nonsense, & arrogant.

I still have his first 6 books signed by him.

My mom and stepdad did private security for him at some book signings, might've been around that same time. Said he was an ahole.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Friday POTUS travel.... Terry get the feed ready!

3:45 PM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route to New Castle, Delaware from South Lawn
4:40 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives Delaware Air National Guard Base, New Castle, Delaware

 

[TerryPavlick]

Friday POTUS travel.... Terry get the feed ready!

3:45 PM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route to New Castle, Delaware from South Lawn
4:40 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives Delaware Air National Guard Base, New Castle, Delaware

Feed is online.....been monitoring some other stuff through the PA site but have now returned it to Combat Air Patrol monitoring

 

[Mark]

Why is there a local C-17 PITT-75 showing India AF mode s C-17 (800E63) tail CB-8011 working AR-218 over Pennsylvania?
Maybe Captain hit the secret spoof id box.. LOL
Maybe Boeing in Seattle under contract with India Govt gave Pitt ANG this tail to wring her out after overhaul?
2039 local PITT-75 has dropped off the map... hmm.
Checking past history PITT-75 (800E63) showed in this area back on 10/21/22 and again as PITT-57 (800E63) in Vegas 8/5/22.
Like Johnny Carson used to say. "That is some weird whacky stuff"

McGuire overdue for new Boeing P-8A delivery.. They usually ship on Fridays so we shall see tomorrow.

 

[john8436]

The first B-52 new engines being tested for the first time!!

 

[TerryPavlick]

Why is there a local C-17 PITT-75 showing India AF mode s C-17 (800E63) tail CB-8011 working AR-218 over Pennsylvania?
Maybe Captain hit the secret spoof id box.. LOL
Maybe Boeing in Seattle under contract with India Govt gave Pitt ANG this tail to wring her out after overhaul?
2039 local PITT-75 has dropped off the map... hmm.
Checking past history PITT-75 (800E63) showed in this area back on 10/21/22 and again as PITT-57 (800E63) in Vegas 8/5/22.
Like Johnny Carson used to say. "That is some weird whacky stuff"

McGuire overdue for new Boeing P-8A delivery.. They usually ship on Fridays so we shall see tomorrow.

P8A at McGuire - I presume you mean KC46 - not that I would not mind P8A based at McGuire either

 

[Mark]

P8A at McGuire - I presume you mean KC46 - not that I would not mind P8A based at McGuire either

My bad.. correct LOL Yeah P-8s at McGuire would be cool.
Someone doing A/R on AR/206 freq 348.900 but nothing showing mode s.
One callsign is 07 and other is 43. Could be DEECEE-43 #61-0307at FL25k in area just South of Harrisburg.
Correction INKY-07 E-6B #162784 out of Tinker just popped back up.both on ZDC Millville 125.450
DEECEE-43 inbound Andrews on Ops 351.200 for parking..

 

[TerryPavlick]

My bad.. correct LOL
Someone doing A/R on AR/206 freq 348.900 but nothing showing mode s.
One callsign is 07 and other is 43. Could be DEECEE-43 #61-0307at FL25k in area just South of Harrisburg.
Correction INKY-07 E-6B 162784 out of Tinker just popped back up..

Yeah passing just southeast of Baltimore now.....running parallel to each other
I can hear the controller talking to them but I am hearing the controller on the UHF side from the Millville RCAG. Not too bad for 22 miles away although it helps the antennas are on towers and my antennas are on the roof.

Need to trim the trees down a bit before they block the signal.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Interesting FAA Order, especially pages 7-8

 

[mdmonitor]

Another Air Force fleet grounded over fears plane tails may fall off

E-3 Sentry aerial target tracking planes are the latest to undergo inspection for subpar tail pins.

www.airforcetimes.com

 

[RaleighGuy]

MARCH 3, 2023

At 8:40 AM ET, the Vice President will depart Joint Base Andrews en route to San Francisco International Airport.

At 11:15 AM PT, the Vice President will arrive at San Francisco International

At 7:35 PM PT, the Vice President and Second Gentleman will depart San Francisco International Airport.

At 8:45 PM PT, the Vice President and Second Gentleman will arrive at Los Angeles International.

 

[mdmonitor]

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

DATE: 2Mar

SAM 372 (C37 # 18-1942) West Coast??-ADW
Marine 102 (C-37 # 166378)Mobile AL-Newport News VA-ADW
SAM 362 (C-37 # 06-0500) ADW-Scott AFB IL-ADW-MacDill
SAM 272 (C-40 # 01-0040) ADW-Poland
SAM 292 (C-37 # 99-0402) Nurenburg GE-ADW
SAM 348 (C-37 # 97-0400)New Mexico-Tucson AZ-ADW
SAM 253 (C-37 # 18-1947) ADW-???
SAM 374 (C-37 # 09-0525) ADW-Colorado Springs.

 

[Mark]

Article about those FAA high altitude test beacons on ADSB recently..

Odd High-Altitude Flight Tracking Readings Pop Up Around U.S. Capital (Updated)

Flight data showed multiple stationary objects at different locations high over Washington, D.C., but they may not have been there at all.

www.thedrive.com

Speaking of high altitude NASA-806 U-2 went home to Palmdale yesterday..

NASA806 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

Track National Aeronautics and Space Administration #806 flight from Macdill Afb to Macdill Afb

flightaware.com

 

[TerryPavlick]

Interesting FAA Order, especially pages 7-8

That explains some of the activity we see periodically

 

[mdmonitor]

0938- DC ANG F-16s (Wild) working Huntress (235.9), A2A is 238.175.

0940- Venus 02 (VC-25 # 92-9000) off ADW.

0945- CTM 1016 (French AF A-330 F-UJCM) off NAS Chambers VA heading northeast.

 

[mdmonitor]

1027- Steam 71 (KC-46 # 19-46071) & Steam 72 (KC-46 # 20-46072) working way down the coast in close trail formation. Calling Langley CP (251.25). A2A is 378.85

1043- MD ANG A-10Cs (Wardog) working PAX approach (281.8) heading for R-4005 South & R-6609.

1045- Another flt of WRI tankers 108th PA ANG KC-135s (Waldo 11 # 63-8029, 12 # 63-8003) & KC-46 # 19-46063) (Ashen 13) going down the coast in close trail formation.

 

[paradiver]

Interesting FAA Order, especially pages 7-8

Maybe the DOT & FAA have figured out that its time to make sure they don't get caught with their pants down again with high altitude objects?

 

[MUTNAV]

The first B-52 new engines being tested for the first time!!

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Many of us may not know it, but the engine they want to replace (J-57) could have been replaced with more modern engines (j-79, F-100, F-110 ) at any time, ( they are all about 48.5" in diameter) the problem was the J-57 was way more fuel efficient than anything else, up until recently, the only things that were more efficient were a few of the very large high bypass engines (ie sized for 747's etc...).

Thanks
Joel

 

[MUTNAV]

Maybe the DOT & FAA have figured out that its time to make sure they don't get caught with their pants down again with high altitude objects?

To be fair, its kind of new ( well, not really but newer than some other things) and someone finally realized it should be inspected for coverage just like the VHF/UHF air comms and Radars. It took them untill the 2000's to require annual certification of radio systems.

Thanks
Joel

 

[mdmonitor]

1120- Another flt of MD ANG A-10Cs (Raven) working PAX approach (260.3) for use of VR-1759.

1130- MD ANG A-10Cs (Colt11 & 12) working DOV approach (257.875)

1135- MC-12 # 11-00286 (Decoy 55) has been working orbits in the WRI/Lakehurst area most of the morning.