Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2023

[TerryPavlick]

Where are all the older C-32As? Haven't seem much of them lately.

RAF Tanker ZZ335 RRR9302 towed two F-35B types to Lajes today.
Maybe coming over to work with US Marines Stateside.

Perhaps they identified an issue with the aircraft that had the maintenance problem and they are checking the other aircraft for the same issue.,
I have not looked at aircraft ADs for years (okay well since I retired) but there may be something in the ADs related. Unless of course it is specific to the C32 aircraft type.

 

[Mark]

Earlier today RCH-132 Dover C-5M #85-0003 to KBAD Barksdale.... hmmm. Will have to see where that one goes later.
Maybe going to Moron to rearm the Buffs working out of there.

Late Sunday RCH-132 departed Barksdale for Alaska but bad winds forced divert eventually to McChord.
Guess Buffs from Barksdale eventually headed to Guam again. McChord big runway is 16/34.

AES:AE0560 GES0 2 .50003B ! 2J 4 FLIGHT MC132
FXREPORTED
SEV TURB AND WS AT PAED AND PANC REC DIVERT KSUU PAEI AN OPTION IF REQ/FB0733/VR
032B58D
AES:AE0560 GES0 2 .50003B FTX/ID50003B,RCH132,AMZF501QP077/MR14,/FXV0001 23 U
S DOD PROCEDURAL NOTAM INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE CHANGED NAV ILS OR LOC RWY
34. S ILS 34 ALL CATS 652 40 330 400 XX. S ILS 34 WHEN ALS INOP INCREASE CAT AB
CD RVR TO 50 VIS TO 1 MILE. S LOC 860 40 538 600 XX MILES CAT AB 860 55 538 6
00 1.AB61

FORCE-76 KC-10 #86-0035 is indeed enroute KDMA Davis Monthan or the Boneyard

 

[Tank67]

Would you look at that, Egypt is trying to be the first country to take a C130 to space!

(its actually at 22,000ft)

 

[MUTNAV]

Would you look at that, Egypt is trying to be the first country to take a C130 to space!

(its actually at 22,000ft)
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Well, i guess if you put a big enough rocket motor in the back and open the tailgate.....

 

[TerryPavlick]

Well, i guess if you put a big enough rocket motor in the back and open the tailgate.....

Nah - they are already equipped

C-130 rocket takeoff (JATO Takeoff ) JATO (acronym for jet-assisted take-off), is a type of assisted take-off for helping overloaded aircraft into the air by providing additional thrust in the form of small rockets.

 

[Tank67]

Nah - they are already equipped

C-130 rocket takeoff (JATO Takeoff ) JATO (acronym for jet-assisted take-off), is a type of assisted take-off for helping overloaded aircraft into the air by providing additional thrust in the form of small rockets.

Just ask the NY Air National Guard

 

[mdmonitor]

1625- Tester 12 (T-38C # 158200 NTPS) speed run Mach 1.08 at FL320.

1630- Mice 35 (KC-46 # 15-46070) working with another acft "34" (Mice 34) on 378.85. At 1638 Mice 34 (# 21-46057) started showing on ADS-B as they flew right over Terry's house heading west

 

[TerryPavlick]

1625- Tester 12 (T-38C # 158200 NTPS) speed run Mach 1.08 at FL320.

1630- Mice 35 (KC-46 # 15-46070) working with another acft "34" (Mice 34) on 378.85. At 1638 Mice 34 (# 21-46057) started showing on ADS-B as they flew right over Terry's house heading west

Yeah I bought a ADS-B attachment device from Amazon. Works great for adding ADS-B to aircraft not showing as actively tracking.
They stick great to metal fuselages. Good price $10 for 5 darts. I wonder if they will return the darts after they land.

 

[frank3si]

As I said, kind of ominous really.... Especially for an E-4B.

Just to make sure, everyone knows the reference it can relate to this...

Star Wars: The History Of Order 66 Explained - Looper

From the clones who disobey it to the years of planning that enable it, this is the history of Order 66.

www.looper.com

and also possibly this...

Executive Order 9066: Resulting in Japanese-American Incarceration (1942) | National Archives

www.archives.gov

Thanks
Joel

Thanks for letting me in on this - I'm willing to admit I didn't have a clue!

 

[Mark]

1630- Mice 35 (KC-46 # 15-46070) working with another acft "34" (Mice 34) on 378.85. At 1638 Mice 34 (# 21-46057) started showing on ADS-B as they flew right over Terry's house heading west

2055 local MICE KC-46's on way back into McGuire from doing loops in Western Kentucky A/A 378.850 talking about
doing a couple touch and go's when they get back.
Seems this was A/R tandem practice according to one pilot. They are sticking together like glue..

See one of Dover's old early C-5M tail #83-1285 working out of Lackland AFB as CHILI-55.
Forgot about this old tail..been a long while.. Texas bird now. One of if not first Dover C-5B also back way when in the 80's.
This tail doesn't get out much anymore.Seems Dover moved their formal C-5 training unit to Texas almost 6 years ago.

Dover C-5M Formal Training Unit relocates to Texas

The C-5M Super Galaxy Formal Training Unit conducted its final training flight June 8, 2017, at Dover AFB prior to its move to the Lone Star State.

www.amc.af.mil

 

[tazz]

2055 local MICE KC-46's on way back into McGuire from doing loops in Western Kentucky A/A 378.850 talking about
doing a couple touch and go's when they get back.
Seems this was A/R tandem practice according to one pilot. They are sticking together like glue..

See one of Dover's old early C-5M tail #83-1285 working out of Lackland AFB as CHILI-55.
Forgot about this old tail..been a long while.. Texas bird now. One of if not first Dover C-5B also back way when.

A couple of the MICE KC-46 tankers did a random aerial refueling over Southern Ohio on their way back up from Kentucky. MICE 34 (Tanker # 21-46057) refueled MICE 35 (Tanker #15-46070) They were talking air to air on 378.850 MHz as they were doing the aerial refueling. Radio communications were also with Indianapolis Center ARTCC Sector 69 Pike on 135.575 MHz while they did the aerial refueling.

 

[Mark]

A look into next week...
On Thursday, the President and the First Lady will travel to Ottawa, Canada.
On Friday, the President and the First Lady will travel from Ottawa, Canada to Wilmington, Delaware where they will remain for the weekend.

Yesterday RCH-3224 C-17 #04-4133 from McGuire did KNYG Quantico to CYOW Ottawa.
Guess backup chopper in place.

 

[Mark]

BLUE-01 KC-46 #16-46019 off the deck down in Florida coming Northeast to pick up somebody.
BLUE-02 KC-10 will prob launch from McGuire soon.

 

[Mark]

Looks like BLUE-01 picked up her chicks and headed East towards Bermuda.
Maybe RAF F-35B delivery?
BLUE-02 #86-0029 off McGuire headed Southeast.. weird.

 

[AirScan]

Yesterday RCH-3224 C-17 #04-4133 from McGuire did KNYG Quantico to CYOW Ottawa.

Also RCH 3212 and RCH 3267 up to CYOW today. 04-4133 still seems to be on the ground. I'll be home here in Ottawa Thursday and Friday. Presumably they will be running a CAP ?

 

[Mark]

Never saw a Potus CAP in Canada...
See BLUE-01 headed for Lajes.. Strange Southern route for them..
Yesterday the RAF dragged a couple F-35s to Lajes.. Maybe USAF dragging a couple USMC F-35Bs to same.
BLUE-01 looks like rtb Pease now.Guess KC-10 BLUE-02 not showing finishing the trip.

 

[Tank67]

HOSER41, 42, and 43 are in formation heading northeast over Long Island comms 378.850

 

[RaleighGuy]

FLIGHT ADVISORY GPS INTERFERENCE TESTING CARRIER STRIKE GROUP FOUR (CSG4) 23-01-C
24 March Off-The-Coast, NC

 

[AirScan]

Never saw a Potus CAP in Canada...

Last POTUS visit was before my time monitoring milair. Has been reported in the past .... Link

 

[mdmonitor]

1135- Scan 05 (CRJ-7 N805X NGTF) working w/Speilberg on discrete (123.225).