Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2023

[mdmonitor]

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

DATE: 20 Mar

SAM 561 (C-37 # 06-0500) ???-ADW
Coast Guard 101 (C-37 # 01)DCA-Tucson AZ
SAM 465 (C-32 # 99-0004) Teteboro-ADW
SAM 443 (C-37 # 97-0400) ADW-Canada??
SAM 315 (C-40 # 02-0042) ADW-Hickam-Tokyo

 

[TerryPavlick]

12:00 NOON EDT NIGHTHAWK 31 single MV22 touch and go at KWWD and headed southwest - on with Dover 132.425

 

[AirScan]

Another C-17 to YOW RCH 4134. The 4th one I'm aware of. Is that many normal for a POTUS visit ?

 

[Hbright]

BTW where are all the Andrews C-32 types? Haven't seen any in a while.. secretly grounded?
The only one logged the last 10 days was #99-0004 which came in from Europe today and before that it was AF-2 and EXEC-1F in early March.
Various WH factions fighting for this tail

99-0004 is the only one currently in service. Flying as VENUS94 today.

99-0003 arrived at ATL earlier this month for probably months of mx work w/ Delta.

98-0002 is at Greenpoint Technologies in Washington State.

98-0001 is stuck in Amman, Jordan after flying the SECDEF a few weeks ago. Likely suffered some serious mx issue that's keeping it on the ground.

 

[AirScan]

C-17 #5 heading to YOW RCH 3244

 

[mdmonitor]

1252- Troy 218 (unid DHS helo) working Wash Helo (134.35) for routing over the Pentagon.

 

[Tank67]

14509 from Sikorsky Heliport coming down the Hudson. ADS-B Exchange - track aircraft live

Tried to use EarthCam to figure out what it was but it flew over each one of them

Looks like a Coast Guard MH65 might be getting some video done of it by another helicopter

 

[fLyer720]

OT but anyone have any idea what all these "civilian" planes are doing patterns over PA at the same time?

 

[KevinC]

OT but anyone have any idea what all these "civilian" planes are doing patterns over PA at the same time?

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Probably aerial photography.

 

[Mark]

12:00 NOON EDT NIGHTHAWK 31 single MV22 touch and go at KWWD and headed southwest - on with Dover 132.425

You mean low approach or actually went hover and touched the runway?

 

[Mark]

OT but anyone have any idea what all these "civilian" planes are doing patterns over PA at the same time?

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Lot of aerial mapping/surveying going on around here. Clear skies,trees with no leaves/brush/snow so makes
it a good time for that.Must be good money in that in sales to developers,Local Govts etc.

 

[Mark]

Another C-17 to YOW RCH 4134. The 4th one I'm aware of. Is that many normal for a POTUS visit ?

Kind of light actually.. When any Potus does say 3 stop trip thru Europe or Asia will be as many as 20+
support C-17's/C-5's.. Yeah I make that same facial expression too LOL

 

[fLyer720]

Lot of aerial mapping/surveying going on around here. Clear skies,trees with no leaves/brush/snow so makes
it a good time for that.Must be good money in that in sales to developers,Local Govts etc.

Must be really good money... tons of it over PA, NY, NJ...

 

[mdmonitor]

This was posted on another list. Thought some of you might be interested:

The UHF WBFM system known as North Star is no longer being funded. It use continues on a limited basis probably until the antiquated equipment fails. Primary communications are now via MILSTAR and the new Advance Extra High Frequency satellite system.
Autovon was renamed the Defense Switching Network in the 1990’s, and has greater voice and data capabilities.
As I recall, Combat Ciders was a set of circuits that provided support for AF-1 back in the VC-135 days. The support was via airborne UHF WBFM circuits provided by SAC communication/command post aircraft. That system fell by the wayside with the end of the Cold War and the use of the VC-25 which had superior communications capabilities. The VC-25 continued to use WBFM system until five years or so ago when they received additional satcom capabilities. The E-6 and E-4B have also received communication upgrades which reduced the need for the antiquated WBFM system. I have monitored the system since the 1980’s and there has been dramatic reduction in its use over the past few years.

 

[MMID303]

The survey people were over my house all day a couple weeks ago.

 

[FIREBOX2914]

99-0004 is the only one currently in service. Flying as VENUS94 today.

99-0003 arrived at ATL earlier this month for probably months of mx work w/ Delta.

98-0002 is at Greenpoint Technologies in Washington State.

98-0001 is stuck in Amman, Jordan after flying the SECDEF a few weeks ago. Likely suffered some serious mx issue that's keeping it on the ground.

What about 0015, 0016, 0017?

 

[AirScan]

Kind of light actually.. When any Potus does say 3 stop trip thru Europe or Asia will be as many as 20+
support C-17's/C-5's.. Yeah I make that same facial expression too LOL

Might get there yet. C-17 #6 RCH 4588

 

[RaleighGuy]

What about 0015, 0016, 0017?

Those are different they are not used normally by VP or cabinet.

 

[MUTNAV]

The survey people were over my house all day a couple weeks ago.
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So what are they sniffing for? cameras don't really need to be out on a boom, GPS 'might'.

Any ideas?

Thanks
Joel

 

[MMID303]

So what are they sniffing for? cameras don't really need to be out on a boom, GPS 'might'.

Any ideas?

Thanks
Joel

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