Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2023

[freqhopping]

Twas PLINK38, INLAW39, YALE31, PILL33, and LENT32.

Where are you guys seeing AE5225? It was AE5224 which was PLINK38. Single transponder for all of them.

Out and about this morning, had a visual of an E2 going around at MRB, the radome made that an easy identification, engine/prop sound was similar to an C30J so guessing a new model which don't recall what that is, sorry guys no radios with me, visual at 10:55 local

That was BEAR41. BEAR42 was over at KCRW today. Yesterday BEAR42 was at KMRB.

There has been a T-38 out of Langley using the KINGFISH01 callsign lately.

An RC-135 was once again working over NC coast. BREAD11 Yesterday's RC-135s were BUBBA11 and 12.

 

[RaleighGuy]

POTUS Friday Travel...

4:10 PM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route to Camp David from South Lawn

 

[Mark]

Odd Air Res tonight up on AR-20E 4/21/2023 for 0100z-0230z at only FL-150... hmm.

 

[dmi]

Concerning frequency discrepancies

I have listed the following

257.875:

# 257.875 Potomac App/Dep LURAY (118.675) OLD--> * Changed to 323.175
257.875 Dover AFB DE Approach/Departure
323.175 Potomac TRACON (Paired with 118.675)

is this still current or is 257.875 still used as Potomac App/Dep?

Also have 288.350 as listed below

# OLD 288.350 Washington ARTCC Gambrill MD RCAG Binns Sector
288.350 Potomac TRACON - Approach (Paired with 133.0)

Are these accurate or do I need to change?

 

[Mark]

Concerning frequency discrepancies

I have listed the following

257.875:

# 257.875 Potomac App/Dep LURAY (118.675) OLD--> * Changed to 323.175
257.875 Dover AFB DE Approach/Departure
323.175 Potomac TRACON (Paired with 118.675)

is this still current or is 257.875 still used as Potomac App/Dep?

Also have 288.350 as listed below

# OLD 288.350 Washington ARTCC Gambrill MD RCAG Binns Sector
288.350 Potomac TRACON - Approach (Paired with 133.0)

Are these accurate or do I need to change?

I can only say 257.875 is Dover appch paired with 132.425

 

[john8436]

7 C-130's and 1-C17 from Ft Bragg and 1 KC-46A from McGuire with CADS?? call signs heading SE into Louisiana.

 

[Mark]

Odd Air Res tonight up on AR-20E 4/21/2023 for 0100z-0230z at only FL-150... hmm.

There is a MacDill KC-135 #57-1493 FIAT-40 on Acars at 2221z filed route to ACK then VITOL and then
rtb MacDill.No sign of it unless running with mode s off.Nothing heard or seen here yet.
2120 local there is a RCH-861 KC-10 #79-1711 off McGuire headed Northeast at FL350.Sure climbed up fast enroute EGUN/Mildenhall.

Lots of EAM's on 11175,8992, with messages from "Lordship".

 

[Tank67]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1649219293504995328

 

[MMID303]

P-8A begins its nightly orbit again. It will continue for nearly 6 hours.

 

[freqhopping]

7 C-130's and 1-C17 from Ft Bragg and 1 KC-46A from McGuire with CADS?? call signs heading SE into Louisiana.

Combat Aerial Delivery School

 

[RaleighGuy]

DAILY GUIDANCE FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2023

At 10:15 AM ET, the Vice President will depart Joint Base Andrews en route to Miami International Airport.
At 12:35 PM ET, the Vice President will arrive at Miami International Airport.

At 6:45 PM ET, the Vice President will depart Miami International Airport en route to Joint Base Andrews.
At 8:55 PM ET, the Vice President will arrive at Joint Base Andrews.

 

[Mark]

HIFI-21 KC-46 #18-46051 from Pease went up offshore around 0500z overnight to tank someone at FL240.

 

[AirScan]

HIFI-21 KC-46 #18-46051 from Pease went up offshore around 0500z overnight to tank someone at FL240.

Checking the archives it was AR with B-52s FEAR 41-42.

 

[paradiver]

Rgr that no guarantee they get anything to replace the A-10's. Indiana ANG is trading in their A-10's for F-16's but they had them previously.
Maryland getting less over the years. Andrews used to have Naval Reserve squadrons of F'18's and Growlers but long gone now.
Martin State had C-130's then lost them and temp got C-27J's before the USAF sold them off.
Pax River NAS will always be there though..
Hopefully not another drone squadron to replace the A-10's. Fingers crossed they get something

I will put my vote in for F16s.

 

[dmi]

4-20-2023 afternoon after 20:00 local

274.450 (AR218/AR220 primary) - PITT-75 (C-17A #93-0601 758th AS AFRC Pittsburgh, PA) squawking 5112 at FL190 with PITT-?? (KC-135T #59-1460 171st ARW PA ANG Pittsburgh)

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296.900 - unid (had a lot of feedback) 3 short transmissions then faded out.

 

[JetWash]

Concerning frequency discrepancies

I have listed the following

257.875:

# 257.875 Potomac App/Dep LURAY (118.675) OLD--> * Changed to 323.175
257.875 Dover AFB DE Approach/Departure
323.175 Potomac TRACON (Paired with 118.675)

is this still current or is 257.875 still used as Potomac App/Dep?

Also have 288.350 as listed below

# OLD 288.350 Washington ARTCC Gambrill MD RCAG Binns Sector
288.350 Potomac TRACON - Approach (Paired with 133.0)

Are these accurate or do I need to change?

The FAA's FRQ_CSV file shows the only use of 257.875 east of the Mississippi River is primary for approach & departure at Dover AFB RAPCON.

For 323.175, the same file shows it is the FRDMM STAR, NUMMY STAR, TRUPS STAR at PCT Potomac TRACON for Andrews, Davison at Fort Belvoir, and DCA.

288.35 shows as HYPER STAR at PCT for CJR (Culpeper), EZF (Shannon at Fredericksburg), FRR (Front Royal), HEF (Manassas), HWY (Warrenton), JYO (Leesburg), MRB (Martinsburg), NYG (Quantico), OKV (Winchester), RMN (Stafford), plus the DELRO, HYPER, LEGGO, MAPEL, PRIVO, & SELINSGROVE STARs for IAD (Dulles).

 

[Mark]

Checking tape 10:20am local HAWK-11 flight passing thru at FL280 on ZDC UHF. Sounded like a single.
Maybe Mass picked up another tail from retiring F-15C's at Warner Robins.

Couple McGuire KC-46's headed West as THAD-52,53.Maybe weekend Reserve guys on road trip.
TEFLON-13 KC-46 #18-46042 22ARW enroute Pease assume for weekend CAP duty.

 

[paradiver]

The FAA's FRQ_CSV file shows the only use of 257.875 east of the Mississippi River is primary for approach & departure at Dover AFB RAPCON.

For 323.175, the same file shows it is the FRDMM STAR, NUMMY STAR, TRUPS STAR at PCT Potomac TRACON for Andrews, Davison at Fort Belvoir, and DCA.

288.35 shows as HYPER STAR at PCT for CJR (Culpeper), EZF (Shannon at Fredericksburg), FRR (Front Royal), HEF (Manassas), HWY (Warrenton), JYO (Leesburg), MRB (Martinsburg), NYG (Quantico), OKV (Winchester), RMN (Stafford), plus the DELRO, HYPER, LEGGO, MAPEL, PRIVO, & SELINSGROVE STARs for IAD (Dulles).

Looks like you are on the money with these, but also it may seem that the most up-to-date frequencies can be pulled from SkyVector. Just below the identifier bar on the right side you will see the "Official FAA Data Effective yyyy-mm-dd hhmmZ"

for these below it was yesterday at 0901Z

DOV - Dover AFB Airport | SkyVector

skyvector.com

ADW - Joint Base Andrews Airport | SkyVector

skyvector.com

DCA - Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl Airport | SkyVector

skyvector.com

DAA - Davison AAF Airport | SkyVector

skyvector.com

 

[dmi]

Checking tape 10:20am local HAWK-11 flight passing thru at FL280 on ZDC UHF. Sounded like a single.
Maybe Mass picked up another tail from retiring F-15C's at Warner Robins.

Couple McGuire KC-46's headed West as THAD-52,53.Maybe weekend Reserve guys on road trip.
TEFLON-13 KC-46 #18-46042 22ARW enroute Pease assume for weekend CAP duty.

HAWK-11:

323.300 - ZNY Millville, NJ - Westminster High - HAWK-11
307.025 - ZDC Leesburg, VA - Pinion High - HAWK-11 @ FL280
351.900 - ZDC Green Bay, VA - Gordonsville High - HAWK-11
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378.100 - EVAC-5752 - w/ ADW CP - "off the deck at 1508"

237.150 - EVAC-5752 calling BRICKYARD CP

311.000 - PACK-82 STEEL-11 "can you hear me?"

274.450 - STEEL-11 calling PACK-82 FL190 [AR218/AR220 primary]

251.200 - WALDO-11 w/ CP

Note:

Need to get my cable working so I can grab the times

 

[Tank67]

Not the most interesting I know but a T-6 Texan II from Raleigh just landed at Teterboro