Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2023

[frank3si]

1225- Shiner 40 (RC-135 # 62-4132) transiting our area heading northeast. Just off ACY. Departed from Greenville TX.

I've had my eye on this guy, hoping for an in-person glimpse. Doesn't look like it's going to happen though, as it appears he's tracking more or less back where he came from.

 

[Mark]

I've had my eye on this guy, hoping for an in-person glimpse. Doesn't look like it's going to happen though, as it appears he's tracking more or less back where he came from.

Retracing his exact same flight path back to Texas.Don't see that very often.Testing auto pilot accuracy? Maybe button on dash that says rtb
and it returns home the way it came LOL
This tail was down range last December but rtb Texas this past late February.. Maybe working bugs out of it.

Pelican-35 P-8A (AE684C) up from Jacksonville prob checking for snoopy ships or subs off Norfolk NAS area.
Some other folks like to keep an eye on what the US Navy has coming and going there

 

[RaleighGuy]

09-0018 just landed in Tucson AZ

 

[Mark]

09-0018 just landed in Tucson AZ

Oh No! Not the Boneyard already? LOL.

 

[mdmonitor]

Retracing his exact same flight path back to Texas.Don't see that very often.Testing auto pilot accuracy? Maybe button on dash that says rtb
and it returns home the way it came LOL
This tail was down range last December but rtb Texas this past late February.. Maybe working bugs out of it.

Pelican-35 P-8A (AE684C) up from Jacksonville prob checking for snoopy ships or subs off Norfolk NAS area.
Some other folks like to keep an eye on what the US Navy has coming and going there

Mark

I suspect they did some upgrades at 3L and they were testing the new equipment.

I'm also hearing Pack 21 working GK (118.125) as he's departing the area, Looks like may have been working w/Pelican 35.

 

[mdmonitor]

1605- Score 46 (MQ-4 # 168457) has been working in the local PAX area all afternoon. He's been in the FL100 block all the time---kinda low for a drone.

1615- Narly 63 working ACY pattern. Departed from NAS Chambers VA. ACY id's him as an E-2. He and Narly 62 have been working out of NASA Chambers for the last week or so. New (to me) callsign for Chambers E-2s. (Live ATC)

1620- ACY advises acft that two CG helos are doing intercept training in the 3,000-4,000 block. (Live ATC0

1625- Raven 03 (UH-72 # 72203) working ACY, cleared back to NAS Lakehurst. (Live ATC)

 

[freqhopping]

GUNNY and BULLY flights were working over Quantico this morning while a RAVAGE flight went out to WV.
Around 1115 DRAGO51 flight of F-18s from Oceana flew over Arlington for RADM Warren O'Neil and wife.
Later some more DC ANG flights headed out to WV.


Some aircraft involved in the Sudan evacuation.
AE5224 MC-130
AE062B KC-135 60-0353
AE0145 KC-135 62-3547
AE4BE1 HC-130 09-5708
AE6046 KC-130 169536
AE6C10 MC-130 20-5933
AE29D5 MC-130 09-6208
AE522F C-130?
AE4FA2 MH-60R? #704? assoc with DDG TRUXTUN

 

[mdmonitor]

1645- Helos Zombie 1 & 2 working ACY advising they will land at Ocean City NJ. Zombies are probably the two CG MH-65Ds ref'd earlier.

 

[Mark]

More waste of Dod money.. Why spend all this money to possibly juice up the A-10 when they plan on scrapping them?
The USAF never uses them in combat anymore cause they fly low and are targets. Not sure any pilot would want to fly this configuration
with 16 bombs hanging underneath anyway.. More bombs equal more possible failures...I wonder sometimes about those folks.
Maybe next they will see if the A-10 can become a loaded drone for combat missions

A-10 Warthog To Soon Carry 16 Small Diameter Bombs In Combat

The A-10 Warthog will be able to employ 16 GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs, each against a separate target, on a single sortie.

www.thedrive.com

 

[trentbob]

More waste of Dod money.. Why spend all this money to possibly juice up the A-10 when they plan on scrapping them?
The USAF never uses them in combat anymore cause they fly low and are targets. Not sure any pilot would want to fly this configuration
with 16 bombs hanging underneath anyway.. More bombs equal more possible failures...I wonder sometimes about those folks.
Maybe next they will see if the A-10 can become a loaded drone for combat missions

A-10 Warthog To Soon Carry 16 Small Diameter Bombs In Combat

The A-10 Warthog will be able to employ 16 GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs, each against a separate target, on a single sortie.

www.thedrive.com

It really makes no sense to me, I don't normally make comments like this on this thread, but what a great game winner as it was in the past. It certainly might come into play in combat in the near future, somewhere.

Just keep maintaining them and keep well enough alone.

 

[Mark]

KING-73 #16-5873 out of Gabreski passing thru area A/A with RHODY-36 on 238.650,Rhody not heard or showing here.
KING-73 said he only had RHODY 2X5 on the radio.
Have that freq in my scanner as McGuire CRG Ops. Rarely heard around here.
2030 local KING-73 circling Fort AP Hill Drop Zone/Heth Army Heliport in Virginia at 2700 feet.

 

[Mark]

Off topic here but didn't know US Navy did this but short Friends and Families cruise around the Harbor on the CVN-70 Carl Vinson
in San Diego.. This would be cool.. Never heard Norfolk do this. Big crowd on deck

 

[Mark]

KING-73 #16-5873 out of Gabreski passing thru area A/A with RHODY-36 on 238.650,Rhody not heard or showing here.
KING-73 said he only had RHODY 2X5 on the radio.
Have that freq in my scanner as McGuire CRG Ops. Rarely heard around here.
2030 local KING-73 circling Fort AP Hill Drop Zone/Heth Army Heliport in Virginia at 2700 feet.

RHODY-36 now showing at Fort AP Hill as C-130J #05-1436 at at 1500 feet.

 

[krokus]

Off topic here but didn't know US Navy did this but short Friends and Families cruise around the Harbor on the CVN-70 Carl Vinson
in San Diego.. This would be cool.. Never heard Norfolk do this. Big crowd on deck

We did a one day thing, for friends, family, and people on delayed entry, from Everett, Washington.

Later on, I read how our wake capsized a rented fishing boat, off of Whidbey Island, in one of the Naval Safety Center publications.

 

[jsoergel]

F-15C 86-0156 (double-MiG killer) was retired to NMUSAF this morning: F-15C Arrives at the NMUSAF from 104th FW(April 25 2023).

HAWK 11
360.675 ZID > 323.275 ZID > 371.975 CMH A/D > 323.150 CMH A/D > 281.450 KFFO Tower
289.400 Air Boss

 

[mdmonitor]

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

DATE: 25 Apr

SAM 850 (C-37 # 97-0400)ADW-JRB Cape Cod MA-ADW
SAM 799 (C-32 # 98-0002)Shannon IRL-ADW

 

[Tank67]

Looks like we have a new surveillance aircraft

 

[Chris52]

I’m over in Dover today, I tried to look this one up but didn’t see it on any of my apps. Seems it was doing some touch and go’s. Pretty neat !

 

[mdmonitor]

F-16s and drones put on impressive “elephant walk” in New Mexico

Forty-nine fighter jets and drones assigned to the 49th Wing lined the runway for an incredible display of airpower at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The "elephant walk" occurred on April 21st, with F-16 Viper fighter jets and MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft. “When people mention...

defence-blog.com

 

[mdmonitor]

RHODY-36 now showing at Fort AP Hill as C-130J #05-1436 at at 1500 feet.

A friend happened to be down at A P Hill the other day and sent some pics. I'll post them later