Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2023

[freqhopping]

I dunno the minimum takeoff distance for an unloaded Dreamlifter, but the distance at maximum load is 9,199. Rwy 36 at KOSH 8,002 feet long and the weather is hot and humid. I hope the lady who landed this thing yesterday has brushed up on her short field takeoff routine.

Less than 6000ft

 

[Tank67]

Hearing NASA AA on 123.175. One said something about "an anxiety attack" and "head down to the beach". He just mentioned JFK. I'm getting it with 2-3 bars of reception, but I don't see any NASA flights in the area.

 

[Mark]

ADSB is saying that there is a French C-130 doing Hudson River runs, CTM1409. However it's only going about 130-140 knots.

Annnd you can knock that speculation out the window, EarthCam is showing a C-130, something is also behind it that looked like a helicopter when it got closer.

View attachment 145744

Chopper taking pics for photo op?

 

[Tank67]

Chopper taking pics for photo op?

Looks like it's just another tourist helicopter lol, checked it out on flightradar.

Hearing NASA AA on 123.175. One said something about "an anxiety attack" and "head down to the beach". He just mentioned JFK. I'm getting it with 2-3 bars of reception, but I don't see any NASA flights in the area.

Coming in with 4-5 bars now...a bit of profanity too

 

[freqhopping]

Hearing NASA AA on 123.175. One said something about "an anxiety attack" and "head down to the beach". He just mentioned JFK. I'm getting it with 2-3 bars of reception, but I don't see any NASA flights in the area.

That freq isn't just for NASA. It's an aviation itinerant.

 

[AirScan]

Coming in with 4-5 bars now...a bit of profanity too

Maybe these two Cessnas chatting ?

 

[Tank67]

Maybe these two Cessnas chatting ?

Could be, have been hearing them for a little while now.

 

[JetWash]

110P local: just noticed that U2 DRAGN78 AE0978 80-1077 took of from Beale AFB in California 30 minutes ago headed for the Oshkosh AirVenture. Their airshow starts at 315P eastern time with the U2 scheduled as the 6th performer (if my memory is right).

118P local: just noticed that DRAGN78 is not showing up on theairtraffic.com or on adsb.fi but does show in adsbexchange.com

[edit] also looks like adsbexchange's display is delayed. The timestamp is about 6 minutes behind realtime with 4 receivers of the U2's signal. 131pm edit: forget the part about delayed display...now it's right on time.

And in other tracking news, DRAGN78 landed 3 weeks ago per flightaware.com..no info on the current flight.

 

[KB1JHU]

110P local: just noticed that U2 DRAGN78 AE0978 80-1077 took of from Beale AFB in California 30 minutes ago headed for the Oshkosh AirVenture. Their airshow starts at 315P eastern time with the U2 scheduled as the 6th performer (if my memory is right).

118P local: just noticed that DRAGN78 is not showing up on theairtraffic.com or on adsb.fi but does show in adsbexchange.com

[edit] also looks like adsbexchange's display is delayed. The timestamp is about 6 minutes behind realtime with 4 receivers of the U2's signal.

It was on .fi
Both .fi and X are showing recent "last seen" hits but both aren't getting a position.
It actually just popped back up on X towards northeast NV as I type this. .fi just needs more feeder density for MLAT. They're coming though, new feeders every day and some are only just finding out about the sale of X.

 

[Mark]

1418 local a LOKI-01 says no joy on that UHF at FL13k so req VHF and gets ZDC 127.700 mentions later Philly apch.

 

[CYUL]

OTIS24 C130J Moving East over Upstate NY

 

[Tank67]

The MH-65 has undergone quite the facelift!

 

[N4TX]

DECOY-55, a KMRB based C-17, working PIKESIDE (ops) on 297.9 and landing with a minor fuel link. He is coming back from Mansfield, Ohio, home of the 179th Airlift Wing, a C-130 outfit.

 

[JetWash]

422P local DRAGN78 now less than 50 miles west of Oshkosh. Listening to: KOSH Air Show | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | LiveATC.net for airshow airboss and eaa.org/airventure/live for video feed

 

[Mark]

NASA-817 the DC-8 Lab aircraft based at Palmdale came East today to Wright-Pat Ohio.
Read a while back was going to do some atmosphere work out East eventually.

NASA817 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

Track National Aeronautics and Space Administration #817 flight from Edwards Afb to Pocatello Rgnl

flightaware.com

Seems will be replaced with a 20 year old retrofitted B-777-200 for now N774LG getting worked on at Langley.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N774LG

NASA Is Replacing Its Aging DC-8 With A Boeing 777

It's time to sunset the almost 54-year-old quadjet.

simpleflying.com

 

[CYUL]

SAM440 Made a quick stop at CYOW on their way back from Greenland. Now heading south

 

[CYUL]

KC46 DEAY58 working AR212(W)

SAM440 Made a quick stop at CYOW on their way back from Greenland. Now heading southView attachment 145753View attachment 145754

Landed in Hog Town

 

[CYUL]

KC46 DEWAY58 working AR212(w) with another UNID a/c . Training boom operator "under supervision" Good comms on 324.6

 

[jsoergel]

DECOY-55, a KMRB based C-17, working PIKESIDE (ops) on 297.9 and landing with a minor fuel link. He is coming back from Mansfield, Ohio, home of the 179th Airlift Wing, a C-130 outfit.

Was a C-130 unit. Lost their aircraft several months back.

 

[jsoergel]

2023 Dayton Air Show Logs

119.250 Air Boss
119.900 Dayton Tower
121.750 Dayton Clearance
121.900 Dayton Ground
122.950 Aviation Sales
123.000 Hartzell Field CTAF
123.150 Show Discrete
123.475 Golden Knights Discrete
126.900 Patterson Tower
130.600 Stevens Aerospace
131.850 Wright Bros. Aero
148.1250 ($302) R-45 P [143.5500 input]
149.650 Thunderbirds Aux (17?)
149.725 Thunderbirds Aux (18?)
235.250 Thunderbirds Pri 1
257.700 Dayton Tower
271.100 F-15 Aux 1
277.700 Raptor Demo
281.450 Patterson Tower
284.050 F-15 Aux
389.3500 ($293) WPAFB Transient Alert
451.8000 (D131) Buckeye Charters
456.8000 (D143) Buckeye Charters
461.2125 (103.5) Wright Brothers Aero Fuels
462.0125 (107.2) Wright Bros. Aero Ops
462.7250 (136.5) Stevens Aerospace
464.5000 (D155) Buckeye Charters
467.6375 (233.6) Firewalkers International Pyro

Air Show Ops:
452.7250r (CC 3, TG 11, SL 1) 01 Emergency
452.7250r (CC 3, TG 12, SL 2) 02 Facility
452.1000r (CC 3, TG 13, SL 1) 03 Hospitality/AC Receiving
452.1000r (CC 3, TG 14, SL 2) 04 AC Greeting/Beverages
452.4000r (CC 3, TG 15, SL1) 05 Air/Ground Ops
452.6250? (CC 3, TG 16, SL 1?) 06 Ticketing (not heard)
463.5500 (CC 3, TG 17, SL 1) 07 Office/General Info
457.6250 (CC3, TG 18, SL 1) 08 Chalet/Pavilion
468.5500 (CC3, TG 19, SL 1) 09 Media/Marketing
452.1750 (CC 3, TG 20, SL 1) 10 Golf Cart Handicap
457.1750 (CC 3, TG 21, SL 1) 11 Credentialed Parking
464.5500? (CC 3, TG 22, SL 1?) 12 Kids’ Hangar (not heard)
451.8000 (CC 3, TG 23, SL 1) 13 Program Sales
456.8000 (CC 3, TG 24, SL 1) 14 Golf Cart/Radios
469.5500 (CC 3, TG 25, SL 1) 15 Narrator Stage
452.4000r (CC 3, TG16776415, SL 2) 16 Security

MARCS-IP:
51738 DAYTON 3
51761 AVIATION
53377 D07-MOT
58053 57 RDC COM
58061 57 CW 1
58066 57 LE 1
58067 57 LE 2
58338 57 VFD ADM
58343 57 VPD TAC 1
58531 57 DOA PD
58535 57 DOA FIRE
58540 57 DOA RWY
59600 LHD MNTGMRY
59916 CARE-AIR
59919 CARE-GND
59921 CARE-ADM

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ARMY 08417 (CH-47F, 11-08417)
BANGER 01 (F-16C, 86-0294) - 298.600 w/BOOKIE 01
BOOKIE 01 (F-16C, 87-0291) - 298.600 w/BANGER 01
CANFORCE 0493 (CP-140, 140104)
COAST GUARD 1716 (HC-130H, 1716)
COPPER 9 (KC-135R, 57-1419) - AR w/THUNDERBIRD 4/3
CUJO 01 (F-35A, 09-5006) - 308.625, 327.500
CUJO 02 (F-35A, 12-5056) - 308.625, 327.500
EDDIE 92 (KC-135R, 63-7993)
EXPERT 11 (F/A-18F, 165930) - 276.225
EXPERT 12 (F/A-18F, 165926) - 276.225
GOLDEN KNIGHT 609 (C-147A, 15-01609)
GNARLY 62 (E-2D, 169869)
GRIFFIN 21 (E-2D, 169081)
GUARD 20154 (UH-60M, 08-20154) *did not stay
GUARD 20925 (UH-60M, 17-20925)
GUARD 98783 (CH-47F, 09-08783)
LUCKY 77 (KC-46A, 18-46056)
MAFIA 7 (T-1A, 94-0048)
PAWN 99 (KC-135R, 60-0351)
RAPTOR 01 (F-22A, 08-4169) - 277.700
RAPTOR 02 (F-22A, 05-4089) - 277.700
SAINT 01 (F-15C, 82-0017) - 284.050
SAINT 02 (F-15C, 82-0010) - 284.050
SAINT 03 (F-15C, 83-0041) - 284.050
SAINT 04 (F-15C, 83-0036) - 284.050
SHOOT 25 (T-38C, 68-8130)
SHOOTER 242 (T-6B, 166242)
STING 11 (F-16C, 90-0701) - 338.150, 248.650
STING 12 (F-16C, 89-2098) - 338.150, 248.650
TESTER 14 (T-38C, 674943)
TEXAN 020 (T-6B, 166020)
THUNDERBIRD 1 (F-16C, 92-3880)
THUNDERBIRD 2 (F-16C, 92-3898)
THUNDERBIRD 3 (F-16C, 92-3882)
THUNDERBIRD 4 (F-16C, 91-0362)
THUNDERBIRD 5 (F-16C, 91-0392)
THUNDERBIRD 6 (F-16C, 92-3896)
THUNDERBIRD 7 (F-16D, 91-04**)
THUNDERBIRD 8 (F-16D, 91-04**)
RATS 32 (KC-135R, 58-0085) - AR w/ THUNDERBIRD 8
RHINO 50 (C-17A, 00-0178)
THUNDERBIRD 14 (C-17A, 03-3120)
VOLT 14 (C-17A, 97-0041)

N102CE (CL35)
N104HF (UH-1H) [LEGACY 104]
N1217B (Wright Model B)
N154EH (Bo 105 CBS-4)
N194G (FG-1D)
N17334 (DC-3 "Flagship Detroit")
N217SH (Lim-5)
N221HG (R22 Beta)
N27945 (J3C-65)
N283BG (PA-28-161)
N56BM (SR22)
N62032 (Rocket II “Flaming Mercy”)
N3434B (T34B)
N3774 (B-25C “Rosie’s Reply”)
N423KC (Edge 540)
N43VV (RV-8) “My Mustang”
N454AW (CRJ-200LR) [WISCONSIN 6211]
N514HP (C182T)
N5183M (Beech 76)
N540WS (Edge 540)
N552KM (RV-8) [REDLINE 2] - 123.475
N600KC (PA-46-600TP)
N624HF (UH-1H "Lucky Star") [LEGACY 624]
N625CF (AS365 N3) [CAREFLIGHT 1]
N65011 (PT-17)
N70849 (C182M)
N703EX (EA-300S)
N71HP (AS350 B3) *did not stay
N730CF (AS365 N3) [CAREFLIGHT 5]
N744CG (B-25N "Champaign Gal")
N766HF (AH-1F) [LEGACY 766]
N782SP (DC8-72-CF) [SAMARITAN’S PURSE 8]
N80TJ (Mustang II)
N803RL (RV-8) [REDLINE 1] - 123.475
N826HF (AH-1F) [LEGACY 826]
N8395Y (PA-28RT-201)
N858KM (RV-6)
N8640E (C-45H "Grimes Flying Lab")
N939CM (L-39C)
N946FD (757-236 “Sadie”) [FEDEX 1474]
N965CP (C182T) [CAP 3428]
N96879 (C172P)