Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2023

[hrspotter]

1505L - FLC68 N68 FAA flight check at KNTU Oceana.

 

[mdmonitor]

1505- Snoop 31 off DOV working Potomac (124.55). Potomac ctrlr asks is they are KC-135; Snoop replies they are a RC-135. Potomac says he's never seen that type of identifier. As he passed through Potomac airspace, the ctlr keep id'ing him as a KC-135 to other traffic. Potomac gives new routing. To OFF via RAMAY-Q72-HACKS-J149-EMPTY-J88-SPA-IRK-LMN-OFF. Passed right by my house at FL130 but high clouds in area so no visual. Rats.

1515- ADS-B showing identifier Canhear (UH-60 # 22-21226) off Hagerstown heading into WVA. First time I've seen that callsign.

 

[Jphila20]

It's still going west.

 

[TerryPavlick]

You know, you're right, apparently they are closed. A surprise to me as I see more Dassaults in and out of KILG than anything. So I just assumed it was operational still. Perhaps the Egyptians were meeting DANG?

I would have to drive by there to see the activity - to know whether it is still a maintenance facility

 

[xtremey]

I would have to drive by there to see the activity - to know whether it is still a maintenance facility

In August I saw it parked at the Advanced transient ramp.

 

[Mark]

FRIDAY UPDATE:

The President and First Lady will arrive at Brunswick Executive Airport, Brunswick, Maine on AF1 about 2:25pm Friday.

EXEC1-F off Andrews headed Northeast.. Quickie NY trip? The little plane 01-0041 B737 type.
1814 local already descending towards Philly area but too high for Philly.. NY/NJ? Looks like in conga line for LaGuardia.

 

[RaleighGuy]

EXEC1-F off Andrews headed Northeast.. Quickie NY trip? The little plane 01-0041 B737 type.
1814 local already descending towards Philly area but too high for Philly.. NY/NJ?

Heard she is in NYC tonight, but have not seen a schedule for her.

 

[frank3si]

Getting caught up on news from the last week or so, and came across this article about Portuguese Embraer KC-390s entering service. This aircraft flew southeast in my vicinity yesterday, and northeast this morning. Not close enough for me to shoot, but had I known it was coming a 15-20 minute drive would have had me in range. An interesting aircraft - not sure why it was in this area, though...

First KC-390 For Portuguese Air Force Enters Service


Update: I managed to find it passing by via an ADS-B replay from this morning:

 

[frank3si]

Getting caught up on news from the last week or so, and came across this article about Portuguese Embraer KC-390s entering service. This aircraft flew southeast in my vicinity yesterday, and northeast this morning. Not close enough for me to shoot, but had I known it was coming a 15-20 minute drive would have had me in range. An interesting aircraft - not sure why it was in this area, though...

First KC-390 For Portuguese Air Force Enters Service


Update: I managed to find it passing by via an ADS-B replay from this morning:

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Just adding to the above post so I can tweak one particular line:

Not close enough for me to shoot photos with my telephoto lens, but had I known it was coming a 15-20 minute drive would have had me in range to get some images of it flying by.

One can't be too careful with wording these days

For those curious, that Portuguese Embraer flight originated at Dothan Regional Airport in Alabama, eventually landing in Providence RI.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Friday POTUS travel, he heads to Maine in the afternoon, before heading to the beach, looks like Exec1F goes to Maine to meet POTUS...

1:00 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Brunswick, Maine
2:35 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Brunswick Executive Airport en route Lewiston Landing Zone, Lewiston, Maine
2:50 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive Lewiston Landing Zone, Lewiston, Maine

7:20 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Lewiston Landing Zone, Lewiston, Maine en route Brunswick, Maine
7:45 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Brunswick Executive Airport, Brunswick, Maine en route to Dover Air Force Base
9:20 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY Depart Dover Air Force Base, Dover, Delaware
9:40 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

 

[Mark]

A KC-130J RANGER-24 doing 9k altitude loops off Virginia Beach area #168068 out of
Pax River tonight.. Testing something or someone tonight.
Arrived from Texas a couple days ago as RANGER-35.Assume from VMGR-234 Fort Worth NAS.


Couple Del ANG H-60's up tonight locally not showing but on their A/A 242.400
One now showing off KILG R27060 #05-27060.. That would be fairly new tail for them.
The other one up is typical Del ANG #86-24516.They have some oldies but goodys.

 

[john8436]

2055 Local, E6B 163920 Meek07 up all day and now lining up for ACY. Touch and Go?

 

[vgames15]

You know, you're right, apparently they are closed. A surprise to me as I see more Dassaults in and out of KILG than anything. So I just assumed it was operational still. Perhaps the Egyptians were meeting DANG?

No, they come here to shop the plane parks at Fly Advanced. They fly with about 6 Crew with them

 

[TerryPavlick]

No, they come here to shop the plane parks at Fly Advanced. They fly with about 6 Crew with them

Not much of a selection for their aircraft type.....of course no sales tax helps !!

 

[dmi]

134.350 - YETI-168 x3 helo up with DCA Tower then switch 134.1

134.100 - Quantico Range Control - YETI-168 Checking in at Independent Hill for passenger drop off. Termination at the Academy.

What's the YETI callsign used for and what type helo?

 

[ZNY3347]

134.350 - YETI-168 x3 helo up with DCA Tower then switch 134.1

134.100 - Quantico Range Control - YETI-168 Checking in at Independent Hill for passenger drop off. Termination at the Academy.

YETI is FBI and it was two UH60’s and a B429

 

[xtremey]

Did anybody hear a REDEYE or other Colorado callsign near ADW yesterday? Heard a rumor that the 140th was in town but was unable to confirm.

 

[xtremey]

0900L - ANGRY, WILD, and BULLY flights (6-8x F-16) are up from Andrews for their morning sortie.

 

[xtremey]

0909L - BLACKJACKs 1 and 2 (2x USCG MH-65) working their “training area” slightly east of Andrews.

 

[Hbright]

YETI is FBI and it was two UH60’s and a B429

They should’ve been them returning from LNS. I think that same flight was in Richmond earlier this week.