Great photo - hopefully they did not take out the radio towers. LOL
Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2023
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Justmescanneruser
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SCORE47 (a NORTHROP GRUMMAN RQ-4 Global Hawk according to the ADSB-Exchange.) heading out the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay and entering W-386 at close to 50,000'. Anyone have any ideas on any comm frequencies it might use other than the Giant Killer freqs?
BM82557
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There is a Global Crossing airliner or called Global-X charter flight that departed Venezuela tonight
for Alexandria Louisiana KAEX. That airport is used as main departure airport for Venezuela deportations.
Maybe catching ride home tonight on this one?
G6689 (GXA689) GlobalX Flight Tracking and History 20-Dec-2023 (CCS / SVMI-KAEX) - FlightAware
I usually catch them with Pax River Control (Baywatch) on 305.200 then push GK 238.100 offshore sometimes 249.800.
Thats about all I ever hear from them.
hrspotter
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Andrews with ANGRY1, 2 and WILD1, 2 on 285.225 around 1900L.
I'm seeing FREEDM-74 (F-15EX #20-0003) at FL400. First appeared near St. Louis, MO.
Looks like it's heading towards Eglin AFB, FL
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Second Pair Of F-15EX Eagle II Fighters Just Delivered To USAF
The Air Force now has a total of four F-15EX Eagle IIs after a year of delays and Boeing hopes to deliver two more in the coming weeks.
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Two more expected before end of the year.. Guess that would be next week
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BM82557
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Hagerstown/Thurmont TFR for Camp David --
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| From December 23, 2023 at 1630 UTC (December 23, 2023 at 1130 EST) | ||
| To December 26, 2023 at 1600 UTC (December 26, 2023 at 1100 EST) |
Someone heading to the USVI, VP or POTUS
FAASTeam Notice
Type: Selected ATC Notices
Notice Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Notice Number: NOTC3341
VIP Notice - Saint Croix, USVI
This posting will be removed on Thursday, January 4, 2024
Notice: Expect VIP movement December 27, 2023 - January 03, 2024 in the vicinity of Saint Croix, USVI. Pilots can expect temporary airspace restrictions in conjunction with this VIP movement.
FAASTeam Notice
Type: Selected ATC Notices
Notice Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Notice Number: NOTC3341
VIP Notice - Saint Croix, USVI
This posting will be removed on Thursday, January 4, 2024
Notice: Expect VIP movement December 27, 2023 - January 03, 2024 in the vicinity of Saint Croix, USVI. Pilots can expect temporary airspace restrictions in conjunction with this VIP movement.
Yeah technically they only need the radar coverage provided by GK up to and down from orbit altitude. You have the data channel from MQ4 as reported and I guess the only other comms might be the guy sitting next to the pilot at the ground station - going - yeah lets go orbit over there and see what the signal quality is......since there is no one on board to talk to.
Just found this - this is US Army but the logic is the same. from this link
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20:43 EST SCORE47 the MQ4 is currently communicating with Giantkiller on 118.125 MHz AM mode.
hrspotter
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I'm heading down to NC between Lejeune and Cherry Point this weekend and I'm planning on bringing my scanner and a base antenna. Does anyone have any frequency recommendations, things to look out for, or spotting recommendations?
Slightly off topic, but...The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Public Affairs office leadership requested the Public Affairs Graphics Office create a NORAD Tracks Santa shirt design. Just curious why the Mid-Atlantic MilAir thread hasn't made one yet
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NORAD Tracks Santa Shirt Design
The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Public Affairs office leadership requested the Public Affairs Graphics Office create a NORAD Tracks Santa shirt design. This design was approved and was sent to a civilian shirt-producing company to help promote the...
They can track Santa much better than small low flying planes in CAP airspace.. LOLSlightly off topic, but...The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Public Affairs office leadership requested the Public Affairs Graphics Office create a NORAD Tracks Santa shirt design. Just curious why the Mid-Atlantic MilAir thread hasn't made one yet
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NORAD Tracks Santa Shirt Design
The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Public Affairs office leadership requested the Public Affairs Graphics Office create a NORAD Tracks Santa shirt design. This design was approved and was sent to a civilian shirt-producing company to help promote the...
The other day we were talking about crew shortages tonight RCH-4610 C-17 #07-7185 inbound Andrews 378.100 from Ireland stop.
reports some offloads req c/ag and 15k fuel to get home to Charleston and crew trans for 3.
Really? Crew of 3 for a active mission C-17? I think it is getting tough out there for some of those USAF folks.
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But how does that compare to Chinese balloons?
john8436
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I heard TREK01 on 134.1000 asking about the area (SR???) they were supposed to use was now unavailable. They were looking to see if they could get in 15 minutes so that they could get a pilot qualified. My thought that it was in the area of where 6ABC Copper went down and the air space might have been temporally closed.
It only really needs a crew of 3, as long as they get crew rest, they should be good to go....
Unless they are carrying more than a certain number of passengers, which requires more load-masters.
It would be interesting to see what they are more short of, maintainers or aircrew....
It would also be interesting to see what options they would choose if push came to shove, the last resort would be recalling retirees ( go ahead, screw with their nap time and see what happens
, it would be worse than interfering with a younger persons cell phone).Thanks
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Caught a few things last few days
News report has the freed Americans from Venezuela arrived Joint Base Kelly last night.
Pic looks like private jet with round windows but can't see type.Maybe USAF glf5 perhaps?
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frank3si
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Here in New Castle this morning we're being repeatedly buzzed by BOXER23, a USAF C-40 Clipper doing approach work on a beautiful, clear start of the day.
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