Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2023

[TerryPavlick]

On Wednesday, February 1, the Vice President will travel to Memphis, Tennessee to attend the funeral of Tyre Nichols.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil to the White House on Friday, February 10. Does anyone know what aircraft is the presidential plane for Brazil?

Brazilian Air Force One - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I have it in my log a few times.

 

[Mark]

Couple kc-135s out of UK headed South to Gibraltar area LAGR-803,804.Usally callsign for Buffs or specials.. Look inbound Spain now.
Guess staging for something later

AR-62East is Reserved for tomorrow afternoon 2000z-2100z or 1500 local here at FL240-270.
Sounds like another power mission thru the Med perhaps. Maybe Ellsworth will send a couple B-1's this time?
Probably a flight of 3 with one being the spare to rtb.Will be night time in the Med when they get there.

 

[BM82557]

NOME75 and 76, KC-46's out of McGuire, heading north 00:10 Z --

 

[Tank67]

Some of today's photos (had to downsize them so they would post)

 

[BM82557]

A different perspective on Marine One today from P6 --

 

[RaleighGuy]

VP travel WEDNESDAY , FEBRUARY 1, 2023

At 8:30 AM ET, the Vice President will depart Joint Base Andrews en route to Memphis International Airport.
At 9:40 AM CT, the Vice President will arrive at Memphis International Airport. Arrival will be pooled press.
At 1:20 PM CT, the Vice President will depart Memphis International Airport en route to Joint Base Andrews.
At 4:05 PM ET, the Vice President will arrive at Joint Base Andrews.

 

[wx9svr]

Had an odd one today, which I guess was a flight test but there was no type data showing. Hauled up quick out of Lambert-St Louis Intl (KSTL). Started out "no callsign" (hex: ae6d9c), then displayed callsign of VV169970 & headed up vicinity Hannibal, MO; at one point climbing at 11,360 ft/min. Once there, rode the express elevator from FL310 down to ~8700 ft, including a burst at a rate of 13,200 ft/min. Flew around a bit then headed back in. Changed callsign to MACBL72 & ID'd w/ STL Twr as "MAC BLUE 72" (shortened to "BLUE 72"). It was certainly fun to follow. Wondering if anyone has info on aircraft type based on hex of ae6d9c, or possible reg# 16-9970?

 

[Mark]

Had an odd one today, which I guess was a flight test but there was no type data showing. Hauled up quick out of Lambert-St Louis Intl (KSTL). Started out "no callsign" (hex: ae6d9c), then displayed callsign of VV169970 & headed up vicinity Hannibal, MO; at one point climbing at 11,360 ft/min. Once there, rode the express elevator from FL310 down to ~8700 ft, including a burst at a rate of 13,200 ft/min. Flew around a bit then headed back in. Changed callsign to MACBL72 & ID'd w/ STL Twr as "MAC BLUE 72" (shortened to "BLUE 72"). It was certainly fun to follow. Wondering if anyone has info on aircraft type based on hex of ae6d9c, or possible reg# 16-9970?

The VV is Naval code and reg #169970 comes back to a likely FA/18F Hornet.Fairly new Hornet with that reg number
Maybe St Louis Boeing factory test flight.

 

[BM82557]

Fyi --

F-35s Have Debuted At Greenland’s Strategic Thule Air Base

With the Arctic becoming a region of increasing strategic importance, the U.S. has begun flying its F-35s from the remote Greenland base.

www.thedrive.com

 

[mdmonitor]

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

DATE: 31 Jan

SAM 190 (C-37 # 09-0525) West Coast??-ADW
SAM 064 (C-32 # 98-0001) ADW-Prestwick Scotland
SAM 105 (C-37 # 20-1949) Colorado Springs-ADW
SAM 108 (C-37 # 18-1947) Colorado Springs-ADW
SAM 151 (C-37 # 99-0402) West Coast ??-ADW

 

[mdmonitor]

0900- Angry flt (2 X F-16s 121st FS DC ANG) off ADW (257.2). A2A is 319.175. Second flt A2A is 238.175.

 

[mdmonitor]

0935- Pioneer 88 (P-8# 167956 VX-1) off PAX. Working VX-1 Ops (341.1) & Bay Watch (250.85)

0939- Couple of CG MH-65Ds (Blackjack 1 & 3) from CGAS Wash working intercept training w/Huntress (139.7).

 

[RaleighGuy]

VP schedule changed, heads to Memphis later than listed above. Departure now at 10:55 AM ET, she will depart Joint Base Andrews en route to Memphis International Airport.

FAA SAFETY TEAM NOTICES issued today...

VIP Notice - Auburn, NY
Notice Number: NOTC2834
Notice: Expect VIP movement February 04, 2023 in the vicinity of Auburn, NY.

Also, another for the weekend but didn't match the Weekly Guidance which said POTUS will travel to Wilmington, Delaware where he will remain over the weekend.

VIP Notice - Hagerstown/Thurmont, MD
Notice Number: NOTC2835
Notice: Expect VIP movement February 04-06, 2023 in the vicinity of Hagerstown/Thurmont, MD

 

[mdmonitor]

1058- Steeljaw 01 (E-2D ) working Bay Watch (270.8) coordinating event w/Score 10.

1100- Couple of DHS acft (prob fixed wing) working DHS discrete (136.275)

1105- Ascot 6714 (RAF C-17 ZZ172) off WRI heading west.

 

[GMB951]

Fort Bragg B-52 over Fort Bragg heavy drop on Bragg, Comms on 232.375/ 139.2am, Time at 11.15pm

 

[john8436]

1126 hours local, Sounds like an exercise on 293.300. Talking about bomb placement.

 

[RaleighGuy]

AF2 02-0042 and SAM217 20-1941 (press plane) on the way to Memphis for Nichols funeral, delayed due to weather in DC and Memphis. Standard AF2 unavailable due to short notification of scheduling, according to the VP Office.

 

[Tank67]

C-17 RCH4184 took off from JFK probably carrying motorcade equipment

 

[frank3si]

With finally some clear skies over Delaware I can actually see what's flying around. Just after 1230 I had an aircraft I must admit to not being aware of prior to shooting it - a Beechcraft RC-12 Guardrail intelligence gathering platform. ADS-B identified it as a plain BE-20 Super King, and I was just tracking it with my camera for practice when I could clearly see this was something out of the ordinary and grabbed some images. More on this highly unusual, sensor-laden aircraft: Guardrail Common Sensor (GRCS) - USAASC You can Google image search "89-00274" for a number of close-ups.

 

[mdmonitor]

1325- Score 90 (MQ-4 # 168459 VX-20) working Bay Watch (305.2). In PAX areas at FL490. Advises that he's heading down to W122 via W386. Also advises they are performance limited today. They are filed for FL510 and above.

1340- PLF 255 (Polish AF C-130) offshore near ACY. Maybe heading for DOV?