Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2024

[reconrider8]

steel75 on the nc coast giving fuel to a group out there mentioned giving 6k on 266.4

 

[apex31]

177th FW Jersey Devils will conduct a flyover of Citizens Bank Park tomorrow (3/19) around 3:00pm local for the Phillies Home Opener.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Early start to the weekend, JFK to ADW to HGR to Camp David

12:10 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Wall Street Landing Zone en route to John F. Kennedy International Airport
12:35 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart John F. Kennedy International Airport New York, New York en route to Joint Base Andrews
1:40 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Joint Base Andrews en route to Hagerstown, Maryland
2:30 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Hagerstown Regional Airport Hagerstown, Maryland
3:05 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at Camp David

 

[Mark]

HOBEY-69 on AR-220 freq 274.450 with JEDI-52 C-17 working out A/R.. JEDI says they are 10 minutes late.

 

[AirScan]

2150 EDT- FEAR 42 handoff from ZBW 377.100 to ZYZ 134.575 (UHF not given), RTB as single ship at FL280 direct GRB.
2158 EDT- FEAR 41 (with 43) on ZBW 323.000 leaving the range at FL270-FL280 via SYR then direct ?
2204 EDT- FEAR 41 to ZYZ 134.575 or 374.500, had no joy on UHF returned to ZBW who said try VHF

 

[NYAirOne]

2150 EDT- FEAR 42 handoff from ZBW 377.100 to ZYZ 134.575 (UHF not given), RTB as single ship at FL280 direct GRB.
2158 EDT- FEAR 41 (with 43) on ZBW 323.000 leaving the range at FL270-FL280 via SYR then direct ?
2204 EDT- FEAR 41 to ZYZ 134.575 or 374.500, had no joy on UHF returned to ZBW who said try VHF

I thought there wasn't much of any UHF center freqs left in Canada??

 

[AirScan]

I thought there wasn't much of any UHF center freqs left in Canada??

It's sporadic but there are some, I've heard 344.300 used in the Toronto area and 287.200 used by Montreal. I have heard ZBW handoff to 374.500 in the past but it didnt seem to work back then either.

 

[Mark]

For airshow fans there is a Navy F-35C demo team with a small schedule.
They did New Orleans last weekend and next show isn't till Bethpage/Jones Beach NY May 25th.

US Navy F-35C Lightning II 2024 demonstration schedule - This is Flight

The US Navy’s F-35C Lightning II demonstration team has released a list of shows they expect to perform at in 2024. Date Airshow Location Country Mar 22-23 NAS JRB New Orleans Airshow Belle Chasse, LA USA May 25-26 Bethpage Airshow, Jones Beach Wantagh, NY USA Jun 8-9 Spirit of St. Louis Airshow...

thisisflight.net

Those larger fat wider F-35C folding wings of VFA-125 are easy to spot..

 

[pro106import]

ZOMBI 21 (B-762) heading to the Cap , requesting FL 240 for the A/R
NOBLE 11,12 checking in, weapons safe
260.9
A/R on 231.625

 

[pro106import]

NOBLE 11 and 12 using 284.1 for A-A

 

[Tech792]

1033L- PACKs out off the NJ coast practicing AR on 235.85
Also an unknown user at the Warren Grove Range, haven't caught a callsign yet 283.1

 

[reconrider8]

steel73 out over the coast today refueling. he only has 50k of fuel so each jet can get 8k but no more of they will have to bingo 266.4

 

[Tech792]

1101L- One of the CAP jets reporting 2 failures causing a temperature issue in the cockpit. 284.1

 

[Mark]

Test aircraft of some sort down off Waco Texas TSTC airport (KCNW) showing (AE1436) FLITE 09 currently at FL400.
Been in and out of there since late December.L-3 has a maint center there..
L-3 also building new EC-37B Compass planes there so maybe one of them.

 

[Tech792]

1225L- HMX-1 on the move from Wall Street back to JFK 143.825

 

[Mark]

1225L- HMX-1 on the move from Wall Street back to JFK 143.825

Yes see backup plane from Andrews up there 09-0015.. Time to depart soon.
Couple C-17's also departing Andrews to get some of that gear.

1238 local GOLD-62 KC-135 #58-0045 trying Steel Ops on 311.000 inbound from Spain.

See ARRIS-46 KC-46 coming back to Pax River area from SJ.
Usually see that callsign out at Edwards AFB when they are testing aircraft.
Usually a tanker but also used for C-17's and occasional C-5. Maybe Edwards has a crew working out of Pax River.

 

[AirScan]

1244 EDT - ARRIS 46 entering the PAX River Complex. 355.800

 

[mdmonitor]

1240- Score 11 working on test discrete (292.1).

 

[mdmonitor]

ARRIS 46 northbound. Maybe to the PAX River Complex again ? Wonder what they are doing in there ?

1245- Arris 46 check in w/Bay Watch (305.2). Advises they will be working w/Score 11 in R-4006 until 4:30 or so.

 

[Mark]

1245- Arris 46 check in w/Bay Watch (305.2). Advises they will be working w/Score 11 in R-4006 until 4:30 or so.

Maybe Edwards crew getting the KC-46 certified for A/R work on Navy C-2 types?