Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2024

[mdmonitor]

1330- I think the KC-46 (poss Loom) is heading for Pease. Just heard an unid acft calling on 323.8. And another poss Loom KC-135 heading our way. Now just south of Culpepper VA

13240- Nighthawk 3 (VH-92A) working ADW tower (118.4)

KC-46s Loom 15 & 16 now over Charleston WVA heading our way.

2352- KC-135 Loom 08 working Brickyard (237.15).

 

[apex31]

Can never beat the clouds, just had KC-135 (60-0356) LOOM06? come directly over me but just barely in the low clouds.

 

[mdmonitor]

1415- Now looking like Loom 13 & 15 might be going to McGuire. The on basically the same route as Loom 08. Other KC-46s went the northern route over Harrisburg., but these could just be taking southern route to Pease.

1435- Nope, it's McGuire. Loom 15 working Brickyard (237.15)

 

[freqhopping]

Got an unknown AE51F2 heading our way, possibly from Cannon AFB. Maybe a C-130 variant? Too fast for U-28A unless they have a good tailwind.

 

[reconrider8]

How do those bases get all that fuel like the 50-80k for each plane. I'm sure they don't truck it in

 

[mdmonitor]

1450- Loom 13 working Potomac (135.625/124.55) as he passes over PAX. Also working ZDC sea Isle (127.7)

1500- Freight Train 15 off Harrisburg working Potomac (119.7) & BWI tower (119.4). Transiting BWI area at 925ft.

 

[mdmonitor]

Anyone have A2A freqs for the McConnell KC-135s & KC-46s?

 

[apex31]

1450- Loom 13 working Potomac (135.625/124.55) as he passes over PAX. Also working ZDC sea Isle (127.7)

15090- Freight Train 15 off Harrisburg working Potomac (119.7) & BWI tower (119.4). Coming in via north runways, so no visual for me.

Loom 13 seems to have made the entire flight around 8,500’. Wonder why so low?

 

[AirScan]

Anyone have A2A freqs for the McConnell KC-135s & KC-46s?

Hardly a complete list but I have 225.500, 226.450, 255.500, 257.400, 337.050, 337.550. Might have mixed up 225.500 and 255.500 not sure what ones right, or maybe both are ? 337.050 was reported recently with KC-46s.

 

[freqhopping]

AE51F2 is RAGU92 going into Oceana.

 

[mdmonitor]

Hardly a complete list but I have 225.500, 226.450, 255.500, 257.400, 337.050, 337.550. Might have mixed up 225.500 and 255.500 not sure what ones right, or maybe both are ? 337.050 was reported recently with KC-46s.

Thanks Air, will plug them in and hopefully catch something on their way back to Kansas

 

[Mark]

RCH-698 C-17 #98-0051 AK ANG from KILG to Dover reports bleed air problem
inbound on apch 132.425. This tail FROZN-66 arrived KILG last evening from Anchorage.
Said will circle once to allow Fire trucks time to get out there. Just a precaution I'm sure.. Looks like a divert.

 

[vocoder]

mcconnell tankers love 225.5 used it a bunch the other day. was used when transitioning to the 46 as well.

 

[MedicCop]

3 B-2s going into Ft Drum or the Viper airspace? per the UCA09 LiveATC feed 2003 Zulu

Saw these pics posted on Facebook, people in Western NY talking about them around the same time frame.

 

[paradiver]

1050- HC-130J CG 2008 working SAR off the NC coast.

Both helos working the area that the CG was in this AM

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[Mark]

Sometimes mode s is switched off on even Reach Heavies..
RCH-738 inbound Dover from the North on runway 19 not showing at all.
Still hear on the radio though.. Dover apch 132.425 and tower 126.350

2002 local BLUE-93 KC-46 #15-46070 off McGuire Eastbound.

 

[freqhopping]

Hearing the RAF VOLMET on 11.253 really well.

 

[Mark]

How do those bases get all that fuel like the 50-80k for each plane. I'm sure they don't truck it in

Most bases like Dover fuel is shipped by barge off the Delaware river to base storage tanks.
Then piped underground to parking areas. Yeah would take many trucks for C-5's and C-17's

 

[rjsincs]

Got an unknown AE51F2 heading our way, possibly from Cannon AFB. Maybe a C-130 variant? Too fast for U-28A unless they have a good tailwind.

Looks like that may be a MQ-1C

 

[freqhopping]

Looks like that may be a MQ-1C


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None of these are confirmed, mere guesses based on a pattern of other hex codes. MQ-1Cs don't fly at 350kts. Very unlikely they would fly one cross-country on that route and to a naval air station.