Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2024

[Mark]

ALL...Request for help. I'm going to the Cherry Point Airshow in just over a week and have collected the below frequencies I think will be active. I would greatly appreciate it if you would look at the list and let me know if I'm missing anything, or if you have suggestions for my radios. I've searched the forums and database, as well as other sources for these. NOTE: Did not include Blue Angles as the freqs are correct in RR database. Appreciate the help!

Air Boss MCAS Cherry Point
AV-8B Harrier II Demo Team	348.1
A-10 Demo Team (cancelled I believe)	122.475, 136.975, 138.750, 266.6, 305.4
Common USAF Demo	376.025, 384.55
F-22 Raptor Demo Team	277.7
Hobie Tolson
Mini Jets Airshows
MV-22 Osprey Demo Team	236.2, 267.4
Pitts Special S-1D	123.15
R J Gritter Airshows
Randy Ball Fighter Jets
SRC Airshows

Search that 122-124 range for Airboss and some of the civilian teams.
Helps if you have scanner with that close call feature too
Poke around the Wiki board too and post changes afterward.. Air Shows (United States) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

 

[RaleighGuy]

Search that 122-124 range for Airboss and some of the civilian teams.
Helps if you have scanner with that close call feature too
Poke around the Wiki board too and post changes afterward.. Air Shows (United States) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

I believe last time (pre-covid) I was at the CPAS the airboss was the tower freq 121.3 & 340.2. If I catch anything confirmed I will definitely submit it. I plan on having two scanners one for listening the other with close call (spectrum sweeper) for searching, both recording.

 

[john8436]

Earlier today 2 KC-46's from McGuire, 21-46087 & 20-46079 as Loki 01 and Loki 02 left for Hawaii. Currently KC-46's 20-46072 Loki 12 and 15-46010 Loki 13 ( behind Loki 12 due to maintenance issue) heading west and I assume to Hawaii also.

Also a 142nd AS, C-130 from DE ANG as RCH181 flew from Wilmington to Piaro International Airport in Trinidad.

 

[apex31]

Earlier today 2 KC-46's from McGuire, 21-46087 & 20-46079 as Loki 01 and Loki 02 left for Hawaii. Currently KC-46's 20-46072 Loki 12 and 15-46010 Loki 13 ( behind Loki 12 due to maintenance issue) heading west and I assume to Hawaii also.

Just missed a flyover by Loki 13 by about 3 miles

 

[jetcrafter]

Anybody catch any BLUE Tankers and possible F-16's into the US? Maybe diverted to Maine,Lajes?

Nothing on recordings here, Mark. Last I heard, the two cells were still at Moron AB. Maybe Dean or Rene could shed some light on these flights?

 

[RaleighGuy]

POTUS to CLT then ILM tomorrow, schedule not released yet.

 

[RaleighGuy]

POTUS to CLT then ILM tomorrow, schedule not released yet.

Schedule released...

11:45 AM THE PRESIDENT departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Charlotte, North Carolina
12:50 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives in Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte Douglas International Airport
3:10 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Charlotte, North Carolina en route to Wilmington, North Carolina
3:55 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives in Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington International Airport
6:05 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Wilmington, North Carolina en route to Joint Base Andrews

 

[Madfox]

Nothing on recordings here, Mark. Last I heard, the two cells were still at Moron AB. Maybe Dean or Rene could shed some light on these flights?

Didn't bother following yesterday, last I knew they were heading for KADW, only one cell departed Moron, 2nd cell due across today.

 

[Mark]

Should be some LN F15s up from KWRB setting up to cross home with the single LN F15 98-0134 that was left over from Red Flag

Seems they made it home OK in the evening with Adobe tankers support posted here..

 

[apex31]

Didn't bother following yesterday, last I knew they were heading for KADW, only one cell departed Moron, 2nd cell due across today.

TABOR41-46 arrived at KADW yesterday, tanker landed at Pittsburgh. I believe it was 2x “CO” tails and 4x “DC” tails.

 

[mdmonitor]

0855- Conditions good today---Hearing MCAS Quantico ATIS L/C on 263.15. I'm about 50 miles from Quantico. Also hearing another ATIS (faintly) on 234.8. Can't quite catch which airfield.

 

[apex31]

Lots of tankers coming back stateside from Europe today. I noticed about 10-15 leaving Europe early this morning, all REACH callsigns. Left from Lajes, Rota, 33rd Air Base (Poland), Ramstein, Geilenkirchen, and Berlin.

Starting to see them pass over the NE states now.

 

[frank3si]

Lots of tankers coming back stateside from Europe today. I noticed about 10-15 leaving Europe early this morning, all REACH callsigns. Left from Lajes, Rota, 33rd Air Base (Poland), Ramstein, Geilenkirchen, and Berlin.

Starting to see them pass over the NE states now.

161 just flew over New Castle, 162 approaching then followed by 619 and 163.

So much glare, all I saw of 162 nearly directly overhead was his shadow crossing a small cloud and a very faint contrail for about five seconds.

 

[john8436]

Just getting on now 1100 hrs local. From my jersey shore site, picking up the activity in W105/106. On 338.1000 IN&Out / 289.000 REFUELING. Looks like a couple of Maine tankers and 1 from 914th ARW NY ANG. I am getting 131st FS Barns F-15's on 259.900.

 

[john8436]

161 just flew over New Castle, 162 approaching then followed by 619 and 163.

So much glare, all I saw of 162 nearly directly overhead was his shadow crossing a small cloud and a very faint contrail for about five seconds.

I count 5 in total.

57-1436. RCH161
59-1478. RCH162
57-1472. RCH619
57-1428. RCH163
59-1517. RCH164

 

[Mark]

I count 5 in total.

57-1436. RCH161
59-1478. RCH162
57-1472. RCH619
57-1428. RCH163
59-1517. RCH164

Four of these RCH-161-164 are Tennessee 134 ARW ANG Tankers coming back from deployment in Middle East
They came East thru here back at end of January. Welcome Home you Volunteers!
RCH-619 is 434th ARW Grissom on another return mission.

 

[apex31]

161 just flew over New Castle, 162 approaching then followed by 619 and 163.

So much glare, all I saw of 162 nearly directly overhead was his shadow crossing a small cloud and a very faint contrail for about five seconds.

I was barely able to catch 163 from about 15 miles to the northwest. Tanker was almost invisible with the haze, but I could clearly make out the 4 contrails for about 10 seconds.

 

[frank3si]

I was barely able to catch 163 from about 15 miles to the northwest. Tanker was almost invisible with the haze, but I could clearly make out the 4 contrails for about 10 seconds.

Yes, I had a much better view of 163, at 34,000 feet and 484 knots... Still not easy to spot, though, despite this photo!

 

[frank3si]

Four of these RCH-161-164 are Tennessee 134 ARW ANG Tankers coming back from deployment in Middle East
They came East thru here back at end of January. Welcome Home you Volunteers!
RCH-619 is 434th ARW Grissom on another return mission.

Thanks for the details, Mark!

 

[Mark]

Couple old 1940-43 Warbird T-6'types Eastbound from NJ thru into Eastern Maryland
Both belong to B&B Warbird Aviation. Heard that old engine sound passing overhead by and wondered.