Tankers HIFI-11 & 12 have turned back west. Not sure what's up with them.Heard PALO-46 says will be operating up there at FL-210-230 but told to sw to
ZBW 133.450.. That freq is not on the Live ATC net list
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frank3si
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I just saw from New Castle 92-9000 and 82-8000 pass by over New Jersey. Took some shots but too tired to look at them - it was awfully dark...
They just did customary quick topoff as not a lot of extra fuel needed for this trip
Guessing the E-4B will land at USAF base in England or Germany.
frank3si
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Here's 92-9000/Air Force One at 24,325 feet, 480 knots over NJ en route to France this evening. Since he was that high and fast - not to mention 16 miles way in darkness - I'm very surprised this photo rather clearly depicts the scene...
11-0550 returned to ADW with SAM callsign, so we are awaiting Jill's chariot to France out of ILG, meanwhile 09-0017 & 09-0018 out of ADW as round two with discretes start to head out.
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Looks like a busy mil-air night tonight especially on the east coast, also another jet out of ADW headed to France, probably Sec'y of State on 98-0002
mdmonitor
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Local news showing FLOTUS attending Hunter Biden court trial yesterday & today in Delaware.
POTUS doesn’t take the double engine across the pond, per typical procedure.
Ex-Korean Airlines 747-800 HL7630 arrived into KDAY this evening as KAL027D. Will be undergoing conversion to E-4 performed by Sierra Nevada Corp.
They just did customary quick topoff as not a lot of extra fuel needed for this trip
Guessing the E-4B will land at USAF base in England or Germany.
Landed Mildenhall approx 06:50.
Interestingingly there is a second E4 heading to Paris TITAN 25 (ADFEB4). Perhaps Bidens cell phone is broken.
US Sec of Def was in Singapore on Titan-25 so maybe stopping by on way home.
Currently NW bound thru Saudi Arabia from Singapore..
Interesting F-15D accident report.
How an F-15 Landed in a Ditch: Blame All Around
An F-15 pilot did not use emergency brakes during a landing, one of several reasons for a $35 million mishap that ended in an Oregon canal.
www.airandspaceforces.com
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JetWash
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Heard PALO-46 says will be operating up there at FL-210-230 but told to sw to
ZBW 133.450.. That freq is not on the Live ATC net list
133.45 is the exit freq for AR81 within ZBW airspace.
133.450/269.300 ZBW sector 17 Nantucket Low/High.ZBW 133.450.. That freq is not on the Live ATC net list
It used to be up on LiveATC, it's been down for awhile now. At off peak times the sector is combined with 128.750/290.300 ZBW 18 which is covered by LiveATC. I have not heard Boston use frequency cross-coupling on any of their frequencies so you can't hear the aircraft if they are on 133.450 but at least you can hear the controller.
mdmonitor
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0915- Couple of DC ANG F-16s (Wild) on A2A 238.175. Think they went out to W107. Hearing some A2A on 255.0/339.725.
0920- Looks like they are doing it again today. Have McGuire KC-46 (Bilk 53) & Seymour KC-46 (Lucky 31) heading for AR 636 area. also have T-38s & F-22 in W386. Freqs: 238.1/238.825/227.2
0935- Bilk 53 w/Giantkiller (238.1) going to AR 636. Asks GK if they will be w/Bandsaw (AWACS) today? After AR 636 requests exit to east so they can head to AR 777. Lucky 31 working GK (118.125)
0945- WVA ANG C-17 (Decoy 99) calling on AR 218 primary (274.45)
0920- Looks like they are doing it again today. Have McGuire KC-46 (Bilk 53) & Seymour KC-46 (Lucky 31) heading for AR 636 area. also have T-38s & F-22 in W386. Freqs: 238.1/238.825/227.2
0935- Bilk 53 w/Giantkiller (238.1) going to AR 636. Asks GK if they will be w/Bandsaw (AWACS) today? After AR 636 requests exit to east so they can head to AR 777. Lucky 31 working GK (118.125)
0945- WVA ANG C-17 (Decoy 99) calling on AR 218 primary (274.45)
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mdmonitor
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0955- unid acft (???-41) working Chambers ATOC (349.5) w/inbound msg.
1020- 71st FS F-22s (Rack 1 flt) w/Giantkiller (238.1) requesting status of Test Track. Also on 373.1. 7th FTS T-38s (4 X Dude) also in W386.
1020- 71st FS F-22s (Rack 1 flt) w/Giantkiller (238.1) requesting status of Test Track. Also on 373.1. 7th FTS T-38s (4 X Dude) also in W386.
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Gotta ask: What lens & camera did you use for that shot?
frank3si
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Thanks! Though a Nikon D850 is my best camera, I use a reliable D750 for my very long distance shots, and leave it always ready to go by my upper deck back door. The lens is a Nikkor AF-S f5.6 200-500mm E ED, paired with a 1.4x Nikon TC-14E AF-S Teleconverter. This specific shot was 700mm (lens at 500 plus the 1.4 teleconverter) f/8, 1/400, ISO 400. I rarely use a tripod, as the newer lens stability systems do a fantastic job. However, I did have the camera mounted on a Vanguard Tracker 4 last night - but it was not locked down on any axis, due to needing to track the aircraft under poor visibility conditions. I give all credit for this shot to the gear!
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