Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2024

[mdmonitor]

1355- CEF 05 (Czech AF A-310) off ADW (118.4)

1405- Dude 2 working 238.1/255.65. Reports having avionics issues and after some discussion, flt lead orders Dude 2 to RTB Langley. Dude 2 advises he can RTB alone and doesn't need a chase.

 

[MMID303]

Sounded like multiple helicopters headed East over the Chambersburg Pennsylvania area? Was on the phone and couldn't catch them. Nothing on trackers. Anyone catch them? Around 2:15 this afternoon. First thought was a low CH-47.

 

[Mark]

Yep, saw it from a distance while traveling to Key West last winter - the Cudjoe Key TARS site (believe its actually operated by DHS these days)

Seems this is a Lockheed Martin Aerostat now and yes CBP under DHS runs it. The Air Force didn't want them and
US Army also had problems with them..
We had that VHF radar Aerostat a few years ago locally at Army Aberdeen made by Raytheon for DHS that was supposed to help protect DC area from low flying aircraft and was pain as interfered with our local VHF Ham bands.
Even on strong local Ham repeater signals at times you got this annoying buzz type radar beep..
Anyway the unbreakable cable snapped at the base during a T- storm and the Aerostat dragged the cable North into Pennsylvania shorting out power lines as well.. Luckily nobody got hurt or killed and It finally snagged in trees up that way.
The Emergency Auto deflator also failed.. They never put them back up and State of Maryland said No thanks to them anymore.

Death knell for Raytheon's 'runaway' aerostat

It was a scene that captivated America. On 28 October, one of two US Army aerostats broke free of its mooring at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland and proceeded on a wild journey north through Pennsylvania, dragging a 6,700ft (2km) tether over powerlines as it went.

www.flightglobal.com

 

[BM82557]

Sounded like multiple helicopters headed East over the Chambersburg Pennsylvania area? Was on the phone and couldn't catch them. Nothing on trackers. Anyone catch them? Around 2:15 this afternoon. First thought was a low CH-47.

I was parked east of I-81 near Halfway Blvd in Maryland and had a visual on 3 twin-rotor helos north of me heading roughly NE about 1 pm local. They did not show up on ADSB at that time.

 

[BM82557]

Seems this is a Lockheed Martin Aerostat now and yes CBP under DHS runs it. The Air Force didn't want them and
US Army also had problems with them..
We had that VHF radar Aerostat a few years ago locally at Army Aberdeen made by Raytheon for DHS that was supposed to help protect DC area from low flying aircraft and was pain as interfered with our local VHF Ham bands.
Even on strong local Ham repeater signals at times you got this annoying buzz type radar beep..
Anyway the unbreakable cable snapped at the base during a T- storm and the Aerostat dragged the cable North into Pennsylvania shorting out power lines as well.. Luckily nobody got hurt or killed and It finally snagged in trees up that way.
The Emergency Auto deflator also failed.. They never put them back up and State of Maryland said No thanks to them anymore.

Death knell for Raytheon's 'runaway' aerostat

It was a scene that captivated America. On 28 October, one of two US Army aerostats broke free of its mooring at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland and proceeded on a wild journey north through Pennsylvania, dragging a 6,700ft (2km) tether over powerlines as it went.

www.flightglobal.com

That thing was a major pain at my location, here is a screenshot of it's signal from those days --

 

[hrspotter]

Posted on another list by a Florida listener

Supposedly there are ships from the Russian Navy are headed to Cuba for
some exercises and to piss off the US.

Word here is there are currently some vessels off the Florida east coast.

There is a P-8 (AE686F) that has been in an orbit east of Vero Beach.
Not a typical area for a P-8 to work.

There is also a Canadian P-3 (140108) joining in the area.

Another P-8 (AE66EA) headed into the area.
He is CHUB 99 with Miami Center.

285.000 Jax NAS FIDDLE
POSEIDON 104 (might be the Canadian P-3)
CHUB 99

Anything on HF FIDDLE or other P-8 HF freqs?

 

[Afar1505]

BOXER47 USAF C-40C 02-0203 arrived KILG 27 @ 1512 local

 

[RaleighGuy]

1040- AF2 (C-32 # 99-0003) off ADW.

And AF2 arrival and departure in CLT

 

[Mark]

1730 local had a eastbound single fighter sounded like JERK-91 UHF only to Sea Isle and VFR to Atlantic City.
Henney callsign list has as JERK F-16 119th FS NJ ANG Atlantic City NJ.

 

[Mark]

I guess Potus has short Italy trip as new notam for California this coming weekend.
Long haul from Italy.

4/7763 NOTAM Details

See E-3 operating from Langley to W-386 area tonight EMBER-45 #82-0006.
Coms are weak as a ways offshore flight of 4 count off on 292.300 GK Va Capes.
Old scanner entry for AWACS coms now active on 373.100 calling out targets.
Alao W-386 350.050 active.

 

[hrspotter]

P-8 Poseidon and MC-12W Liberty from 224 MI Bn offshore VB. No comms heard.

 

[mdmonitor]

Fleet Week starts in Baltimore

MSN

 

[mdmonitor]

0815- Falcon Virgo exercise underway, DC ANG F-16s (Brave) & Civil Air Patrol Cessna 182 N864CP (CAP 9964). Freqs: 119.275/139.7/260.9/281.4/305.2/340.25.

 

[mdmonitor]

0855- King 70 (HC-130J) & Jolly 31 (HH-60) out of Gabreski Long Island both heading west through our area. Working A2A 328.475 as King 70 passed over Jolly 31 near Lancaster PA. Chat indicates they are heading to San Diego area.

0920- Couple of DC ANG F-16s (Angry) off ADW. A2A is 238.175.

 

[JetWash]

Fleet Week starts in Baltimore

MSN

Apologies that it’s taken me so long to post this NOTAM;

FDC 4/2058 ZDC MD..AIRSPACE BALTIMORE, MD..TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS. PURSUANT TO 14 CFR SECTION 91.145, MANAGEMENT OF ACFT OPS IN THE VICINITY OF AERIAL DEMONSTRATIONS AND MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS, ACFT OPS ARE PROHIBITED WI AN AREA DEFINED AS 391708N0764256W THEN CLOCKWISE ON A 5 NM ARC CENTERED ON 391647N0763630W TO 391156N0763804W TO THE POINT OF ORIGIN SFC-5000FT EFFECTIVE 2406141430 UTC UNTIL 2406142030 UTC, 2406151430 UTC UNTIL 2406152030 UTC, AND 2406161430 UTC UNTIL 2406162030 UTC. DUE TO 2024 MARYLAND FLEET WEEK AERIAL DEMONSTRATIONS. UNLESS AUTH BY ATC.

Baltimore airshow tomorrow thru Monday!

 

[jsoergel]

Had FAST 01 (Langley F-22) land at KLCK for the air show just a few moments ago. Not familiar with that as a Langley callsign - has anyone logged it before? Definitely an F-22 per tower, not T-38 from Whiteman.

 

[Mark]

Had FAST 01 (Langley F-22) land at KLCK for the air show just a few moments ago. Not familiar with that as a Langley callsign - has anyone logged it before? Definitely an F-22 per tower, not T-38 from Whiteman.

Langley normally uses DEMO-01,02 travelling for their F-22 airshow demo and always in a pair with 02 being the backup.
FAST is normally T-38 but years ago had F-15 use that callsign. Maybe the Demo team changed up this year?
I don't think FAST T-38 is a normal Langley callsign though.. Forget who that belongs to.

 

[freqhopping]

MUSSELL12 has made a safe emergency landing due to a drivetrain issue. MUSSELL13 is relaying info. Landed about two miles east of INOVA Fairafax. 38.86 -77.27 Thaiss Park

1511- DRAGO51 with hard time on target of 1525. Flyover should be for USMC MajGen Dennis Murphy
Probably MV-22s, communicating on 134.35.

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[xtremey]

Approx 1530L - WARLORD11 flight of two F-35B landed at MTN from Beaufort for tomorrow and this weekend's fleet week flyovers. Didn't catch a2a or anything sadly.

 

[jsoergel]

Langley normally uses DEMO-01,02 travelling for their F-22 airshow demo and always in a pair with 02 being the backup.
FAST is normally T-38 but years ago had F-15 use that callsign. Maybe the Demo team changed up this year?
I don't think FAST T-38 is a normal Langley callsign though.. Forget who that belongs to.

This isn’t the demo, just a static display. Listening back, I think it was BASH 01.