Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2024

[Mark]

13:53 local ROMA73 circling southwest of Fredericksburg Virginia

ROMA-73 still in the hold.. Trend F-16's having departure troubles perhaps.
Yesterdays KC-135 ROMA-63 has just come East from Phoenix and is on racetrack west of Nashville at FL260.
Maybe to help out ROMA-73 if they ever get going..

E-6B #163918 SHADO-22 (Maint flight) coming East from Tinker after spending couple months
down in Louisiana for upgrades.. This tail is long time Pax River regular.

1504 local just heard TREND-21 flight on ZDC Linden low 322.550.. Not sure if back inbound or outbound?

 

[john8436]

ROMA-73 still in the hold.. Trend F-16's having departure troubles perhaps.

Roma63 is doing the same thing over western Tennessee

 

[freqhopping]

TREND21 x 6 257.2 > ZDC 322.55

1504- TREND21 calling command post on 139.7.

1511- 391.0 for the TREND flight AR freq

 

[Mark]

ROMA-73 just popped up on Coronet 391.000 with Trend flight ready to rejoin..
And away they go..
ROMA-63 #62-3566 is from Iowa ANG so maybe ready to head back West with the wx Iowa is getting

One of the fighters having fuel docking problems with BANKER 23 and says on Huntress can only hang
around till 2100z/4PM local. "Running the checklist".
1535 local someone is on the digi link Conr-2 on 297.525

 

[TerryPavlick]

1407L- EAM on 311.00, E-6 GORE 73 over Cape May, NJ (Nothing heard on 323.8)
1410L- Just noticed EXEC1F departing LGA.

323.800 appears to no longer be used for the message broadcasts.

 

[dmi]

TREND21 x 6 257.2 > ZDC 322.55

1504- TREND21 calling command post on 139.7.

1511- 391.0 for the TREND flight AR freq

beat me to it.. filling in the gaps

1509: 322.550 ZDC LDN -> 121.675 ZDC MBL - TREND-21 Check-in FL240
1510: TREND-21 now radar contact w/ ROMA-73 going MARSA
....

 

[Mark]

On Monday, January 15th, the President will travel to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to participate in a service event in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. AF1 arrives at Atlantic Aviation about 10:30 AM ET
______________________________

From Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 – Friday, January 19th, 2024, First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Salt Lake City and Park City, Utah; San Francisco and Healdsburg, California; and Columbus, Ohio.

Potus coming along to Utah Sunday? TFR is up for 18k feet or is that an error? 4/3459 NOTAM Details
I think that is for perhaps snow avalanche dynamiting.. Says for Hazards.

What are the fighters callsigns in the CAP? Sound like STALK-51,52.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Potus coming along to Utah Sunday? TFR is up for 18k feet or is that an error? 4/3459 NOTAM Details

I see new VIP TFR for Philly but only one for Utah is a hazards TFR not VIP.

 

[xtremey]

Potus coming along to Utah Sunday? TFR is up for 18k feet or is that an error? 4/3459 NOTAM Details
I think that is for perhaps snow avalanche dynamiting.. Says for Hazards.

What are the fighters callsigns in the CAP? Sound like STALK-51,52.

Those are McEntire F-16 callsigns according to the callsigns text file in the 2023 thread.

 

[TerryPavlick]

Those are McEntire F-16 callsigns according to the callsigns text file in the 2023 thread.

Heard the fighters mention McEntire at one point on either ATC or Air/Air

 

[TerryPavlick]

17:20 EST PUDGY 18 landing at McGuire on 126.475 McGuire Radar
Hex AE5750 15-46010

a nice welcome-having to orbit for awhile (not sure if winds are out of limits or over mlw)

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[rjsincs]

Someone got this one on video rolling along..

https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/19507zr

Seems being trucked from out West.

C-130 Aircraft Database - Airframe Details for C-130 #5409 - F-16.net

www.c-130.net

That reminds me. A few years ago I saw a similar sight off of the Lords Valley exit of Interstate 84 in Pennsylvania. It inspired me to make an HO scale drop deck train car with a C130 on it with my 3d printer.

 

[Mark]

That reminds me. A few years ago I saw a similar sight off of the Lords Valley exit of Interstate 84 in Pennsylvania. It inspired me to make an HO scale drop deck train car with a C130 on it with my 3d printer.

Yes some of those over the road oversized load trucking companies are impressive.
Seen a few at the local Amtrak yard hauling long 120 foot train cars after wrecks etc on special extended low flat bed that
the rear wheels can actually steer around corners like a Fire company ladder truck...

 

[HM1529]

I see new VIP TFR for Philly but only one for Utah is a hazards TFR not VIP.

View attachment 154802

On Friday, a helo took a ride from Quantico up to Philly, flew over the city in a few spots, then doubled back to Wilmington.

 

[rjsincs]

Yes some of those over the road oversized load trucking companies are impressive.
Seen a few at the local Amtrak yard hauling long 120 foot train cars after wrecks etc on special extended low flat bed that
the rear wheels can actually steer around corners like a Fire company ladder truck...

I just googled "Largest plane delivered by truck" and this video came up with a KC135 on a flatbed. It is amazing the things they can put on trucks! I have seen windmill blades that were massive just rolling down the road like it was no big deal.

 

[MUTNAV]

Yes some of those over the road oversized load trucking companies are impressive.
Seen a few at the local Amtrak yard hauling long 120 foot train cars after wrecks etc on special extended low flat bed that
the rear wheels can actually steer around corners like a Fire company ladder truck...

OT
I actually just saw that one of those long ladder trucks a few days ago make a relatively high speed U turn in an intersection (2 lanes in each direction), I was thoroughly impressed.

I was dying to tell the drivers that there used to be a video game for that.

Thanks
Joel

 

[freqhopping]

Still had my CAP freqs on scan, HUNTRESS just called BOUNCER01 for a radio check. 260.9

 

[BM82557]

0645 local 260.9 Huntress advising BANKR31 that Guard Dog is active

 

[BM82557]

Guard Dog active --

260.9 Huntress
231.625 AR
284.1 A2A
297.525 CONR-3 digital

 

[Dutchmil]

ROMA-73 just popped up on Coronet 391.000 with Trend flight ready to rejoin.. And away they go..
ROMA-63 #62-3566 is from Iowa ANG so maybe ready to head back West with the wx Iowa is getting

They made it to Nellis AFB after all. ROMA 63 was working Memphis center around 2230z and
he was worried that Nellis would be closed upon arrival of the TREND 21 flight around 0150z.
The Memphis controller however confirmed that the field would stay open for their arrival.
I will try to edit a soundclip later, I also heard them switch to boom freq 391.000 earlier in the flight ...