Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2024

[Mark]

1250- Rumble 1 flt (F-22s Langley) working Giantkiller (238.1/238.9) to rejoin w/Surge 33 & 34.

1255- Scotch1 (T-38 7th FTS Langley) clearing out of W376 (238.1) & RTB Langley.

Sure seems over the last year or so Langley F-22's and McGuire KC-46's spend a lot of time
working together.. Maybe part of future ACE or Lead wing deployments the USAF says it is working on.
Now that McGuire has all their tankers and Langley has squads of F-22's maybe they will do a large scale deployment
exercise. Would be fun to see 10-12 McGuire KC-46's and 20+ F-22's deploy at once then scatter overseas.
USAF keeps talking the talk. Time to make it walk

 

[PenguinSix]

Some spotters in Chicago are suggesting today could be the first POTUS VH-92 flight.

 

[mdmonitor]

Some spotters in Chicago are suggesting today could be the first POTUS VH-92 flight.

Did I miss it? I didn't see or hear SAM 46 back up leave ADW.

 

[PenguinSix]

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Photos from ORD. VH-92 with Presidential seal.

 

[TerryPavlick]

15:30 EDT 360.700 TREND01 flight climbing to 28K headed southwest -- now on 307.025 25k climbing...okay now on VHF 133.975

 

[RaleighGuy]

Did I miss it? I didn't see or hear SAM 46 back up leave ADW.

They don't need it until tonight, it will most likely to depart later and meet AF1 as it heads to California.

Meanwhile lots of VIP delivery flights up, MYSTC36 and TEDDY36 are two of them.

 

[mdmonitor]

1540- PAX P-8 # 167951 working w/Echo Control (268.85) in the Test Track. Looks like he's working some AR training at FL190 w/German AF A-400 (GAF 699) which departed from PAX earlier. Heard " nose cold, switches safe" report.

 

[RaleighGuy]

NOT Mid-Atlantic, but live at O'hara starting with arrival of the V92's thanks @PenguinSix for sharing the link

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Without fanfare, at 2:55pm CDT we see the first operational flight of the V92 as Marine 1

 

[Mark]

NOT Mid-Atlantic, but live at O'hara starting with arrival of the V92's thanks @PenguinSix for sharing the link

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Without fanfare, at 2:55pm CDT we see the first operational flight of the V92 as Marine 1

Wow.. nice vid.. after choppers departed sure was a huge conga line of civ jets trying to depart.
Short ramp freeze at Chicago created quite a backup.

 

[Mark]

1540- PAX P-8 # 167951 working w/Echo Control (268.85) in the Test Track. Looks like he's working some AR training at FL190 w/German AF A-400 (GAF 699) which departed from PAX earlier. Heard " nose cold, switches safe" report.

What can a P-8A do with a GAF A-400 type aircraft? Circling the test track the GAF-400 is at FL-250 and P-8A at FL-190.
Ok see the German A-400 can also be used as a tanker.. Never knew that.
The P-8A seems to be acting as spotter and someone else is on the A-400 boom. Talking about wake turbulence as well.
Must be doing boom/hose checks with Navy type fighter I assume. Heard 531 going to the boom.

 

[Waltz41]

15:30 EDT 360.700 TREND01 flight climbing to 28K headed southwest -- now on 307.025 25k climbing...okay now on VHF 133.975

That's the OK F-16s heading home from ACY.

 

[jsoergel]

What can a P-8A do with a GAF A-400 type aircraft? Circling the test track the GAF-400 is at FL-250 and P-8A at FL-190.
Ok see the German A-400 can also be used as a tanker.. Never knew that.
The P-8A seems to be acting as spotter and someone else is on the A-400 boom. Talking about wake turbulence as well.
Must be doing boom/hose checks with Navy type fighter I assume. Heard 531 going to the boom.

531 should be a VX-23 Growler.

 

[vocoder]

RCH130 and RCH143 heading east

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[Mark]

Some spotters in Chicago are suggesting today could be the first POTUS VH-92 flight.

AP story says com problems fixed on choppers but still not clear about frying the WH lawn.
Maybe one reason they chose Chicago runway for first actual M-1 flight.
They could just use new chopper during winter time perhaps on the WH lawn.
Maybe they will add super strong sprinkler system at WH lawn pad like NASA does with rockets?
Nah probably would blow water around all over the folks gathered.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Did I miss it? I didn't see or hear SAM 46 back up leave ADW.

92-9000 repositioned, possibly your SAM46 for tonight, while 09-0018 headed to Chicago for the flight to Santa Barbara

 

[BM82557]

AP story says com problems fixed on choppers but still not clear about frying the WH lawn.
Maybe one reason they chose Chicago runway for first actual M-1 flight.
They could just use new chopper during winter time perhaps on the WH lawn.
Maybe they will add super strong sprinkler system at WH lawn pad like NASA does with rockets?
Nah probably would blow water around all over the folks gathered.

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[vocoder]

Eddie97 heading east OH

 

[RaleighGuy]

09-0015 just departed ADW with a pending flight plan from KPIA to KRIV as SAM46

 

[Mark]

A 5 day notam for Potus in Southern California.. You just know there will be some accidental aircraft intrusions.

4/2226 NOTAM Details

09-0018 inbound Cal from Chicago this morning and E-4B standing by in Tucson.

 

[reconrider8]

Will the Shaw flights still provide CAP coverage or do they change up?