Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2024

[Mark]

Gonna be a busy Fall with late F-35 deliveries..

F-35 Deliveries On Hold Until Summer, But JPO May Accept Jets Without Proven TR-3

F-35 deliveries are still on hold, but the Joint Program Office is exploring a plan to accept them without validated TR-3 software.

www.airandspaceforces.com

 

[TerryPavlick]

09:25 EST 337.900 STINGER talking to JIGSAW (presume ground station).......back in 2021 this was reported as VX-1 per below

 

[mdmonitor]

1005- Enid 40 (E-6B # 164410) off PAX.

 

[TerryPavlick]

1005- Enid 40 (E-6B # 164410) off PAX.

Sounded like WEEDPTCH (aka pronounced WEEDPATCH) on HF 11.175 MHz signing into the net

 

[mdmonitor]

1100- King 76 (HC-130J # 16-5863 NY ANG) working Baton Ops (395.1). Landed at Harrisburg.

 

[billythec]

Is this a milair tx? Sounds like "R Plane, 73" on 396.825 - NJ coast. (attached)

 

[TerryPavlick]

Is this a milair tx? Sounds like "R Plane, 73" on 396.825 - NJ coast. (attached)

What mode ? P25 or AM ?

 

[freqhopping]

Got a pic of my dad's car at the time he was stationed at NAS Brunswick

 

[NEET]

Mainsail on HFGCS (4724, 8992, 11175, 15016) is broadcasting "Test Broadcasts" in ascending order (Test Broadcast #1, #2, etc.) every 15 minutes at 16:30, 16:45, 17:00, 17:15.. it sounds like they are saying it is for the "Prick 160 Field Demonstration Two". Not familiar with what that would be.

Edit: Possibly this - AN/PRC-160(V) Wideband HF/VHF Manpack Radio

 

[mdmonitor]

1225- King 76 off Harrisburg. Heading back to Long Island?

 

[billythec]

What mode ? P25 or AM ?

Thanks for asking, it will allow me to fix my logging as it wasn't noted. Using SDR# and Airspy, I did not have my P25 decoder on, and I was scanning AM, so will assume AM. (it does sound terrible though).

 

[TerryPavlick]

1225- King 76 off Harrisburg. Heading back to Long Island?

yep

 

[mdmonitor]

1345- Hearing some comms on 267.0 which I have as PAX test freq. ADS-B showing E-2D # 167929 operating in the PAX area.

 

[TerryPavlick]

1345- Hearing some comms on 267.0 which I have as PAX test freq. ADS-B showing E-2D # 167929 operating in the PAX area.

Yeah - that was active yesterday as well.......checking to see if the 258 frequencies from yesterday are active too....

 

[TerryPavlick]

14:50 EST RIVER11 AE61CE 76-1551 F5-N headed to Pax River - working Washington Center on UHF only

ADS-B Exchange - track aircraft live

ADS-B Exchange - track aircraft live - aircraft flight history

globe.adsbexchange.com

RIVER11 Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

Track RIVER11 flight from Baton Rouge, LA to Alvin Callender Fld

www.flightaware.com

VFC-204 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[TerryPavlick]

Thanks for asking, it will allow me to fix my logging as it wasn't noted. Using SDR# and Airspy, I did not have my P25 decoder on, and I was scanning AM, so will assume AM. (it does sound terrible though).

Yeah I had one radio sitting on the frequency all day - nothing from Cape May County

 

[dmi]

14:50 EST RIVER11 AE61CE 76-1551 F5-N headed to Pax River - working Washington Center on UHF only

ADS-B Exchange - track aircraft live

ADS-B Exchange - track aircraft live - aircraft flight history

globe.adsbexchange.com

RIVER11 Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

Track RIVER11 flight from Baton Rouge, LA to Alvin Callender Fld

www.flightaware.com

VFC-204 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

In Ron's list shows as:
RIVER F-18A VFA-204, RIVER RATTLERS NAS New Orleans LA

Should it be changed to:
RIVER F-5N VFC-204 ... ?

It's unclear to me if they now fly both F/A-18 and F-5N or have moved on to only F-5N


VFC-204 Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VFC-204

Fighter Squadron Composite 204 (VFC-204), also known as the "River Rattlers", is a United States Navy Reserve adversary squadron, slated to fly the F-5N/F Tiger II after having previously flown the F/A-18C/D Hornet. The squadron is based out of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, and is part of the U.S. Navy Reserve's Tactical Support Wing. Their radio callsign is "River" and their tail code is "AF".

2020s​

In April 2022, plans emerged that VFA-204 would be redesignated Fighter Squadron Composite 204 (VFC-204) in October 2022 and that the squadron is slated to transition to the F-5N/F Tiger II, with the required aircraft being transferred from VFC-13, another Navy adversary squadron. The NAS Fallon, Nevada based VFC-13 will in turn receive recently retired F-16 Fighting Falcons from the U.S. Air Force.

As of 1 November 2022, the squadron has been redesignated Fighter Squadron Composite 204 (VFC-204).

 

[mdmonitor]

In Ron's list shows as:
RIVER F-18A VFA-204, RIVER RATTLERS NAS New Orleans LA

Should it be changed to:
RIVER F-5N VFC-204 ... ?

It's unclear to me if they fly both F-18 and F-5N..


VFC-204 Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VFC-204

Fighter Squadron Composite 204 (VFC-204), also known as the "River Rattlers", is a United States Navy Reserve adversary squadron, slated to fly the F-5N/F Tiger II after having previously flown the F/A-18C/D Hornet. The squadron is based out of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, and is part of the U.S. Navy Reserve's Tactical Support Wing. Their radio callsign is "River" and their tail code is "AF".

2020s​

In April 2022, plans emerged that VFA-204 would be redesignated Fighter Squadron Composite 204 (VFC-204) in October 2022 and that the squadron is slated to transition to the F-5N/F Tiger II, with the required aircraft being transferred from VFC-13, another Navy adversary squadron. The NAS Fallon, Nevada based VFC-13 will in turn receive recently retired F-16 Fighting Falcons from the U.S. Air Force.[10]

As of 1 November 2022, the squadron has been redesignated Fighter Squadron Composite 204 (VFC-204).

Thanks. Will make the changes

 

[TerryPavlick]

In Ron's list shows as:
RIVER F-18A VFA-204, RIVER RATTLERS NAS New Orleans LA

Should it be changed to:
RIVER F-5N VFC-204 ... ?

It's unclear to me if they now fly both F/A-18 and F-5N or have moved on to only F-5N


VFC-204 Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VFC-204

Fighter Squadron Composite 204 (VFC-204), also known as the "River Rattlers", is a United States Navy Reserve adversary squadron, slated to fly the F-5N/F Tiger II after having previously flown the F/A-18C/D Hornet. The squadron is based out of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, and is part of the U.S. Navy Reserve's Tactical Support Wing. Their radio callsign is "River" and their tail code is "AF".

2020s​

In April 2022, plans emerged that VFA-204 would be redesignated Fighter Squadron Composite 204 (VFC-204) in October 2022 and that the squadron is slated to transition to the F-5N/F Tiger II, with the required aircraft being transferred from VFC-13, another Navy adversary squadron. The NAS Fallon, Nevada based VFC-13 will in turn receive recently retired F-16 Fighting Falcons from the U.S. Air Force.

As of 1 November 2022, the squadron has been redesignated Fighter Squadron Composite 204 (VFC-204).

Yeah it had me confused because the tracking showed a F5 versus the website saying F18 - after looking further down it showed them losing the F18 and gaining the F5 .... sort of backwards but oh well.

 

[xtremey]

B-2 flyover expected for the Ravens vs Chiefs game. My assumption is they’ll come straight from base, do the flyover, and rtb but if anyone hears otherwise they could be overnighting at Andrews.