Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2024

[TerryPavlick]

They heading back home with no tanker support?

I guess not.....probably why they are watching the weather as they go.....

now on 125.575 altitude is 27K not 21K as I reported earlier Now on 135.325 14:31 EST

Range: 1,500 nmi (1,700 mi, 2,800 km)
Fuel capacity: 18,250 lb (8,278 kg) internal

versus F15

Ferry range: 3,000 nmi (3,500 mi, 5,600 km) with conformal fuel tanks and three external fuel tanks
Fuel capacity: 13,455 lb (6,103 kg) internal
up to 3 × 600 US gallons (2,300 L) external drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time.

135.700 for Boston Center at 14:45 EST ..... real weak at that point for me and nothing heard on the air/air anymore.

 

[dmi]

G21037 (AH-64E #20-03311) - 1-229th AVN

Love the motto: WINGED ASSAULT, Death From Above

Time range: 1313 EST - 1411 EST

First seen near Wheeling, WV then to Carroll County-Tolson Airport (Carrollton, OH) KTSO and last ADS-B position approaching Wheeling Ohio County Airport (Wheeling, WV) KHLG for landing.

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G21037 Flight Tracking and History 31-Jan-2024 - FlightAware

Track G21037 flight from Wheeling, WV to Wheeling Ohio County

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[Mark]

Sounded like RAVEN-21.

First heard him on 317.425 - Potomac BWI APP/DEP just prior to switching to 269.625 - Potomac PAX APP/DEP

Checking tape there was a AXEMAN-1 flight req FL 16k direct Salisbury.
Also heard a WARDOG-21 flight of two headed South.. Looks like annual Savannah time.

Currently six Langley T-38's working out of Savannah.. Ginzu,Wombats.

 

[RaleighGuy]

NOAA Beechcraft King Air N65RF taxis to the NOAA Aircraft Operations
Center upon arrival in Lakeland, Florida. Credit: Sophie Talbert, NOAA


NOAA’s newest aircraft, a Beechcraft King Air 360 CER turboprop, has arrived at the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland, Florida.

The new aircraft, designated N65RF, is configured to support NOAA coastal mapping missions and aerial surveys of damage in communities after events like hurricane landfall, tornadoes or flooding. With a camera bay in the aircraft belly and work stations for sensor operators, the aircraft will be able to obtain and process vital aerial imagery in-flight, giving emergency managers rapid understanding of conditions on the ground.

The twin-engine aircraft was built at Textron Aviation’s factory in Wichita, Kansas, and modified by Avcon Industries (Newton, Kansas), as part of a $13.9 million contract to Textron Aviation, Inc.

 

[TerryPavlick]

14:57 EST DEMO is the callsign on KBVT tower and watching on the cam

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[Mark]

Lots of them tonight too! ADS-B Exchange - track aircraft live
Mostly tankers, including that ZZ335, tonight as CIGR41 Hex: 43C6F8 and 2 Eurofighter 2000s, NITRO071 Hex: 43C6A7 and NITRO072 Hex: 43C7A9

Exercise Bamboo Eagle Massive New Air Combat Exercise Underway Along The California Coast

 

[TerryPavlick]

Was just looking through the new thread posting on RR (mixed bag of everything) but this one could be interesting.

Could be natural occurance related to sun activity or whatever....or perhaps military......either way should be interesting to follow.

Moncton ATC strange lights reported

Hi guys, I managed to capture this transmission this morning, but only the second half as I wasn't expecting it.

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[DaveC1952]

Turns out it was for a C-130 KING 70 tanking with PACK 81.

Also in the area DEED 51-52-53-54 heading to EGUN.

DEED 51 19-46063, DEED 52 20-46074, DEED 53 16-46013 and DEED 54 19-46062 KC-46 .

 

[Justmescanneruser]

Activity on 314.4 within the last minutes. I think its down as Vermont F-35s, but I'm awfully far south for that...

 

[mdmonitor]

1655-VT ANG guys working on 234.8. Chat mention conditions at ADW & PAX. They're heading north to Burlington. At 1715 they're starting to fade out for me.

 

[hrspotter]

About 1822L - SOL33 calling MAINSAIL for r/c on 11175.

About 1830L - RHETORIC with message LOEIVY of 172 characters. Can hear the regret in the guy's voice as he says "Message of...one hundred and seventy-two characters...follows."

About 1852L - Sounded like LOBO01 calling any radio for r/c on 11175.

 

[RaleighGuy]

POTUS heads to PHL and ILG Thursday after Michigan visit...

12:10 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Joint Base Andrews en route to the Detroit Metro Area, Michigan
1:35 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Harrison Township, Michigan

7:35 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Harrison Township, Michigan en route to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9:05 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania en route to New Castle, Delaware
9:20 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives Delaware Air National Guard Base, New Castle, Delaware

 

[TerryPavlick]

22:25 EST LOB987 4X-ICA hex 738C06 inbound to Dover AFB direct from Tel Aviv Israel Boeing 747-400

Technically this is Challenge Airlines IL (normally code ICL) but flying under LOB code tonight......perhaps IAF designator like CMB (CAMBER) for commercial USA airlines doing military work.

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[Justmescanneruser]

Exercise Bamboo Eagle Massive New Air Combat Exercise Underway Along The California Coast

Busy again tonight! 10 tankers including the British one and 1 Eurofighter 2000.

 

[n4jri]

the search function as mentioned by Mark and used exhaustively by myself has the answer

Sticky Thread for MilAir

NOTE: Anyone know which AR track the 266.4 freq is primary for? It doesn't belong to any of those tracks that were posted the other day by freqhopping. If no one knows, I'll look it up later when time allows in the FAA data supplements.. 266.4 was the Kiwi Refueling Track, which was/is located...

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also per Ron's list

266.40000

756th ARS interplane

I don't know why Kiwi doesn't show up, but it appears to be immediately west of the Dare County ranges in NC. This freq was a preset in the VA ANG radios when they had A-7D's at RIC. I've been told that it was part of a larger 'Peachtree' track, but its northernmost end is considerably south of me. I seem to recall some talk on the freq years ago about the ILM 173 radial, which I'm thinking would be more like the 353 radial up in the Dare area.

Hoping to visit that zone during Spring Break

73/Allen (N4JRI)

 

[wx9svr]

COUGR38, a USAF Learjet with "Scott Field" emblazoned on its tail, flew in from the Midwest, did a number of circuits around KILG, and is now flying just east of Richmond, apparently on a long training flight. It's the first military aircraft I've seen in about two weeks of extremely low and murky ceilings.

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I like the legacy "Scott Field" for the tails.
Scott AFB/Mid-America Airport (KBLV)
375th AMW / 375th Ops Grp

 

[hrspotter]

0904 - SKULL42 calling MUDBUG on 11175 for a radio check. SHOULDER responds with LC. WEST COAST calls last caller with no response.

0916 - SKULL02 calls any station on “hotel foxtrot 11175” for r/c, gets LC from MAINSAIL.

 

[hrspotter]

1020 - MANSFIELD66 looking for a radio check on 11175, no joy. Couldn’t find the callsign in the doc.

 

[frank3si]

I like the legacy "Scott Field" for the tails.
Scott AFB/Mid-America Airport (KBLV)
375th AMW / 375th Ops Grp

And headquarters for Air Mobility Command.

 

[xtremey]

1123L - DRAGO51 up on DCA tower 134.35 (which is the tower freq for helicopters) for an Arlington Cemetery flyover, scheduled flyover time is 1143L but will probably be updated a few more times before inbound.