Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2024

[RichardKramer]

@0720L Dan Myers reports hearing fighters a/a 309.8; boom 314.1 (refueling E). Possibly F-35s.

Update @0755L Dan reports 311.525 active, possible VMA-542.
Boom 343.1 (refueling K).

 

[freqhopping]

Feds in a Cessna doing circles around Leesburg this morning in the 5-7000ft range.
It's N632MR.

0940- MUSSELL13 flying along the river past Leesburg. 127.5

 

[krokus]

I don't remember seeing this in the thread, but interesting info for the group:

The secret history of the Air Force One shadow fleet

Service officials do not acknowledge the existence of four of the world's most prominent Boeing 757s.

www.defenseone.com

 

[mdmonitor]

Feds in a Cessna doing circles around Leesburg this morning in the 5-7000ft range.
It's N632MR.

0940- MUSSELL13 flying along the river past Leesburg. 127.5

Probably the guy I heard on 136.275 (AM). He advised an unheard station of the local wx and that he was heading on station.

 

[freqhopping]

KONA213 asked to shift their orbit 4 miles to the north. 119.85

 

[hrspotter]

0933L - UNITED 1719 (KMIA to KIAD) just south of Brunswick, GA requests radio check on 11175 kHz from MAINSAIL. MAINSAIL replies weak and unreadable. UAL1719 has him 3 by 3.

0935 - Radio check repeated. MAINSAIL has UAL1719 weak but readable, UAL1719 replies loud and clear.

 

[mdmonitor]

1010- Scan 04 (CRJ-7 N804X NGTF) check in w/Giantkiller (118.125).

1012- Burma 53 (KC-46 # 21-46089) check into AR 636 (319.7)

1020- Sentry 60 (E-3 # 77-0351) coming through our area from the west. He's at FL310 just west of Harrisonburg VA

1030- Hearing A2A on 234.8 between male & female pilots. Xmitters sound like F-35s. Mention visual on tanker. At same time Maple-13 flt & Cheddar 21 (sounds like) flt check in w/Giantkiller (249.8) for AAR in W386A. Maple & Cheddars working on 313.3.

 

[mdmonitor]

1045- VT ANG guys also on 226.8.

1050- Sentry 60 working GK (373.1). Ref 313.3 as W107 freq.

1103- Reach 260 (C-17 # 080-8200) working Oceana Ops (284.9) w/download info. Departed from Bangor ME

 

[AirScan]

Cheddar 21 (sounds like) flt check in w/Giantkiller (249.8) for AAR in W386A. Maple & Cheddars working on 313.3.

CHEDDAR is a new VT ANG callsign for me this year, first heard it in the beginning of January. 313.300 is also a new VT one for me, or maybe it's specific to their exercise in W386 ? Or did you mean 314.400 by any chance ?

 

[mdmonitor]

1115- Glare 33 (MC-12 # 92-13122 SNC) & Glare 99 (MC-12 # 93-00699) working on SNC discrete (123.3625)

1120- Bison 31 (NY ANG KC-135) cutting out of W107 (249.8) and heading back to Buffalo.

1130- Langley's 7th FTS busy out in W386. Four Sundogs & four Marlins.

 

[mdmonitor]

CHEDDAR is a new VT ANG callsign for me this year, first heard it in the beginning of January. 313.300 is also a new VT one for me, or maybe it's specific to their exercise in W386 ? Or did you mean 314.400 by any chance ?

Air

Later on 313.3 was ref'd as W107 freq. Thanks for callsign confirmation. These old ears aren't dead yet

 

[Hbright]

Feds in a Cessna doing circles around Leesburg this morning in the 5-7000ft range.
It's N632MR.

Was this KONA213?

 

[frank3si]

Egyptian military SU-BTT seen through the tree tops making one of its occasional flights into KILG this morning. I used to think it was for Dassault service until it was pointed out to me that the company no longer has operations here. Any thoughts on why they would be in the vicinity?

 

[mdmonitor]

Egyptian military SU-BTT seen through the tree tops making one of its occasional flights into KILG this morning. I used to think it was for Dassault service until it was pointed out to me that the company no longer has operations here. Any thoughts on why they would be in the vicinity?

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Frank

Maybe some interior mods/upgrades??? SU-BTT is Government VIP ride

 

[RichardKramer]

Egyptian military SU-BTT seen through the tree tops making one of its occasional flights into KILG this morning. I used to think it was for Dassault service until it was pointed out to me that the company no longer has operations here. Any thoughts on why they would be in the vicinity?

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Isn't Biden going to the Beach house for the weekend?

 

[RichardKramer]

State Department tells Fox news that there's a National security threat, but can't say what it is because it's classified information.

 

[MUTNAV]

State Department tells Fox news that there's a National security threat, but can't say what it is because it's classified information.

That's very helpful of them.
Thanks
Joel

Ok... the national security threat seems to relate to a "new destabilizing capability", which means a new technique or weapon, anything from being able to sneak a nuke into Leesburg VA, to..... anything less. or it could be nothing, just to confuse peoples feelings (like it's not enough when Valentines Day and Ash Wednesday are on the same day, (Ugh...)
Thanks
Joel

 

[mdmonitor]

US Air Force to test autonomous flight capabilities on KC-135 tanker

Merlin, a developer of safe and autonomous flight technology, announced that it had forged an agreement with the United States Air Force (USAF). The collaboration, undertaken in conjunction with Air Mobility Command (AMC) and Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), aims to integrate and demonstrate...

defence-blog.com

 

[RichardKramer]

That's very helpful of them.
Thanks
Joel

Speaker of the House says it's an emerging Russian threat, but no concern for the American people. WTF?

 

[freqhopping]

Was this KONA213?

Yes, still flying around. Has moved back south but is higher now.