Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2024

[Mark]

Article on Navy (VRM) 40 the “Mighty Bison,” down at Norfolk.

Why adding the Osprey to the Atlantic Naval Air Force matters - Breaking Defense

Analyst Robbin Laird writes that the CMV-22B "provides significant help with the challenge of contested logistics — a challenge that is only going to get worse with the Navy focused on distributed operations."

breakingdefense.com

 

[RaleighGuy]

Dec 5-6 New York City FAA Safety Team Notice issued, assuming for the President-Elect

 

[RaleighGuy]

New feed on Broadcastify for Reagan National Airport (DCA/KDCA) Tower - Helicopter Traffic and the Pentagon Helipad tower.

Frequencies:
134.35,DCA Tower Helicopters
143.1 JPN Pentagon Heliport Tower

Please note that transmissions depend on traffic. There could be lengthy periods of quiet time. Weekday daylight hours will have the most activity.

Reagan National Airport (KDCA) - Tower Heli - Live Aviation ATC Live Audio Feed

Reagan National Airport (KDCA) - Tower Heli Live Aviation ATC Audio Feed on Broadcastify.com

www.broadcastify.com

 

[Mark]

Rare older West Coast Navy KC-130T TRACTOR-1 #163311 VR-55 from Pt Mugu inbound Pease tonight.. Long hike.

https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/11465465

Pax River discrete 262.950 "Echo TC" hot tonight with test bird to run at FL-360 and mach speed which I missed.
Sounded like Starlink-1.. later says we are rebooting now so will be 10 or 15 minutes.

 

[RaleighGuy]

The President-Elect heads to Paris France Saturday for the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral destroyed by fire five years ago.

 

[FIREBOX2914]

Rare older West Coast Navy KC-130T TRACTOR-1 #163311 VR-55 from Pt Mugu inbound Pease tonight.. Long hike.

https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/11465465

Pax River discrete 262.950 "Echo TC" hot tonight with test bird to run at FL-360 and mach speed which I missed.
Sounded like Starlink-1.

Northrop Grumman's N99NG is currently up in the Pax Ranges.

 

[Mark]

Northrop Grumman's N99NG is currently up in the Pax Ranges.

Thanks.. didn't think of checking Civ reg. Strong signal tonight coming in clear.
Haven't heard that freq in a long while.
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Ron (MDMONITOR) posted a few days ago it would be inbound here.Big sensor boat tub underneath belly

Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2024

Sounds like Bramble-1 Currently on Philly apch 319.150. Earlier had hit on 281.400 Pax River low. Now with KILG tower 352.050 assume landing. Navy fighter perhaps. The jet is from VFA-83 (166819). Was told the pilot is here to see family and the jet will be here for a few hours.

forums.radioreference.com

GIANT aka Atlas 8664 B-744 N451PA inbound KDOV from Miami trying Atlas Ops Dover on 131.825.

 

[freqhopping]

Sounded like Starlink-1.. later says we are rebooting now so will be 10 or 15 minutes.

"Start leg one" Then "End leg one"

 

[dmi]

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Pax River discrete 262.950 "Echo TC" hot tonight with test bird to run at FL-360 and mach speed which I missed.
Sounded like Starlink-1.. later says we are rebooting now so will be 10 or 15 minutes.

262.950 Echo TC = Echo Test Control?

 

[Mark]

I was hoping they would base out East here. Darn.. LOL

https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3981700/temporary-grand-forks-afb-b-1-beddown-approved/

0420 local Camber-358 N706CK Kalitta 744 inbound Dover.Earlier today departed Dover and got as far as Halifax
before returning now.. Didn't say much on Dover appch so guess no emergency..

CMB358 U.S. Transportation Command Flight Tracking and History 03-Dec-2024 (KDOV - FlightAware

Track U.S. Transportation Command #358 flight from Thessaloniki Int'l, Makedonia to Hahn

www.flightaware.com

 

[mdmonitor]

0800- W386 busy w/Langley guys. T-38s (4 X Steak, Rancho) w/27th FS F-22s (4 X Jedi). Freqs: 228.45/238.1/238.825

 

[john8436]

0935 hrs local: So far 3 McGuire KC-46's looks be heading west. 21-46090 FIST71, 20-46072 FIST72, 21-46088 FIST62. Pease KC-46 18-46054 FIST61 joining the crowd heading west also. FIST71 is showing arriving airport as KSKA (Fairchild AFB). Have to assume all the FIST flights headed there but you never know!!

 

[john8436]

1004 hrs local: Picking A2A traffic between BLUE flights on 388.4000. The only 2 flights showing are KC-135 60-0313 and KC-60356. I am receiving it from my Lancaster Radio. They asked if they are returning after this AR.

 

[dmi]

0935 hrs local: So far 3 McGuire KC-46's looks be heading west. 21-46090 FIST71, 20-46072 FIST72, 21-46088 FIST62. Pease KC-46 18-46054 FIST61 joining the crowd heading west also. FIST71 is showing arriving airport as KSKA (Fairchild AFB). Have to assume all the FIST flights headed there but you never know!!

A message to FIST-61 #18-46054:

time: 2024-12-03 15:01:27
icao: AE5FA1
rego: 18-46054
type: B762
source: L-98W
msg: AES:AE5FA1 GES0 2 .86054S FTX/ID86054S,FIST61,7JH411W11338/MR1,/FXFROM AR EXECUTION DO6.. IF YOU CANNOT LAND AT KSKA DUE TO WX PLEASE REQUEST TO GO TO KTCM TO BE WITH OTHER TANKERS. FIST62.71.72 ARE ALL SET FOR KTCM AS ALTERNATE. PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE14F4

 

[mdmonitor]

1040- Another batch of Langley guys in W386. T-38s (4 X Ratch, Maul) w/F-22s (Kujo). Freqs: 227.2/233.225/238.1

1045- Some MD ANG A-10s up No calls yet. A2A is 271.4 & 293.3. Hearing some chat on 233.45 so they're at the Gap.

1105- Epic 31 (NC ANG C-17) working AR 218 primary (274.45). Gonna meet up with PA ANG KC-135.

 

[mdmonitor]

O.T. This is not good

South Korea under martial law

MSN

www.msn.com

 

[mdmonitor]

1130- Via Broadcastify--Recon 61 (MD ArNG UH-72 Weide AAF) working Wash Helo inbound to Davison AAF.

 

[RaleighGuy]

From Tuesday, December 3rd to Sunday, December 8th, First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Italy, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, and France.

 

[freqhopping]

Nuke helicopter flying a tight pattern back and forth across DC.

ADS-B Exchange - track aircraft live

1324- ENERGY15 heading back to ADW.

 

[aprswatcher]

Fist 61, 62, Fist 71, 72 KC46’s over central Montana heading West probably Fairchild or alternate of McChord.
73, Rex