NC Mil-Air Discussion Thread

[barefootdipole]

MILAIR on 2 meters !

a MILAIR aircraft with a ham crew member was active on 2 meters simplex.....after ending their mission and RTB...track was 30 miles east of goldsboro heading back to base in Virginia Beach.....had two radios going, one on 2 meters and the other talking to ATC......


Barefootdipole

 

[RohnsRadio]

349.100

hate to change the subject but, 349.1 is hot tonight. have been hearing them for the last hour. they are in the playground (as strong as they are must be echo moa).
my location is Kinston , NC area.

 

[RohnsRadio]

well they just finshed playing and going home

 

[RMPDCOP]

hate to change the subject but, 349.1 is hot tonight. have been hearing them for the last hour. they are in the playground (as strong as they are must be echo moa).
my location is Kinston , NC area.

349.100= USAF Dare Range

 

[RohnsRadio]

ok. well for them to be dare county they sure were strong.
but will take your word for it. i used to have a list but i lost it some time back.
now haveing to start over.

 

[jsoergel]

Hi all, hoping to find some help here. I do a lot of monitoring of milair in SW Ohio, and there are three AV-8Bs that have been flying out of Wright-Patterson AFB for a little over a week - I can't find any information on it, but they may be TDY from Cherry Point. OTIS KC-130Js are here almost every day, presumably to drop off equipment (the initial flight in brought 72 pax as well).

I found the A/A frequency on 308.200 (which some searching turned up as VFA-223), but I can't seem to pinpoint their A/G communications. I've heard them say several times that they were "switching to base" - I assume U1 or U2...U4 is KFFO Tower, and U3 is probably KFFO Ground. Does anyone have suggestions of where to look? I've been searching 225-400 mHz AM, but haven't come up with anything yet (maybe I should check FM?).

Also curious about their "ordies" who meet up with them before takeoff and after landing to handle armament. Would they have any voice coordination with the pilots, or just visual signals?

Any help is appreciated.

 

[nitroboie]

6:48 pm/et: The pre-race flyover features a C-17 and a KC-135 from Altus Air Force Base in Oklahoma. The two planes will perform a simulated refueling over the speedway. This is the first time the maneuver has been performed at a sporting event.

Hopefully the same frequencies from the May race are used. I should be able to get another easy video of this after they pass the track. If anyone knows of any possible air-to-air frequencies, it'd be nice.

 

[nodak1crdet3]

This is from an old list, but try 307.400 Squardron Ops. This list also has the same A/A freq you have. I think it's VMA-223. V= Fighter, M= Marine, A= Attack.

Hi all, hoping to find some help here. I do a lot of monitoring of milair in SW Ohio, and there are three AV-8Bs that have been flying out of Wright-Patterson AFB for a little over a week - I can't find any information on it, but they may be TDY from Cherry Point. OTIS KC-130Js are here almost every day, presumably to drop off equipment (the initial flight in brought 72 pax as well).

I found the A/A frequency on 308.200 (which some searching turned up as VFA-223), but I can't seem to pinpoint their A/G communications. I've heard them say several times that they were "switching to base" - I assume U1 or U2...U4 is KFFO Tower, and U3 is probably KFFO Ground. Does anyone have suggestions of where to look? I've been searching 225-400 mHz AM, but haven't come up with anything yet (maybe I should check FM?).

Also curious about their "ordies" who meet up with them before takeoff and after landing to handle armament. Would they have any voice coordination with the pilots, or just visual signals?

Any help is appreciated.

 

[barefootdipole]

363.6
MIRAGE 20 and MIRAGE 11 (AV-8B Harriers) working PADDLES 'calling the ball' at USMC ALF Bogue...doing night carrier landings with NVG's....field lights down to 5%....

Barefootdipole

 

[jsoergel]

The Marines are gone now, but here are logs of all the activity from the USMC training that I was able to monitor (mostly flight operations out of Patterson):
9/22: OTIS 17 (KC-130J, 165735) - arrival, requested a forklift to offload one pallet, offloading 72 pax; to KNKT
9/22: MIRAGE 21 FLIGHT (3x AV-8B) - arrival
9/23: OTIS 81 (KC-130J, 167112) - arrival
9/24: MIRAGE 11 FLIGHT (2x AV-8B) - arrival
9/24: MIRAGE 21 FLIGHT (3x AV-8B) - to R-3403
9/24: OTIS 22 (KC-130J, 167112) - to KBAK
9/24: MIRAGE 31 FLIGHT (3x AV-8B) - to XSF 170/40 (Buckeye West MOA)
9/24: OTIS 22 (KC-130J, 167112) - arrival
9/25: OTIS 22 (KC-130J, 167112) - to KNKT
9/25: MIRAGE 21 FLIGHT (2x AV-8B) - to SGH 150/40 (Brush Creek MOA)
9/25: MIRAGE 31 (AV-8B) - took off shortly after 21 FLIGHT, stayed at KFFO and did approaches
9/25: OTIS 22 (KC-130J, 167112) - arrival
9/26: OTIS 22 (KC-130J, 167112) - unknown sortie
9/26: MIRAGE 21 (2x AV-8B) - unknown sortie
9/26: MIRAGE 31 (2x AV-8B) - unknown sortie
9/27: MIRAGE 11 FLIGHT (?x AV-8B) - unknown sortie
9/26: MIRAGE 21 FLIGHT (?x AV-8B) - unknown sortie
9/26: MIRAGE 31 FLIGHT (?x AV-8B) - unknown sortie
9/27: OTIS 22 (KC-130J, 167112) - unknown sortie
9/28: MIRAGE 11 FLIGHT (2x AV-8B) - to SHB 210/20
9/28: OASIS 01 (MV-22B) - arrival, to 11II
9/28: MIRAGE 21 (AV-8B) - to R-3401
9/28: OTIS 22 (KC-130J, 167112) - to KNKT
9/28: MIRAGE 31 FLIGHT (2x AV-8B) - unknown sortie
9/29: MIRAGE 11 FLIGHT (2x AV-8B) - to SHB 210/20, MIRAGE 12 scrubbed
9/29: MIRAGE 21 FLIGHT (2x AV-8B) - to SHB 210/20
9/29: MIRAGE 31 (AV-8B) - unknown sortie
9/29: MIRAGE 41 FLIGHT (2x AV-8B) - unknown sortie
9/30: MIRAGE 11 FLIGHT (2x AV-8B) - to R-3403
9/30: MIRAGE 21 FLIGHT (2x AV-8B) - to SHB 144/33
9/30: OTIS 18 (KC-130J, 166382) - arrival
9/30: MIRAGE 31 FLIGHT (2x AV-8B) - to SHB 144/33
10/1: MIRAGE 11 FLIGHT (2x AV-8B) - to ABB 022/30
10/1: OTIS 18 (KC-130J, 166382) - to ABB 026/33, AR with MIRAGE 21 FLIGHT, unable to retract probe, IFE landing
10/1: MIRAGE 21 FLIGHT (2x AV-8B) - unknown sortie, AR with OTIS 18
10/2: MIRAGE 11 FLIGHT (2x AV-8B) - to SHB 144/33
10/2: MIRAGE 21 FLIGHT (2x AV-8B) - to 39.17N/-85.88W
10/3: OTIS 18 (KC-130J, 166382) - unknown sortie
10/3: MIRAGE 01 (AV-8B) - unknown sortie
10/4: MIRAGE 11 FLIGHT (2x AV-8B) - unknown sortie
10/4: OTIS 18 (KC-130J, 166382) - arrival
10/4: MIRAGE 21 FLIGHT (3x AV-8B) - unknown sortie, AR with OTIS xx, MIRAGE 23 returned later than the others
10/5: OTIS 21 (KC-130J, 166382) - arrival, requesting lav service, 5K of fuel; to KNYL
10/5: OTIS 18 (KC-130J, 166382) - unknown sortie, AR with MIRAGE 21 FLIGHT
10/5: MIRAGE 21 FLIGHT (2x AV-8B) - unknown sortie, AR with OTIS 18
10/6: MIRAGE 11 (AV-8B, 165003) - to SGH 152/40 (Buckeye MOA)
10/6: TORY 294 (UC-35D) - arrival; to KFOE
10/7: MIRAGE 11 (AV-8B) - unknown sortie
10/7: OTIS 18 (KC-130J, 166382) - to IIU 058/30, AR with MIRAGE 21 FLIGHT
10/7: MIRAGE 21 FLIGHT (2x AV-8B) - to HYK 310/23, AR with OTIS 18
10/8: MIRAGE 11 (3x AV-8B) - to KNKT
10/8: MIRAGE 21 (2x AV-8B) - to KNKT
10/8: OTIS 18 (KC-130J, 166382) - to KNKT
10/8: OASIS 31 (MV-22B) - from KNCA; to KNCA
10/8: OTIS 21 (KC-130J, 166382) - arrival
10/9: OTIS 21 (KC-130J, 166382) - to KNKT

Frequencies (all AM) noted - ground controller callsigns in quotation marks:
136.150 MIRAGES AR w/OTIS
236.250 OTIS Base?
248.700 MIRAGE Base
281.900 unknown: "PHARAOH"
283.600 designated BRICK: "HENCHMEN," "VALHALLA"
288.300 referred to as AMC PRIMARY
308.200 MIRAGE interplane
(unknown) "NEWCASTLE"

 

[barefootdipole]

The Marines are gone now, but here are logs of all the activity from the USMC training that I was able to monitor (mostly flight operations out of Patterson):
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EXCELLENT loggings, Jared......Thanks !!!

yeah, 308.2 is their main interplane freq, use it constantly......

I especially like ur IFE report...last week a MARS flight of AV-8B's was doing landings at Bogue Field here and all of a sudden one of them reported " the @#$%#@$@ just fell into my lap !!!! " THAT can't be good

Thanks again

Barefootdipole

 

[trumpetman]

Does anyone know anything about the blackhawks stationed out of Salisbury for the Nat.Guard? What do mil helos usually operate on? I've noticed there's usually low freqs (usually around 30 MHz). Anybody had any luck in hearing them or getting a peek at the cockpit at a freq. card?

Thanks!

 

[Chris-KH2PM]

I did a search for Civil Air Patrol in the NC section but nothing relevant came up.

I heard CAP 3408 calling 3409 (not the exact numbers) on 148.150 analog, and later on heard
the same person calling on 150.5625 analog which is labeled as AIR 2 in the new narrowband
plan (see Civil Air Patrol - The RadioReference Wiki). I did not have my BCD396T
or I would have snagged the PL tone.

Also a few days ago I heard P25 on 148.150 with a NAC of 40B loud and clear in the Raleigh
area on the relevant repeater. So that repeater is mix-mode capable now.

Cheers...

 

[barefootdipole]

Blue Angels 7

340.2

BLUE ANGELS 7 in comms with Cherry Point and coming in for a landing.........


Barefootdipole

 

[barefootdipole]

Zebra 11

119.35 >> 290.3

ZEBRA 11 Huey in comms with Cherry Point for landing


121.3

OTIS 23 ending refueling runs and landing Cherry Point


Barefootdipole

 

[jsoergel]

CODY 01 (KC-135R, unid) departed Wright-Patterson at 1735Z for KCHS. It was here overnight after dropping off an aeromed crew following training; I could barely make out the tail flash but I think it was green and yellow, which would mean it's from the 916th ARW. They should be arriving at Charleston within an hour or two - I would assume they'll call PTD 372.200 since they're a transient.

 

[barefootdipole]

EA-18 GROWLER coming to USMC Cherry Point

just a heads up.....EA-18 GROWLER will be coming to USMC Cherry Point around March, so listen up for it......


Barefootdipole



PS: on the Haiti Relief front, all the USMC MV-22 Osprey's stayed behind when the MEU went South....

 

[trumpetman]

There's some pretty good mil air comms in the Charlotte area today, both ops & UHF ATC.

324.600 - Refueling Ops with DRAGO 51 (79th FS, Shaw AFB) (IDed as 88-000266)
343.800 - DRAGO 51 calling Atlanta Center
224.600 - TOMCAT 4#? in contact with center (And no, it's not a typo of 324.600)
285.500
354.100
269.150
269.550 - Unknown Aircraft in Contact with Jacksonville Center
#57.320 - DRAGO 51 pushed to this frequency, never heard a him come up on 257 or 357
118.925 - Tanker in contact w/ ZDC.

Not the best info collected so far, but it's a start.

 

[trumpetman]

365.250 - Some practive ops of some sort. Talk of watching a target at a gas station. Coming in really strong in the Charlotte area. They just started and told ATC they'd be up for about 45 minutes. IDed the freq as JTAC or JTAG #99.

324.600 - ROSCOE81 (C-17 Charleston AFB) refueling on AR207.

 

[trumpetman]

There's some pretty good mil air comms in the Charlotte area today, both ops & UHF ATC.

324.600 - Refueling Ops with DRAGO 51 (79th FS, Shaw AFB) (IDed as 88-000266)
224.600 - TOMCAT 4#? in contact with center (And no, it's not a typo of 324.600)

Okay, maybe it was a typo.....either that or some crazy HAM is talking to Atlanta Center now...
My bad.