Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2017

[mdmonitor]

Bullseye on 139.7

Huntress on 123.1?

Screenersam

I think you might have those two twisted around. 139.7 has long been used by Huntress and Bullseye would fit for the Civil Air Patrol aircraft "targets" used in practice intercept training. 123.1 is a know CAP ops/SAR freq.

 

[mdmonitor]

Listen to audio of B-2 pilots practicing a bombing run on North Korea - Business Insider

 

[mdmonitor]

New HF Radio Technology

https://americansecuritytoday.com/gd-deliver-advanced-hf-comm-capability-us-navy-video/

The video in the article is interesting, for a commercial.

 

[Mark]

1550 local GYPSY 11 and GYPSY 13 flights inbound Norfolk area on ZDC 257.700
These are F/18F's from VFA-32 doing carrier trials out on CVN-78 USS Gerald R Ford offshore.

https://www.facebook.com/USSGeraldR...307897124355/1554270061328127/?type=3&theater

 

[freqhopping]

If you haven't heard, the Nellis airshow is currently streaming live.
https://livestream.com/Liveairshowtv/Nellis-Saturday

 

[wildbillx]

Wondering if anyone can help me with a couple terms and where to find a map that shows the areas. I always hear "heels", "turret", and a, b, c, d blocks for W386. I cant find any of that besides the w386 on this map. VFRMAP - Digital Aeronautical Charts. Where can I find a map that shows it. Thanks

 

[maus92]

Wondering if anyone can help me with a couple terms and where to find a map that shows the areas. I always hear "heels", "turret", and a, b, c, d blocks for W386. I cant find any of that besides the w386 on this map. VFRMAP - Digital Aeronautical Charts. Where can I find a map that shows it. Thanks

This is the best I can do:

 

[mdmonitor]

Wondering if anyone can help me with a couple terms and where to find a map that shows the areas. I always hear "heels", "turret", and a, b, c, d blocks for W386. I cant find any of that besides the w386 on this map. VFRMAP - Digital Aeronautical Charts. Where can I find a map that shows it. Thanks

HEELS & TURET are both navigational FIXES:

Details for Fix: HEELS

New Fix Search

Data is effective 11/09/2017 - 12/07/2017

Latitude: 37-25-54 N
Longitude: 75-30-0 W
Country: UNITED STATES
State: VIRGINIA
ARTCC: ZDC
Fix Type: RP
NAV-FAC-AZIMUTH/DSTC: LFI*TACAN*073.00/46.09
Updated: 09/22/2000

Details for Fix: TURET

New Fix Search

Data is effective 11/09/2017 - 12/07/2017

Latitude: 37-0-10.9 N
Longitude: 75-47-8.35 W
Country: UNITED STATES
State: VIRGINIA
ARTCC: ZDC
Fix Type: MR
NAV-FAC-AZIMUTH/DSTC: LFI*TACAN*110.00/28.00
Updated: 08/30/2012

These and other fixes can be found at:

https://nfdc.faa.gov/nfdcApps/services/ajv5/fix_detail.jsp?fix=14614&list=yes

 

[Mark]

Also I like using opennav for easier google map waypoint locations.
Spelling on various waypoints are tricky at times if they don't spell them out for you.

HEELS : waypoint : OpenNav aviation database
TURET : waypoint : OpenNav aviation database

Both these waypoints a ways South of us here.

 

[maus92]

This is an experiment to see if a linking function on SkyVector works. This is a notional flight from Langley AFB (KLFI) -> HEELS -> TURET -> NAS Oceana (KNTU):


https://skyvector.com/?ll=37.128206...9&chart=301&zoom=2&fpl= KLFI HEELS TURET KNTU

 

[Mark]

Late this morning around 1145am local DEVIL 11 flight of 4 and SPAWN 21 flight of 4
inbound Atlantic City.. That SPAWN callsign new one for me here.
They all went up to Hariisburg area I believe to Duke MOA along with tanker TOPCAT 4 from McGuire
Afterwards TOPCAT 4 said we had negative contacts with the DEVIL,SPAWN flight so wanted to offload
somewhere else if possible,any C-32's around?

 

[mdmonitor]

Late this morning around 1145am local DEVIL 11 flight of 4 and SPAWN 21 flight of 4
inbound Atlantic City.. That SPAWN callsign new one for me here.
They all went up to Hariisburg area I believe to Duke MOA along with tanker TOPCAT 4 from McGuire
Afterwards TOPCAT 4 said we had negative contacts with the DEVIL,SPAWN flight so wanted to offload
somewhere else if possible,any C-32's around?

Mark,

Nice catch on the SPAWN callsign.

I'll add it to my list

 

[Mark]

Mark,

Nice catch on the SPAWN callsign.

I'll add it to my list

Yeah Ron guess callsign goes along with the Devils as in the Devils Spawn.. LOL

 

[HM1529]

I don't know if anybody here ever makes it up near Indiantown Gap but, I was listening to traffic on the state TRS the other day and caught Muir Ops working with a ground controller doing evolutions with helos. The ground controller advised Ops to have helos contact GCA on Victor frequencies 139.425 (original) and then 142.225 (revised). Freq was changed because of noise and broken comms.

I have no idea how often these freqs are used there or for what else they may be utilized. I was too far away from there to hear anything on line of site channels.

 

[Mark]

Yes busy up in the DUKE MOA ranges and surrounding areas.
I bookmark the FAA DUKE area reservations with this.
https://sua.faa.gov/sua/lkSched.jsp?asname=DUKE MOA

 

[Mark]

Some C-17's including two Alaska tails doing cargo work for US Navy from Miramar KNKX.
On their way to Argentina in case needed for sub rescue.
Couple Vids show them loading the Navy sub rescue gear at Miramar.

US Navy to Deploy Undersea Rescue Capabilities to Argentina

Tails mode s logged are
RCH 387 98-0051 AK ANG
RCH 388 00-0171 AK ANG
RCH 389 06-6164 Travis.
RCH 406 C-5M 84-0061 went from KDOV to KNKX last night.

Their first stop is MPTO in Panama then onto SAVC in Argentina.
Hopefully they won't need all that rescue gear.

 

[mdmonitor]

Flyovers

Guys

This is from Alan Henney

Wednesday, November 22nd

10:00 am – 12:30 pm (local) - The U.S. Army Golden Knight Parachute Team will conduct several practice jumps in the area of Fort Meade, MD from a Fokker F-27 aircraft.



Thursday, November 23rd

8:12 pm (local) - There will be a parachute jump conducted by the U.S. Army Golden Knights at FEDEX Field prior to the start of an NFL football game.

This activity has been coordinated in cooperation with the Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Capitol Police, U.S. Park Police, Department of Defense, Pentagon Force Protection Agency, Transportation Security Administration and other NCR area agencies.

 

[freqhopping]

Just had H-60 PAT07 do a flyby of my house. Oddly on adsbexchange it's showing ITMAN13 for a callsign.

Three active C-32Bs earlier, looks like 02-5001 must've gone into Pope. 02-4452 is returning to the east coast from the Utah area. This morning it left FL, into Oceana, then west. 00-9001 is a training flight out of McGuire. It was active this morning too.

 

[mdmonitor]

Guys,

The following was posted by Alan Henney here in DC. Thought some of you might be interested

A couple interesting stories posted on Russia Insider, which appears to be an interesting hodgepodge of Putin propaganda, Russian-style tabloid news and a bit of the Russian version of Fox News.

The first story is a fast-paced piece about jamming U.S. military radio signals... sort of short on facts and details, actually reminds me of some Fox News reports.

Russia's Electronic Weapons Can Easily Neutralize the U.S. Air Force And Ships
https://youtu.be/aHojZOElBo8

Russian Fighter Jet Flies Within 50 Feet of US Spy Plane Causing 'Violent Turbulence'
Russian Fighter Jet Flies Within 50 Feet of US Spy Plane Causing "Violent Turbulence"

Russia Announces 26 Year Old Military Spokeswoman - NATO Surrenders
Russia Announces 26 Year Old Military Spokeswoman - NATO Surrenders

Speaking of the Russians, has anybody been able to identify the satellite dish in front of the embassy here in Washington? Here are some photos. I always found the top floor interesting. Any antennas behind those glass panels?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ty7i7uodc4s7dan/IMG_7292.JPG?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/oa297pi7jjkgm98/IMG_7290.JPG?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hr9ehfav2d15ikh/AACqL-Ee3EKQljtiyhQHGtv9a?dl=0

Also curious what radios they use inside the complex?

 

[freqhopping]

Anybody hear anything about NASA acquiring C-20B 86-0206?

It's currently inbound to Langley from Houston as NASA520.
FAA does have a pending reg for N520NA for it, listing the sn as 86-0206.
.

NASA808 N808NA heading there too.