Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2017

[BM82557]

DC cap 01/20/2017 cont

08:50 local ZOMBE55 accepts MARSA of BRAVE03 flight - 135.525

 

[mdmonitor]

1017 EST- Omaha 2 (US Customs helo)- on DHS discrete (136.375) w/Omaha 1 (US Customs helo) coordinating on-station switchover. Omaha 2 advises he is just north of restricted area P-256A. Omaha 1 advises that Omaha 2 needs go to grid Inaug N15 to check out the roof of the African-American Museum for two suspicious individuals. Omaha 2 advises he will check w/JTOC (Joint Tactical Ops Center) then do the stn switchover.
Omaha 1 checks in w/JTOC for departure from area.

 

[mdmonitor]

1344- SAM 44 (VC-25 # 82-8000 PPO ADW)-departs ADW then ADS-B shows heading west

. NOTE: Former POTUS & First Family heading to Palm Springs CA.

According to news reports callsign was supposed to be SAM 82800 however looks like they changed it to the POTUS number.

 

[freqhopping]

Obama Marine helo flight to Andrews was EXECUTIVE-1

I think SAM44 became standard for any VC-25 or C-32 presidential backup flights related to Obama. I can't find any reference to it or even SAM43 for Bush.

Shouldn't be too long to see if SAM45 becomes the standard backup to AF1.

1545- STALK54/55 taking over in the CAP. Probably 169th FW from SC.
1554- Odd, hearing Guard Dog L/C on VHF and UHF but not hearing the fighters at all. STALK53 is RTB
1558- STALK53 with ZDC 284.7 RTB McEntire. That confirms 169th FW.

ZOMBE56 is RTB KLNK

1619- STALK54 has a TOI and change to 257.2 needs a block at 3000-5000
1620- And never mind, declared friendly.
1627- SONIC31/32 flight ready to RTB Langley. Extra fighters in the CAP this time apparently.

 

[mdmonitor]

ACY- Atlantic City NJ (KACY)
ADW- Joint Base Andrews MD (KADW)
BW- Bay Watch-NAS PAX Area Advisory Control
BWI- Baltimore-Washington/Thurgood Marshall Airport (KBWI)
DAA- Davison AAF, Ft Belvoir VA (KDAA)
DCA- Reagan National Airport/CGAS Washington, Wash DC (KDCA)
DOV- Dover AFB DE (KDOV)
GK- Giantkiller (FACSFAC, Virginia Capes)
LFI- Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va (KLFI)
MTN- Martin State Airport, Baltimore (KMTN)
NGTF-Northrop-Grumman Test Facility, Baltimore (KBWI)
NTPS-Naval Test Pilot School, PAX
PAX- NAS Patuxent River MD (KNHK)
PTC- Potomac Area TRACON
WRI- Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (KWRI)
ZBW- Boston ARTCC
ZDC- Washington ARTCC
ZNY- New York ARTCC


1. VHF/UHF: ((Times are EST))

((Reach/OSACOM/PAT/JOSA flts not included--Some acft idents from local ADS-B collectors))

0720- Zombie 55 (KC-10A # 84-0190 305th AMW WRI)-w/Huntress (260.9) established in block FL219-250 in DC Guarddog CAP. At 1115 Zombie 55 still in CAP and Brave 3 & 4 departing. Due to wx new CAP block is FL240-280.

0759- Unid acft (no call noted --prob FBI)-on DHS discrete (136.375) advising grnd stn that video signal is flickering on the acft's display but not sure if flickering is also noted on the video
feed.

0802- Tester 10 (T-38C # 158198 NTPS PAX)-on NTPS discrete (264.15) w/area PIREP.

0810- Venus 97 (C-32 # 09-0017 1st AS ADW)-depart ADW then ADS-B showing heading northeast at FL170.

0830- Flt of unid F-22s (call missed) from Langely- checking in w/ZDC Snow Hill (236.825) then into W386 (248.9). Also working on discretes (233.55 & 312.2)

0848- Brave 3 & 4 flt (2 X F-16s, 121st FS DC ANG ADW)-check in w/Huntress (260.9) for DC CAP duty.
Also on discrete (143.6).

0940- ADS-B showing AS-50 N751AM (US Customs), S-76 N269FL (US Customs), & AS-50 N613TC (DHS) airborne and operating in the Wash DC area.

0949- ADS-B shows Ascot 9102 (Voyager KC3 ZZ336 RAF 10/101Sqn) passing over southern NJ at FL390 heading northeast.

0955- ADS-B shows Team 51 (KC-10A # 79-1712) & Team 52 (KC-10A # 79-1947) both from 305th AMW at WRI departing WRI then heading east out over the Atlantic. Return to WRI at 1330.

1017- Omaha 2 (US Customs helo NAS-50 N6977A)- on DHS discrete (136.375) w/Omaha 1 (US Customs helo AS-50 N613TC) coordinating on-station switchover. Omaha 2 advises he is just north of restricted area P-256A. Omaha 1 advises that Omaha 2 needs go to grid Inaug N15 to check out the roof of the
African-American Museum for two suspicious individuals. Omaha 2 advises he will check w/JTOC (Joint
Tactical Ops Center) then do the stn switchover. Omaha 1 checks in w/JTOC for departure from area.

1123- Hawk flt (F-15C 104FW MA ANG Westfield-Barnes ANGB MA)-check in w/ZNY Millville (323.3)

1130- ADS-B shows GAF 563 (A-310 10+23 FBSBMVg German Air Force) east of Martinsburg WVA at 7,000ft descending into Dulles Airport.

1240- Zombie 56 (KC-135R # 63-7991 NE ANG 155ARW/173ARS Lincoln NE)-assumes DC CAP as Zombie 55 departs for WRI. Braves replaced by Sonic 31 flt (2 X F-22s, 94th FS LFI).

1315Z ADS-B shows C-37 # 09-0525 (99th AS ADW) depart ADW then heading south at FL210.

1344- SAM 44 (VC-25 # 82-8000 PPO ADW)-departs ADW then ADS-B shows heading west. NOTE: Former POTUS & First Family heading to Palm Springs CA.

1530- Zombie 57 (KC-135R # 57-2606 IA ANG 185ARW/174ARS Sioux City IA) joins Zombie 56 for CAP duty. Both Zombies perform CAP duty until 1615 when Zombie 56 advises they are RTB.

2. HF: ((Times UTC, Freqs KHz))

11175.0 1305Z Sophomore (TACAMO/ABNCP) USB calling Fistfull w/no response. Then w/Auditory (not

heard) requesting to enter net. Authentication procedure completed and Sophomore requests pp to

271-7190. Sophomore & Auditory then QSY to 9317.0 USB.

09317.0 1311Z Sophomore USB w/Auditory (not heard) establishing contact then nothing more heard.

11175.0 1320Z Sophomore USB w/ES45BR (30 chars)

11175.0 1322Z Fistfull USB w/ES45BR (30 chars)

11175.0 1350Z Sophomore USB w/EAM ES45BR (30 chars). Repeated at 1451Z.

11175.0 1457Z Navy LL44 (P-8 Poseidon VP-30 NAS Jacksonville FL) USB calling Mainsail w/no

response.

15867.0 1509Z AYU (USCGC Petrel WPB 87350 NAYU San Diego CA) USB/ALE sounding.

11175.0 1832Z Sophomore USB w/Auditory (not heard) w/authentication procedures for exiting the net.

11175.0 1844Z Nominate (TACAMO/ABNCP) USB w/Auditory w/request to check out of net. Authentication procedures completed and Nominate exits net.

11175.0 2035Z Toad Stool USB calling Fistfull w/no response. Then w/Auditory (not heard) w/request

to enter the net. Authentication procedures completed then Toad Stool enters net & requests pp to

271-7190. Auditory requests they QSY to 9317.0

09317.0 2049Z Auditory USB w/Toad Stool establishing connection then Toad Stool "standing By".

After 7 min wait Toad Stool advises Auditory to terminate PP no further assistance required.

 

[BM82557]

Dc cap 01/21/2017

ZOMBE58 84-0191 out of McGuire at 07:25 local heading to DC area

 

[Mark]

Sure a lot of National Guard planes into Andrews today..
Assume to pick up their various units for trips back to home States
Just some mode s logged since last night..

TREK 01 C-130H 84-0212 Del ANG req 10k fuel
TREK 02 C-130H 84-0213 (showing CASTL13) req 6k fuel.
WYLIE 81,82,83 Kansas ANG KC-135's up from Florida area it seems,maybe crew rested down there.
ARTIC 21 KC-135 63-8015 Alaska ANG
ROPER 91 C-130H 85-1368 Texas ANG
PROPS 91 C-130H 84-0204 Arkansas ANG
MANU 61 C-17 05-5146 15Wg Hawaii ANG

 

[bpittman]

ALE Question. Does anyone know of a ALE decoding program that can decode ALE when using an online SDR such as kiwi.hu? I''d like to use my laptop to monitor SDR with the ALE decoding installed so there is no need to connect any audio cables. Is this possible?

Bill
Morgan County, WV

 

[simplec6]

Sure a lot of National Guard planes into Andrews today..
Assume to pick up their various units for trips back to home States
Just some mode s logged since last night..

TREK 01 C-130H 84-0212 Del ANG req 10k fuel
TREK 02 C-130H 84-0213 (showing CASTL13) req 6k fuel.
WYLIE 81,82,83 Kansas ANG KC-135's up from Florida area it seems,maybe crew rested down there.
ARTIC 21 KC-135 63-8015 Alaska ANG
ROPER 91 C-130H 85-1368 Texas ANG
PROPS 91 C-130H 84-0204 Arkansas ANG
MANU 61 C-17 05-5146 15Wg Hawaii ANG

Just curious if there's an easy/efficient way to monitor certain Mil Air ADSB Activity like this? I run 2 PiAwares and it'd be pretty cool to load up a list of aircraft IDs, or maybe just a way to filter out the Mil and Interesting aircraft I pick up each day?

 

[Mark]

Just curious if there's an easy/efficient way to monitor certain Mil Air ADSB Activity like this? I run 2 PiAwares and it'd be pretty cool to load up a list of aircraft IDs, or maybe just a way to filter out the Mil and Interesting aircraft I pick up each day?

Yes not easy.I filter out my old radarbox logs on their software using mode s prefix
wildcards.. Example most US mil start with AE so filter with AE* with * being the wildcard.
Also ADF* is another for some US milair.
C2* for Canada
43* for UK
15* for Russian types.
However populating my particular individual aircraft ID's was old fashioned internet searching and adding manually to my local database..Took me years and still a work in progress..
I also wish their was a easier way via a USB dongle..

 

[freqhopping]

Just curious if there's an easy/efficient way to monitor certain Mil Air ADSB Activity like this? I run 2 PiAwares and it'd be pretty cool to load up a list of aircraft IDs, or maybe just a way to filter out the Mil and Interesting aircraft I pick up each day?

I use PlanePlotter and have it configured to create an alert log each day. Everything I've marked as interesting in my database shows up in an alert window when it's being received. They're all logged in a text file, but there are usually multiple entries per aircraft due to various things like initially not receiving the squawk or callsign, and then receiving those later.

 

[SiuDude2]

Shouldn't be too long to see if SAM45 becomes the standard backup to AF1.

Confirmed....SAM45 was the callsign for the PEOTUS's flight from LGA to ADW on January 19th.

 

[Mark]

Half dozen A-10C's into Martin State from Lajes this afternoon around 1900z/2PM local
Callsign TABOR 31-36 and tanker to McGuire was KC-10 BLUE 91
Guess nasty wind and rain didn't slow them down..

 

[freqhopping]

Confirmed....SAM45 was the callsign for the PEOTUS's flight from LGA to ADW on January 19th.

No it's not confirmed. He hasn't made a flight as POTUS. I know that flight was SAM45. That's why I brought it up. What I'm talking about is now that he's president, will the backup that flies along AF1, be it another VC-25, a C-32 or whatever use the callsign SAM45 the same way the Obama's backup was SAM44.

 

[mdmonitor]

No it's not confirmed. He hasn't made a flight as POTUS. I know that flight was SAM45. That's why I brought it up. What I'm talking about is now that he's president, will the backup that flies along AF1, be it another VC-25, a C-32 or whatever use the callsign SAM45 the same way the Obama's backup was SAM44.

Travis,

My guess is that the backup acft will be one of the C-32s.

 

[Mark]

Half dozen A-10C's into Martin State from Lajes this afternoon around 1900z/2PM local
Callsign TABOR 31-36 and tanker to McGuire was KC-10 BLUE 91
Guess nasty wind and rain didn't slow them down..

Ok seems was our local A-10's that arrived today..Was only a 3 month deployment.
Should be 6 more come Tuesday TABOR 41-46..

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10155017337044214.1073741978.92466934213&type=3

 

[Mark]

Seems today's TABOR 41-46 A-10C flights returning to Martin State went into Gander CYQX
along with their KC-135 tanker BLUE 92..
Their KC-10 never got out of Lajes along with them so guess as far as they could go with 1 KC-135.
Maybe they can hop down this way later tonight or tomorrow.

 

[mdmonitor]

Seems today's TABOR 41-46 A-10C flights returning to Martin State went into Gander CYQX
along with their KC-135 tanker BLUE 92..
Their KC-10 never got out of Lajes along with them so guess as far as they could go with 1 KC-135.
Maybe they can hop down this way later tonight or tomorrow.

Maark,

Thanks for update. At 1259 EST- ADS-B shows Clean 82 (KC-135R # 64-14837 22nd ARW McConnell AFB KS) off NJ/DE/MD/VA coast at FL360 heading south.

I originally thought he might have dropped off the A-10s then headed south.

 

[mdmonitor]

ACY- Atlantic City NJ (KACY)
ADW- Joint Base Andrews MD (KADW)
BW- Bay Watch-NAS PAX Area Advisory Control
BWI- Baltimore-Washington/Thurgood Marshall Airport (KBWI)
DAA- Davison AAF, Ft Belvoir VA (KDAA)
DCA- Reagan National Airport/CGAS Washington, Wash DC (KDCA)
DOV- Dover AFB DE (KDOV)
GK- Giantkiller (FACSFAC, Virginia Capes)
LFI- Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va (KLFI)
MTN- Martin State Airport, Baltimore (KMTN)
NGTF-Northrop-Grumman Test Facility, Baltimore (KBWI)
NTPS-Naval Test Pilot School, PAX
PAX- NAS Patuxent River MD (KNHK)
PTC- Potomac Area TRACON
WRI- Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (KWRI)
ZBW- Boston ARTCC
ZDC- Washington ARTCC
ZNY- New York ARTCC


1. VHF/UHF: ((Times are EST))

((Reach/OSACOM/PAT/JOSA flts not included--Some acft idents from local ADS-B collectors))


1100- ADS-B shows Topcat 4 (KC-1235R # 58-0010 108th ARW/141st ARS NJ ANG WRI) departing WRI then heading south at FL280.
1110- Wild 1 flt (2 X F-16s 121st FS DC ANG ADW)-depart ADW (348.725) then check in w/ZDC Calvert
(281.4). Also w/BW (270.8).Also on discrete (143.6) in ACM training.
1111- ADS-B shows Rider 69 (C-17A # 0707170 436th AMW/3rd AS DOV) passing over Wash DC at FL330 heading south.
1113- ADS-B shows Baton 81 (EC-130J # 96-8153 193rd SOG PA ANG Harrisburg PA) departing Harrisburg then heading south at FL260.
1119- Evac 38044 (KC-135R # 63-8044 916th ARW/77th ARS Seymour-Johnson AFB NC)-land at ADW.
1133- ADS-B shows Moroccan Air Force 136 (Gulfstream 5 CN-AMS) approaching WRI for landing.
1140- DeeCee 22 (KC-135R # 57-1479 756th ARS ADW)-land at ADW.
1142- Musel 12 (UH-1 1st Helo Sqdn ADW)-land at ADW.
1145- ADS-B shows Anvil 67 (C-130H # 95-6712 WV ANG 130AW/130AS Cheyenne WY) approaching Martinsburg WVA for landing. At 1336 ADS-B shows Anvil 67 departing Martinsburg and heading south at FL190.
1154- Pioneer 01 (P-8 Poseidon # 167955 VX-1 PAX)-depart PAX (121.0)
1155- ADS-B shows Polo 95 (C-17A #01-0192 NY ANG 105AW/137AS Stewart ANGB NY) passing over PAX at FL350 heading north.
1220- ADS-B shows Team 22 (KC-10 # 87-0120 305th AMW WRI) over Cape Charles VA at FL280 heading south.
1230-Marine 374 (UC-35D # 166374 MAW-4 ADW)-depart ADW then ADS-0B shows heading south at FL200. Reurns tro ADW at 1545.
1259- ADS-B shows Clean 82 (KC-135R # 64-14837 22nd ARW McConnell AFB KS) off NJ/DE/MD/VA coast at FL360 heading south.
1304- Jumbo 70 (C-5M # 83-1285 436th AMW/9th AS DOV)-w/DOV CP (349.4) w/inbound msg.
1335- ADS-B shows Decoy 12 (C-17A # 00-0181 167th AS WVA ANG Martinsburg WVA) in low level acty in vicinity of Martinsburg.
1340- Navy 376 (C-37 # 166376 VR-1 ADW)-land at ADW.
1345- Score 12 (unid, VX-20 PAX)-w/BW (305.2) & on test discrete (313.7)
1346- ADS-B shows Team 21 (KC-10A # 86-0028) & Team 22 (KC-10A #87-0120) both 305th AMW at WRI off DE coast at FL110 heading north.
1348- ADS-B shows Team 23 (KC-10A # 87-0110 305th AMW WRI) approaching WRI for landing.
1350- Score 60 (KC-130T # 162310 VX-20 PAX)-on test discrete (376.8)
1355- Venus 31 (C-40C # 01-0041 99th AS ADW)-land at ADW.
1356- ADS-B shows Decoy 44 (C-17A # 00-0182 167th AS WVA ANG Martinsburg WVA) approaching Martinsburg for landing.
1359- Jumbo 95 (C-5M # 85-0008 436th AMW/9th AS DOV)-w/DOV CP (349.4) w/inbound msg.
1405- Venus 94 (C-32A # 99-0004 1st AS ADW)-land at ADW.
1530- Venus 52 (C-37 # 09-0525 99th AS ADW)-land at ADW.
1630- Tiger 11 (P-8 Poseidon # 168430 VP-8 NAS Jacksonville FL)-depart PAX (135.625). ADS-B shows
heading south at FL260 prob back home to Jacksonville.

 

[Mark]

Maark,

Thanks for update. At 1259 EST- ADS-B shows Clean 82 (KC-135R # 64-14837 22nd ARW McConnell AFB KS) off NJ/DE/MD/VA coast at FL360 heading south.

I originally thought he might have dropped off the A-10s then headed south.

Rgr Ron CLEAN 82 was with yesterdays group and is now with 6AMW/927ARW
MacDill and headed home today..
Not sure if all 6 A-10's made Gander today or if lone KC-135 just took a few.
Looking for original BLUE 91 KC-10 83-0082 which made Lajes with second group 2 days
ago but nothing since.Maybe broken A-10 or KC-10?
Will see what pops up tomorrow..