Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2018

[maus92]

06/01/18 @ 1934 local- ZOMBIE 10 doing laps over Frederick, MD. I saw him depart McGuire a few hours ago. I'm guessing a CAP?

TFR for the area, think Camp David and the Presidente.

 

[maus92]

Sort of old milair today on the mode s logger..
1620z (A94F8D) callsign DOC72 N69972 B-29 Superfortress dropping down into Reading Pa.
for their WW2 airshow weekend.What a chrome beauty.. One of only two flying today with Fifi being the other one.

https://www.facebook.com/DocsFriends

Also 1825z (A65F73) N51DT P-51D "Merlin Magic" showing callsign RPAT63

Airshow at PAX this weekend too.

 

[freqhopping]

ZOMBIE21 59-1504 from Pittsburgh and NOBLE01 in the CAP. NOBLE02 left a few minutes to RTB, maybe to Seymour-Johnson because he requested to be cleared to nav fix TBOLT.


0912- HUNTRESS just advised ZOMBIE22 they'll be ARing with COSMIC flight of F-15s.. Huh? F-15s?

 

[Tech792]

ZOMBIE 22 just left McGuire 63-8040 at 0900 local.

 

[bpittman]

We don't have a CAP around Camp David, do we?

 

[BM82557]

We don't have a CAP around Camp David, do we?

Yes there is -

Effective Date(s):
From June 01, 2018 at 1900 UTC (June 01, 2018 at 1500 EDT)
To June 03, 2018 at 2030 UTC (June 03, 2018 at 1630 EDT)

TFRs can be found at - Federal Aviation Administration - Graphic TFR's

 

[bpittman]

Oh, I'm not hearing anything on my usual freqs. What might some of the frequencies be now?

 

[freqhopping]

Oh, I'm not hearing anything on my usual freqs. What might some of the frequencies be now?

The usual 260.9.

ATC on 350.25 for ground side, F-16 on 269.5

ZOMBIE23 87-0121 taking up duty now.
1448- There is an issue with NOBLE21. NOBLE22 will arrive solo for now. COSMIC02 will RTB when NOBLE22 arrives. COSMIC01 will stay until NOBLE21 arrives.

 

[bpittman]

The usual 260.9.

ATC on 350.25 for ground side, F-16 on 269.5

ZOMBIE23 87-0121 taking up duty now.
1448- There is an issue with NOBLE21. NOBLE22 will arrive solo for now. COSMIC02 will RTB when NOBLE22 arrives. COSMIC01 will stay until NOBLE21 arrives.

WOW. Haven't heard a thing. Usually we hear some comms when the AC's come around to the west side of the track here in Berkeley Springs. Thanks for the update.

 

[Mark]

Article in Warzone has a retired B777 coming to Aberdeen this November for some
explosive testing in cooperative Homeland security testing. APG good at blowing things up.

The U.S. Army Is Going to Blow Up This Ex-Saudi Airlines Boeing 777 Jet - The Drive

Don't get many Heavies into KAPG Phillips AAF but 8k long runway should do fine.
Usually on Phillips tower 126.150 only hear choppers occasionally passing thru or near restricted areas.

 

[freqhopping]

NOBLE01/02 this morning are F-15s from SJ. Replacement SLAM flight soon to take over is from Barnes.
260.9
228.9 AR


Still haven't found any air to air comms. But now Huntress is mentioning 246.9 for air to air.

ZOMBIE31 87-0122
ZOMBIE32 59-1504

1107- SLAM31/32 flight checking in on 350.25
1139- Sounds like comms on 246.9 now, but too weak to make out. Secondary radios must be crappy, unless it's the departed NOBLE flight.

 

[Mark]

Tuesday morning the first 4 RAF F-35B's are being delivered to RAF Marham from the US.
Two RAF Voyager tankers staged at Gander CYQX this afternoon.
RRR9102 ZZ335
RRR9103 ZZ331
Should draw big crowds across the Pond.

In the recent Vid below see runway 23 which is at MCAS Beaufort SC where they have been training.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmbgENbYJnk

 

[Mark]

Tuesday morning the first 4 RAF F-35B's are being delivered to RAF Marham from the US.
Two RAF Voyager tankers staged at Gander CYQX this afternoon.
RRR9102 ZZ335
RRR9103 ZZ331
Should draw big crowds across the Pond.

In the recent Vid below see runway 23 which is at MCAS Beaufort SC where they have been training.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmbgENbYJnk

Delivery scratched today so will try again Tommorow..

 

[screenersam]

big boy behind my house earlier
P-8?

 

[Mark]

big boy behind my house earlier
P-8?

Need a magnifying glass! LOL
There were a couple P-8's in area this morning.

 

[screenersam]

little bigger, not sure if clear enough

 

[freqhopping]

The Japanese PM will be inbound to Andrews within the next hour. JF001 currently over eastern Ohio. JF002 farther behind.

 

[BM82557]

Air Force Grounds Entire B-1 Fleet

fyi -

"The U.S. Air Force has grounded its B-1B bomber fleet over safety concerns related to the Lancer's ejection seats." - https://www.military.com/daily-news...bomber-fleet-over-ejection-seat-concerns.html

 

[BM82557]

A-124 UR-82009 out of IAD and northwest over Martinsburg continuing NW into PA. Hex 50801D on ADS-B in the 13:46 - 13:57 local timeframe.

 

[freqhopping]

Flyover at the Belmont Stakes had F-16 00-0221 from Shaw, F-35 from Luke and P-51 N151AM which is based in Manassas.