Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2019

[screenersam]

float helo @ sby 'boatpix.com' or something like
here for the Marlin tournement I suppose

 

[hill]

boatpix flies around and takes pictures of boats underway.

They then try to get the owners to purchase the pictures.

Going forward should be some nice high priced boats in the tournament to photograph.

 

[Tech792]

I see those Hawkeyes almost daily sometimes passing through NJ. They go up the Hudson River then back down to Chambers NAS, VA. I'm guessing getting in some flying time. Sometimes they show on ADS-B. Callsign is normally Greyhawk.

 

[Mark]

Pease AFB getting their first two KC-46A Tankers Thursday afternoon.
Won't be in service for a while but first two of 12 for the 157th ARW.

First KC-46A tankers to arrive at Pease

NEWINGTON — Two KC-46 air refueling tankers are scheduled to arrive at Pease Air National Guard Base Thursday, Aug. 8 at 4 p.m. The arrival flight crew on the first tanker will include Capt. Leon R…

www.fosters.com

 

[BM82557]

Starting 8/1 there has been a new one orbiting HGR (likely SNC facility related) - A3E5A8

 

[screenersam]

facebook alert for 'large plane crash in water @ mardela'
turns out it was a seaplane landing normal
fyi

"Wicomico-Nanticoke River
Reported Aircraft Down
Nanticoke River area South of Vienna Bridge.
Mardela (9), Vienna (11), Sharptown (14), West Side (12),
2 callers reporting small aircraft in the river taking on water
All units cancelled on an amphibious flying boat. No Emergency"

https://www.facebook.com/shorenewsbeacon/posts/1491628767628680

 

[maus92]

facebook alert for 'large plane crash in water @ mardela'
turns out it was a seaplane landing normal
fyi

"Wicomico-Nanticoke River
Reported Aircraft Down
Nanticoke River area South of Vienna Bridge.
Mardela (9), Vienna (11), Sharptown (14), West Side (12),
2 callers reporting small aircraft in the river taking on water
All units cancelled on an amphibious flying boat. No Emergency"

https://www.facebook.com/shorenewsbeacon/posts/1491628767628680

Surprisingly, the ground units from the two counties had comms problems, even though their radios are capable of interoperating. SMH.

 

[mdmonitor]

1555 EDT-- Couple of A-10Cs using Sandy callsign working o n 293.3 (104th FS MD ANG discrete). They QSY'ed to 133.875 to check in for entry into the restricted area " just north of Atlantic City".

 

[Mark]

Pease AFB getting their first two KC-46A Tankers Thursday afternoon.
Won't be in service for a while but first two of 12 for the 157th ARW.

First KC-46A tankers to arrive at Pease

NEWINGTON — Two KC-46 air refueling tankers are scheduled to arrive at Pease Air National Guard Base Thursday, Aug. 8 at 4 p.m. The arrival flight crew on the first tanker will include Capt. Leon R…

www.fosters.com

Saw only one on mode s today into Pease from Seattle area..
(AE5E0A) PACK-01 KC-46A #17-46029 1905z

 

[Mark]

Saw only one on mode s today into Pease from Seattle area..
(AE5E0A) PACK-01 KC-46A #17-46029 1905z

Looks like just the one delivered today.. Someday will be logging these new tankers into McGuire
First KC-46A tanker arrives at Pease

 

[freqhopping]

Starting 8/1 there has been a new one orbiting HGR (likely SNC facility related) - A3E5A8

Code for N350JU which isn't registered to anything. Listening to HGR tower from yesterday I hear CAVE54 inbound around 1530Z. Those tracks are a PITA to make out start and finish times. Once on the ground tower asked if t-storms were going to wash them out in the afternoon.

 

[Tech792]

08/09/19 @ 1400 local- Tanker orbiting off the east end of Long Island. Possible POTUS CAP for a fundraiser he's attending before coming to NJ. Every once in a while I get a weak hit on 260.9

 

[jaymatt1978]

1555 EDT-- Couple of A-10Cs using Sandy callsign working o n 293.3 (104th FS MD ANG discrete). They QSY'ed to 133.875 to check in for entry into the restricted area " just north of Atlantic City".

I don't recognize 133.875?

 

[mdmonitor]

I don't recognize 133.875?

That's what they said and I tuned there and sure enough they were there to check in w/someone (no call noted) for entry into the MOA.

After the A-10s checked in regular civil traffic was noted on the freq

 

[jetcrafter]

PACK 02 is inbound to Pease now (2101z) their second new KC-46 tanker.

 

[freqhopping]

133.875 is KPHL approach south arrival

 

[mdmonitor]

0900 EDT-- Jade 99 (prob ABNCP) departed ADW (118.4). Looks like he's headed back to Offutt.

0929 EDT-- Couple of fighters (no call noted--prov VA ANG F-22s) checking in w/Giantkiller (238.1)

 

[mdmonitor]

0950 EDT-- Air Force 2 (C-37B # 09-0525) w/Griffin CP (378.1) w/outbound msg. Releases back up acft. ADS-B showed SAM2A (C-37B # 11-0550) departing ADW at same time. Prob the AF2 back up. AF2 heading northeast. At 1012 EDT ADS-B showing AF2 over Atlantic off the NJ coast heading northeast.

0954 EDT-- Fighters noted previously now working on 296.9 (!st FW discrete).

0956 EDT-- Team acft (Team 62 + 1) w/Cape Charles (132.55) setting up AAR for each other. Both acft working on tanker discrete (268.025). ADS-B showing Team 63 (KC-10 # 85-0031) & Team 62 (KC-10 # 84-0189) operating at FL220 over Salisbury MD.

1003 EDT- Devil 11 flt (NJ ANG F-16s) working w/ZNY Colts Neck (307.8)

1007 EDT- Swath 03 (KC-135R # 58-0072) checking in w/Huntress (260.9). Huntress advises that AAR freq will be secondary freq. ADS-B shows Swath 03 at FL100 over Philadelphia. Devil 01 also checking w/Huntress. According to ADS-B looks like Swath 03 departed from McGuire.

 

[RichardKramer]

Potus CAP: 260.9 Pri /228.9 Sec / 247.05 refueling / 260.225, 228.8 a/a / 225.15 HaveQuick .

Rich - N3VMY - KAG0096

 

[mdmonitor]

Rich,

Who was using the A-A freqs? NJ ANG guys or someone else?