Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2019

[Mark]

AE53F9 MV-22 enroute to Philly it looks like from Quantico.

Yeah AE53F9 hanging level here at 5600 feet now down to 4600 feet,slow mover.
A Knighthawk 31 with Philly appch 124.350 dropping down. Could be same.
HMX-1 A/A 273.950 short message about him getting in there ahead of us.
Looks like Potus is attending the game today.

 

[carbineone]

AE53F9 MV-22 enroute to Philly it looks like from Quantico.

TEFLON01 KC-10 79-1949 heading south over VA. I expect it will turn around eventually and do CAP duty.

They just refuelled two Devil F-16's on 247.050 over Roanoke.

 

[freqhopping]

Just heard the tanker L/C on 260.9, saying they're running their numbers.

 

[freqhopping]

Sounds like TEFLON99 may be hooking up with NOBLE11 over VA. 247.05


Quite an unusual CAP with a secondary tanker having the second shift in tow refueling up through VA back towards PA.

 

[Mark]

TEFLON 01 egressed from CAP to the Southwest heading towards Baltimore
Hearing current fighters NOBLE 11,12 A/A 283.700
Also heard them on ZDC Woodstown 363.000.Tanker TEFLON 1 seems to be orbiting over South Jersey.
That A/A 283.700 was used by the 187th FW out of Alabama before up this way.

The 6 Army Apaches from 82nd CAB at Fort Bragg with practice flight yesterday.

 

[freqhopping]

As TEFLON01 is leaving the CAP it's topping off the first shift who is RTB.
Skies have cleared a lot in my area and I'm surprised I couldn't see it turn around.

 

[freqhopping]

Just heard the USAF on guard warning an aircraft they have entered a restricted area near College Park while not squawking mode 3.

There's been a third warning. Been advised to contact the FAA and head east immediately.

1700- 4th warning. Aircraft is 5mi NW of Lee airport, now squawking mode 3, advised the same as previously.

And a warning to an aircraft 4mi SE of DCA heading 180 1500ft.
2nd warning- heading 285, 2000ft 40kts
3rd warning- 2mi east of Potomac heading south

 

[freqhopping]

Looks like an RC-135 type may now be using an AE6 hex. AE6961 showing SAME55

 

[Mark]

12:30PM local RAM 11 flight of 3 up and headed back South from Philly.
RAM 14 right behind them.No doubt they celebrated Navy win over Army in Philly last night and slept in
Saw quick TV blurb of four A-10's doing pre-game flyover at Redskins stadium but nothing heard here
from MD ANG A-10's... Out of town visitors? FT A-10's perhaps?

 

[TerryPavlick]

Last night had AE6787 on screen at 34K headed southbound. Could not identify the aircraft. Tracked it to Jacksonville on ADS-B exchange and while monitoring Jacksonville approach heard Tiger 4 switched over to Navy Jax so presume a P8A (but not sure which one).

Terry
Villas NJ

 

[Mark]

Rgr Terry see my Dec 8 post and others by Freqhop before that one.
Seems Jacksonville running some spoof mode testing P-8As's up and down coast lately.

 

[TerryPavlick]

Rgr Terry see my Dec 8 post and others by Freqhop before that one.
Seems Jacksonville running some spoof mode testing P-8As's up and down coast lately.

Mark

Okay just had AE66C4 go by headed same direction at 28K - heard a LK tail on a Washington ATC freq - so probably related.

Terry

 

[Mark]

0934AM local BLUE ANGEL 7 on ZDC UHF in area at FL240,"Traffic in sight".
Maybe scouting McGuire or Jones Beach for airshows next May.

 

[Tech792]

12/18/19 had a single Osprey go over coastal NJ by Sandy Hook going north towards NYC just after noon. No radios on me at the time.

 

[TerryPavlick]

12/18/19 had a single Osprey go over coastal NJ by Sandy Hook going north towards NYC just after noon. No radios on me at the time.

Had Nighthawk 12 going that direction - probably what you saw.

Terry
Villas NJ

 

[Mark]

2145z Mode S (ADFEBF) NINJA-18 US Army C560/UC-35A #96-00109 Southwestbound Northeast US at FL400.
Japan based Army type logged westbound in the Med 12/13 so working way westbound to US.
Prob going for Depot work or retirement.. don't get that callsign often around here

 

[mdmonitor]

Understand that Northrop Grumman Test Facility at KBWI is getting a new L-39 N391ZA to replace their T-39 which was retired awhile ago.

L-39 is sked to arrive at BWI today.

 

[mdmonitor]

0925 EST- ADS-B showing USAF MC-12W 09-0660 from 9RW/489RS Beale AFB CA [KBAB] doing some tight orbits at FL150 just south of Dover AFB in Delaware

0940 EST--Flight of 3 DC ANG F-16s (SCARY) with Potomac (348.725) Scary 1 declares he will continue on as 1-ship while SCARY 2 & 3 will return to ADW. At 0942 SCARY-2 with ADW tower (349.0) declaring IFE.

0945 EST-- ADS-B showing Q-4 Global Hawk off of PAX at FL340 and climbing.

0950 EST-- TACAMO E-6 # 164387 off of PAX and heading west. May be going back to Tinker.

 

[mdmonitor]

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[mdmonitor]

1030 EST-- Navy 373 (DH-6 # 793255 NTPS PAX) doing pattern work at Dover