Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2019

[BM82557]

Thanks for the update. Had AE5C8F 15-00338 RO-6-A (photo below) on midnight shift circuit last night, just had a visual on AE66C3 at 21:20 local, the southern end of the usual circuit takes them directly over my house, sure not as noisy as the P-3's they used to have do the overnights.

https://flic.kr/p/Z8M9gb

 

[TerryPavlick]

Talon22 back up again on 126.400 Potomac at 01:05Z......now on 120.450 at 01:12Z......now on 126.100 at 01:25Z....Washington Center 133.650

In orbit at 13500 feet around Hagerstown

Interesting frequencies

This is in reply to your 4/4/2013 letter requesting AFTRCC coordination for a New Fixed Station License. The location and/or address of the transmitter is /will be:
Hagerstown Regional Airport, Hagerstown, Washington County, MD
Coordinates: 39-42-41 N Lat, 077-43-20 W Lon
Frequencies, emission designators, and maximum transmit power assigned to this recommendation are as follows:
FrequencyPowerEmission(s)

2851 kHz (c)100 W2K80H2B / 2K80J3E / 2K80J7B / 2K80J9W
3443 kHz (c)100 W2K80H2B / 2K80J3E / 2K80J7B / 2K80J9W
5451 kHz (c)100 W2K80H2B / 2K80J3E / 2K80J7B / 2K80J9W
5571 kHz (c)100 W2K80H2B / 2K80J3E / 2K80J7B / 2K80J9W
6550 kHz (c)100 W2K80H2B / 2K80J3E / 2K80J7B / 2K80J9W
AFTRCC 87-2A (8-31-93)

AFTRCC Recommendation Letter: Sierra Nevada Corporation - IMS, P2 of 34-30-2013
8822 kHz (c)100 W2K80H2B / 2K80J3E / 2K80J7B / 2K80J9W
10045 kHz (c)100 W2K80H2B / 2K80J3E / 2K80J7B / 2K80J9W
11306 kHz (c)100 W2K80H2B / 2K80J3E / 2K80J7B / 2K80J9W
13312 kHz (c)100 W2K80H2B / 2K80J3E / 2K80J7B / 2K80J9W
17964 kHz (c)100 W2K80H2B / 2K80J3E / 2K80J7B / 2K80J9W
21931 kHz (c)100 W2K80H2B / 2K80J3E / 2K80J7B / 2K80J9W
123.3583 MHz25 W 5K00A3E / 5K60A3E

The following additional information has been provided to AFTRCC by Sierra Nevada Corporation – Integrated Mission Systems for a New Ground Station Authorization and should be reflected on their FCC application:Ground Elevation above Mean Sea Level at the antenna site: 212.4 meters
Maximum height of the tip of the antenna Above Ground Level: 12.2 meters

 

[SkipjackPhotography]

VXS-1 Navy test guys 'Warlocks" Pax River added another aircraft to their test squadron.
A Twin Otter DH6-C type or UV-18 mil lingo.
Low and slow but may catch someday with a Warlock callsign.
NRL Introduces Newly Acquired Aircraft for Airborne Research

I got good static and touch and go photos of UV-18 793255 at the Easton, Md airport today .

 

[SkipjackPhotography]

I was close guys.. 793255 is ex Army DHC-6 #79-23255.. Forgot the extra Army digit.
Thanks to the Dutch boys at Scramble.

I shot the NAVY DHC-6 out of PAX today both static and on several passes of touch n go. It was joined by DHC-6 N239Z of which I have landing and a ton of static shots of too.

S/N is in the 600's ..... n e body know the manufacture year of DHC - 6 793255 ??

 

[BM82557]

Talon22 back up again on 126.400 Potomac at 01:05Z......now on 120.450 at 01:12Z

Enroute -

 

[Mark]

I shot the NAVY DHC-6 out of PAX today both static and on several passes of touch n go. It was joined by DHC-6 N239Z of which I have landing and a ton of static shots of too.

S/N is in the 600's ..... n e body know the manufacture year of DHC - 6 793255 ??

Assume 1979 from original Army serial # .. Nice pic!

 

[mdmonitor]

1055 EST-- SAM511 (C-32B # 98-0002 1st AS ADW) depart ADW then on SAM discrete (292.8) w/take off and weather conditions.

1100 EST-- Couple of short xmissions on Coronet 319.175. No calls noted. Pilots are chatting about white caps on the Chesapeake and landmarks in the Easton/St Michaels area.

 

[mdmonitor]

1233 EST--Couple of Mussel helos (1st Helo Sqdn ADW) using discrete (293.6)

 

[mdmonitor]

1339 EST-- Navy AX598 (C-130T VR-53 ADW) doing pattern work at ADW

 

[Mark]

1:45PM B-52H BRIG01 61-0006 back from UK at FL390 nothing heard here as was out.
Must have been high over Pa.

 

[mdmonitor]

1514 EST- Couple of Devils (F-16s 119th FS NJ ANG Atlantic City) operating in the PAX areas (305.2)

 

[freqhopping]

Looks like maybe a new C-32A is being tested out of Texas this morning. AE4AEC showing VENUS18.

 

[jetcrafter]

Heads up guys BLUE 23 flight is dragging some fighters in from the the UK passed through my area recently looks like he's turned South from Syracuse NY. Here's my logs:

1818z 134.950 BLUE 23 flight check in with ZBW in the block 24-260.
1823z 250.300 BLUE 23 and ???? 91 (MAZDA?) flight setting up refueling on boom freq.
1826z 128.325 BLUE 23 flight check in with ZBW in the block 24-260.
1835z 240.500 ???? 91 flight Air to Air.

 

[mdmonitor]

Guys,

Pic of former Northrop Grumman Test Facility T-39 now on display at the National Electronics Museum in Linthicum MD.

If you're ever in the Baltimore area a visit to the Museum would be worthwhile stop.

 

[Tech792]

11/10/19 0900 local- NYC CAP is up this morning. Assuming POTUS is in the city.
260.9 CAP NOBLE fighters
247.05 Boom WING 61 (85-0033) just RTB to KWRI (on ADS-B)
WING 62 (79-1948) just relieved WING 62

 

[rjsincs]

11/10/19 0900 local- NYC CAP is up this morning. Assuming POTUS is in the city.
260.9 CAP NOBLE fighters
247.05 Boom WING 61 (85-0033) just RTB to KWRI (on ADS-B)
WING 62 (79-1948) just relieved WING 62

I see tankers over where POTUS is all the time on my radar and also ADSBExcange but obviously I never pick up the fighters. Do the fighter typically do racetracks in line with the tankers or do they more come and go then hook up when they need a fill up? Seeing the tankers is obviously very common to me but I never get to see fighters. I haven't been able to find much info on what is usually flying when POTUS is out of DC. Thank you!

 

[mdmonitor]

I see tankers over where POTUS is all the time on my radar and also ADSBExcange but obviously I never pick up the fighters. Do the fighter typically do racetracks in line with the tankers or do they more come and go then hook up when they need a fill up? Seeing the tankers is obviously very common to me but I never get to see fighters. I haven't been able to find much info on what is usually flying when POTUS is out of DC. Thank you!

Maybe someone knows more about this but to my knowledge the CAP fighters are usually in a racetrack-type orbit in the same general area as the tankers but a a different flight level.

 

[mdmonitor]

0927 EST --Wink-68 (KC-10 # 85-0033 305th AME Joint Base McGuire NJ) advises Huntress (260.9) they are 15 mins out for the Yankee CAP. Will come in at F L260.

 

[TerryPavlick]

So far have the following being used by the 187th fighter wing doing the CAP
283.700 A/A
294.725 A/A

Heard the tankers Wink talking on 228.150

Terry
Villas NJ

 

[freqhopping]

Maybe someone knows more about this but to my knowledge the CAP fighters are usually in a racetrack-type orbit in the same general area as the tankers but a a different flight level.

I don't know how they do it in NY, but for the Guard Dog CAP I've heard them say one in the north and the south, counter-rotating orbits. I think it may vary.