Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2020

[mdmonitor]

1520- Raven flt (A-10Cs 104th FS MD ANG MTN) landing at MTN (290.475 & 121.3). 290.475 ident by approach as button #6
I've noticed that for the last several weeks that they are using the VHF 121.3 tower freq (ident by approach as button #3) instead of the UHF freq 254.425.

1525- Axeman flt working Raven Ops (275.7) w/acft status reports. Also on discrete (271.4). Land at MTN

1542- Wardog flt land at MTN.

 

[freqhopping]

Travis

In my notes I also had listed for 104th FS

79-0170
80-0152
82-0177
82-0661

Not sure where I got this info, but the rest of my list correlates with what you posted. My notes say info is dated 2014.

Those are all 163rd FS in Indiana. 82-0177 should be 80-0177.

 

[freqhopping]

Odd aircraft working Lakehurst these days. Can do 300mph and up to Fl 25k.
SP-DYR suggests Polish aircraft..
SP-YDR Flight Tracking and History 30-Jul-2020 (KWRI-KNEL) - FlightAware

It's 13-00282.
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[mdmonitor]

1737- Kuwaiti AF C-17 (KAF 3211 # 343 706216) working Potomac (125.65) for landing at ADW.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Russia building new stealth aircraft

In Russia’s Far East, A Stealth-Fighter Factory Spins Up

It’s one thing to design a warplane. And other thing to build it. That’s a truism Russian fighter-maker Sukohi is learning—or relearning—as it tries to fill the Kremlin’s order for 76 Su-57 stealth fighters.

www.forbes.com

 

[BM82557]

1225- Drape 84 (E-6B TACAMO # 163920 AE0412) off PAX heading south.

Showing as DRAPE82 now, southbound to PAX

 

[Mark]

I didn't know about this until today! ☹ There's a bunch of videos and photos on Facebook already. Here's a YouTube video I just found from a local TV station. Looks like raw video. Fast forward to the 6:30 mark to see it land. I need to get up there to see this!!

Yeah was having my early morning 4:30am coffee before work today Ed when I saw heads up from
Euro post so looked her up on flight Tracker.. Neat appch there over the outer marker runway lights in your vid.
Obvious judging from crowd size of aviation photogs at Bangor in your vid the word had gotten out
Says on commercial aviation mission.. Maybe Anchorage next?
Maybe departure/Destination will show soon here..

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[mdmonitor]

U.S. Air Force holds joint readiness exercise at Chennault

Have seen some Dover C-17s heading down south. Maybe taking part in this exercise.

 

[jetcrafter]

Yeah was having my early morning 4:30am coffee before work today Ed when I saw heads up from
Euro post so looked her up on flight Tracker.. Neat appch there over the outer marker runway lights in your vid.
Obvious judging from crowd size of aviation photogs at Bangor in your vid the word had gotten out
Says on commercial aviation mission.. Maybe Anchorage next?
Maybe departure/Destination will show soon here..

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Thanks Mark. It was all over the TV news even down here in the Southern part of the state. They were estimating a crowd of about 1,000! That's crazy! No one has a definite word on where it's off to next or when it's taking off. RUMOR mill says tomorrow. I might take the drive up to see it.

 

[Mark]

I see the SPYDER (AE5622) B350 up again today doing square turns so far.

SP-YDR Flight Tracking and History 01-Aug-2020 (KWRI - FlightAware

Track SP-YDR flight from Evansville Rgnl to Robert Gray Aaf

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I see Langley has reactivated the 1st MUNS for the F-22's.

U.S. Air Force reactivates 1st Munitions Squadron

The U.S. Air Force is reactivating the 1st Munitions Squadron within the 1st Fighter Wing, July 31, 2020 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. USAF Maj. Michael J. Lundy will assu

www.dvidshub.net

Haven't seen any Hurricane evac news from Langley when last year for Dorian they
evacuated to Ohio.

 

[Dutchmil]

Thanks Mark. It was all over the TV news even down here in the Southern part of the state. They were estimating a crowd of about 1,000! That's crazy!
No one has a definite word on where it's off to next or when it's taking off. RUMOR mill says tomorrow. I might take the drive up to see it.

Interesting video on YouTube with comms from the cockpit:

 

[freqhopping]

The Bangor news sites I've looked at say the AN-225 should be departing Sunday for Glasgow, Scotland.

 

[Dutchmil]

Good evening,

The final two VMA-214 Harriers that were deployed to the Gulf should be arriving at Cherry Point later today.
They departed with BLUE 82 (83-0077) from Lajes at 1605z and their ETA for DOVEY is 2140z.

 

[Dutchmil]

The final two VMA-214 Harriers that were deployed to the Gulf should be arriving at Cherry Point later today.
They departed with BLUE 82 (83-0077) from Lajes at 1605z and their ETA for DOVEY is 2140z.

Apparently only the KC-10 departed as BLUE 61 back to Travis AFB. Harriers should be departing tomorrow (Sunday) at 1200z.

 

[jetcrafter]

The Bangor news sites I've looked at say the AN-225 should be departing Sunday for Glasgow, Scotland.

Thanks freqhopping. BigJetTV will be broadcasting live from Scotland tomorrow for it's arrival. Due in at 1430 their time. Looks like an early morning departure for the 225 from Bangor.

Many videos and pictures are now on the net. I find this video pretty interesting. It's from take off to landing and taxiing at Bangor. Wish I could speak Russian! Could only understand the Bangor ATC guys.

 

[Mark]

Thanks freqhopping. BigJetTV will be broadcasting live from Scotland tomorrow for it's arrival. Due in at 1430 their time. Looks like an early morning departure for the 225 from Bangor.

Yes off to Scotland early 04:10am local.. Maybe more lift on cooler air departure?

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Speaking of big Dover AFB broke ground on new large hangar that will fully enclose a C-5M.

Dover AFB breaks ground on $41.2M hangar

Team Dover broke ground on a new $41.2 million state-of-the-art aircraft hangar on July 31, 2020. Among those in attendance were Col. Matthew Jones, the 436th Airlift Wing commander, Sens. Tom Carper and Chris Coons, Courtney McGregor, Delaware state director for Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester...

www.dvidshub.net

 

[mdmonitor]

Thanks freqhopping. BigJetTV will be broadcasting live from Scotland tomorrow for it's arrival. Due in at 1430 their time. Looks like an early morning departure for the 225 from Bangor.

Many videos and pictures are now on the net. I find this video pretty interesting. It's from take off to landing and taxiing at Bangor. Wish I could speak Russian! Could only understand the Bangor ATC guys.

ED

Thanks for sharing. Got to practice my Russian.

Lots of pre-flight & landing stuff but a couple of interesting things:

1- Rotation speed on take off was 232 MPh

2. Ground control at take off location spoke accented English.

3. Landing speed was 230 MPh

The female voice on landing is some sort of automated altitude notification system.

 

[Dutchmil]

Four Israeli F-35s were delivered from Fort Worth to Lajes last Friday as RETRO 51-54.
They were working Boston center with BLUE 02 (63-7992) coordinating their break-up near Albany.
Here is a short soundclip: RETRO 51

They were supposed to depart this morning from Lajes to Nevatim AFB, but it looks like they are 24h delayed.

 

[Mark]

ED

Thanks for sharing. Got to practice my Russian.

Lots of pre-flight & landing stuff but a couple of interesting things:

1- Rotation speed on take off was 232 MPh
2. Ground control at take off location spoke accented English.
3. Landing speed was 230 MPh
The female voice on landing is some sort of automated altitude notification system.

Watched live vid of landing.. Just 40 tons of fuel upload at Prestwick then
off to France in 2 hours.. A Qatari C-17 parked nearby looked tiny..

Next up later today splashdown of NASA Space X capsule in Gulf of Mexico off Florida Panhandle 2:48PM local here.
First manned splashdown in 45 years aka 1975

 

[RaleighGuy]

ADS B is showing 7+ P8 aircraft leaving NAS Jacksonville FL heading west
due to impending hurricane/tropical storm.

1030 hrs local EDT