Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2020

[mdmonitor]

1204 EST--Looks like Decoy 99 (C-17 # 94-0069 167th AS WVA ANG Martinsburg) is doing low level navigation training & patterns in the Martinsburg area.

 

[krokus]

Just landed at Kinloss after overflying what will be it's base, RAF Lossiemouth, in the company of two Eurofarce.
Apparently Lossiemouth has a twatter feed and they streamed the flypast

 

[Mark]

Looks like Langley 1FW F-22's working their way back Home from the Middle East.
First 6 arrived Spain on 2/1 with KC-10 BLUE 21 #79-0433 McGuire who went back East today across Med as BLUE 61
to help get the other 6. Guess keep ear out for Trend 31 and prob Trend 41 flights later this week.

https://www.facebook.com/Scramblemagazine/posts/3378039565555887

 

[mdmonitor]

Looks like Langley 1FW F-22's working their way back Home from the Middle East.
First 6 arrived Spain on 2/1 with KC-10 BLUE 21 #79-0433 McGuire who went back East today across Med as BLUE 61
to help get the other 6. Guess keep ear out for Trend 31 and prob Trend 41 flights later this week.

https://www.facebook.com/Scramblemagazine/posts/3378039565555887

Mark

Explains why I haven't heard anything from the Langley F-22s out in W386.

 

[mdmonitor]

1533 EST- Navy Tango Papa 11 (T-38 NTPS Pax River) w/DOV approach (257.875) for a couple of PAR's before RTB Pax River.

 

[mdmonitor]

1658 EST-- P-8 # 168333 (VX-1) has been in the Atlantic test Track, off the NJ/DE coast all afternoon flying a long racetrack orbit at FL120.

 

[mdmonitor]

Oops !!! P-8 # 168333 is now showing callsign Score 42 which would make him a VX-20 bird.

 

[IQ_imbalance]

DECEE01 up for CAP refueling....maybe.

 

[Mark]

DECEE01 up for CAP refueling....maybe.

Notam shows 3 hour DC area CAP 0100z-0400z
0022z NOBLE 1 at 5k going to FL200 on 257.200 Potomac Departure
0029z NOBLE 1 reports for station on Huntress 260.900
0038z Still don't see a tanker up. NOBLE 1 real weak here on 260.900.Must be West or South of DC.
0042z NOBLE 1 complains about clouds but say can work any altitude assigned.

 

[IQ_imbalance]

my bad, looked like he was setting up an orbit to the E of DC, then he headed W and kept going.....

 

[mdmonitor]

1923--Couple of DC ANG F-16s just departed ADW. Might be CAP fighters. Using Noble 11 callsign on 350.250. Requesting FL220-FL230.

CAP freqs active: 135.525, 260.9 & 350.35

1945 EST--Sounds like tanker on 135.525 & 260.9. Think callsign is Nice 99 but not sure. Nothing showing on ADS-B as of now. Noble flight advises they will head to tanker at 0100Z. At 1949 EST tanker advises they are on station.

 

[rjsincs]

This morning 08:45 local HOG-01 flight of 6 climbing up with Pot appch Martin State
looking for higher to FL20k on ZDC Millville 363.000.
Strong com here on tape so assume Northeast Bound. No tankers seen up so can't go too far.

I wonder if this is the same flight of 6 A-10s that was spotted in Europe.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1224798284075667463

 

[Mark]

0055z NOBLE 1+2 looking for AR primary tanker freq A/A 238.175 at first says try 228.900 then
hold up on that.Some confusion then go to 228.900.

 

[mdmonitor]

1955 EST--Noble 22 advises Nice 99 that he will be first to the tanker. Nice 99 advises that they are on 228.9. Noble 22's tail number is 88330.

1958 EST- DHS acft working on discrete (136.375 AM). ADS-B showing DHS AS-50 (N614TC) at about 1,000 ft just south of Wash DC.

2005 EST-- Noble 22 finishes at tanker & Noble 21 advises he will head to tanker in about 25 minutes.

2010 EST Nobles push to Aux 5 then noted on 238.175 (thanks Mark) w/acft ops checks. Looks like they are using this freq as interplane A-A

 

[freqhopping]

I haven't heard any comms related to the designated survivor going to the safe site.
Did just hear what was likely OMAHA11 (squawk 4611) N614TC on 136.375.

 

[Mark]

Mark

Explains why I haven't heard anything from the Langley F-22s out in W386.

Correction to my original post KC-10's BLUE 31 #84-0186 ,32 #79-1948 came West thru Med today with the other 6 Langley F-22's.
Now all are in Spain.. Those F-22's are as thirsty as F-15's,on Altravs they will add external wing tanks to the F-22's. Not stealthy but who cares.
BLUE 61,62 dragged some A-10's westbound today.

 

[mdmonitor]

Nice 99 still not showing up on ADS-B.

2035 EST--Noble 21 at tanker. Gives tail number as 86304 & advises that he is from 13th Wing as Andrews. Finishes tanking at 2040 EST & advises they will be back in an hour.

 

[BM82557]

Only one I see is a Park Police helo -

 

[IQ_imbalance]

Ha....238.175 A/A talk about an acquaintance who left the F-16 for the KC-135 so he'd have time to go to law school. This is a chatty flight....

 

[freqhopping]

OMAHA1 inbound to Mt WX. 241.0