AF1 departs ADW 10:35 to CLT use Marine 1 for two stops then returns from Greenville Spartanburg Int'l in SC 2:55 with ADW arrival at 4:10pm
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Looks like Eglin F-22's went North as well today..
09-0015 inflight now, both AF1 and AF2 scheduled in CLT during the 11 O'clock hour
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82-8000 and 92-9000 are out of the barn
CAP action from CLT -
NOBLES up with Huntress 260.9
NOBLES and tankers 228.9
364.2 active with signal levels comparable to CAP players, SENTRY26 between CLT and AVL, didn't get callsign on 364.2
I don't have a lot of time to search so haven't caught any additional A/A or AAR action. Also, HMX should be operational in the area but no joy there either.
Comms not going well at all today - NOBLES not at all happy with jamming on CAP freqs, NOBLE asks tanker 'who would be jamming our freq down here', tanker responds 'secret service'. We don't get a lot of CAP activity in this area so I'm not sure if that is common or not.
NOBLES up with Huntress 260.9
NOBLES and tankers 228.9
364.2 active with signal levels comparable to CAP players, SENTRY26 between CLT and AVL, didn't get callsign on 364.2
I don't have a lot of time to search so haven't caught any additional A/A or AAR action. Also, HMX should be operational in the area but no joy there either.
Comms not going well at all today - NOBLES not at all happy with jamming on CAP freqs, NOBLE asks tanker 'who would be jamming our freq down here', tanker responds 'secret service'. We don't get a lot of CAP activity in this area so I'm not sure if that is common or not.
more from CLT -
260.9 - NOBLES tell Huntress to have jamming stopped, major difficulty hearing Huntress and Wink (tanker)
364.2 - Wizard Alpha (assumed SENTRY 26) with Huntress
260.9 - NOBLES tell Huntress to have jamming stopped, major difficulty hearing Huntress and Wink (tanker)
364.2 - Wizard Alpha (assumed SENTRY 26) with Huntress
This seems odd, the secret service jamming fighter jet UHF communications... Anybody else find this unusual?
SAM 330 C-37B #18-1947 Andrews to MacDill today..
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Had feeling they would need AWACS in Western part of NC due to poor radar coverage in the Mountains.
They do same when in some W Virginia areas too for Potus visits.. Surprised at two of them though.. good training exercise.
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Had feeling they would need AWACS in Western part of NC due to poor radar coverage in the Mountains.
They do same when in some W Virginia areas too for Potus visits.. Surprised at two of them though.. good training exercise.
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Yeah, that's what I was thinking as well. Wizard Alpha and Wizard Bravo are the back-ends working Huntress. They are in orbit just SW of the CAP orbit. Also, 82-8000 which flew into CLT as AF1 took a quick hop down to GSP. That DC10 is the CAP tanker.
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Unrelated to the CAP but I've noticed JAVA C-17's around lately (02-1111 JAVA28 lifted out of DOV a little while ago). That's a new one for me.
It was McChord to DOV yesterday.
It was McChord to DOV yesterday.
Yeah doing some searching and always seems like 62AW McChord C-17 callsign.. Maybe a squad training callsign.
Lots of coffee out there in Seattle
Notice TEAL 74 WC-130J up from Carib area South of Cuba heading into Charleston area..
Guess wx may get heavy in Miss so better off up this way.
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1645- Air Force 2 (C-32 # 98-0002 ADFEB8 1st AS) on approach to ADW. Departed from Charlotte NC.
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1755- SAM 45 (VC-25 # 92-9000 ADFEB9 PPO) working Potomac (118.95) on approach to ADW. Thought I heard him ident as Air Force 1. Maybe just subconscious pilot error.
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Did they use AF1 as the call? Local media showed departure from SC and 92-9000 was already in northern VA when the showed live video of him getting ready to leave. 82-8000 headed that way now followed by RCH780T.
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Right now (1805 EDT) ADS-B showing 82-8000 north of Lynchburg VA heading towards ADW.
1815- Air Force 1 (VC-25 82-8000) working Potomac (125.65) landing at ADW.
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Thought I'd share some not that great audio from Huntress and Nobel today, guess they had comm problems and the pilots are struggling to get hours.
CAP Audio 08242020 CLT
CAP Audio 08242020 CLT
Working out of KCHS..
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