Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2020

[Mark]

Nope, not even close. I'll stop guessing now. 1045- BOLT 14 up on ZTL 133.600 north of Knoxville AR with PEACH 99.

And another K35R, 61-0272 Grissom 434ARW, using a MacDill callsign, DREW 11.

DREW I think is the latest squadron to MacDill.. MacDill recently added 8 more KC-135's to bring
them to 24 KC-135's.
BOLT was old Detroit Michigan callsign of the 927ARW that moved to MacDill some years back.. Kept the old Detroit callsign
Hard to keep up with KC-135's anymore.. They trade them around like baseball cards even more so with KC-46A's coming omline.

1445 BACKY 96 calling McGuire CP on 237.150 no reply.. BACKY 96 tries again on 134.100 and works.
VHF just carries so much farther than UHF.

 

[mdmonitor]

1513- Several 27th FS F-22s (no calls noted) out in W386. Working on 27th FS Aux 1 (233.525) & Aux 2 (262.025). Also on W386 common (238.1)

1520- Energy 17 (BE-350 N2317 US Dept of Energy Det) land at ADW (125.65 & 118.4).

 

[AirScan]

BOLT was old Detroit Michigan callsign of the 927ARW that moved to MacDill some years back.. Kept the old Detroit callsign

Thanks, that was before my time. Being Tampa I was thinking it was a reference to "Lightning" BOLT, but I guess if it was Detroit, a "Hex" type BOLT would makes sense too, and explains the PISTN callsign in Florida.

Hard to keep up with KC-135's anymore.. They trade them around like baseball cards

Yes, I've noticed around 20 changing teams in the last 6 months. (based on callsigns).

 

[RaleighGuy]

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team will be headed to Lake Charles Regional Airport, delivering toys and books to families impacted by the pandemic and multiple destructive weather events.

WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 08
8:00 a.m. Departure from Naval Air Station, Pensacola
9:00 a.m. Arrival to Lake Charles Regional Airport
9:15 a.m. Santa off loads toys from C-130
10:00 a.m. Leadership interviews and photo opportunities
11:00 a.m. Departure from Lake Charles Regional Airport

WHERE: Lake Charles Regional Airport
500 Airport Blvd.
Lake Charles, LA

 

[jaymatt1978]

Nice catches Bob!! I haven't heard "Darklord" yet

I was hearing them all morning up here in Ct.
Wild 1 thru 4 ,Scary, and "Darklord" on 339.725 doing dogfight exercises. Unusual for a Sat. with the inclement weather. Maybe it cleared up down there in W-107, but still pouring rain here in Southern Ct.
Bob

 

[Mark]

Thanks, that was before my time. Being Tampa I was thinking it was a reference to "Lightning" BOLT, but I guess if it was Detroit, a "Hex" type BOLT would makes sense too, and explains the PISTN callsign in Florida.
Yes, I've noticed around 20 changing teams in the last 6 months. (based on callsigns).

Yeah sometimes the callsigns are odd hints at squads history.. For the longest time I didn't
get "BACKY" till someone said here, Old North Carolina crop.. slang for Tobacco ..
Surprised in this political correct day and age they let them use that callsign

BTW Jay "Darklord" may have been one of the F-16's playing radio role of AWACS or Controller.
They do that sometimes to sim a controller calling out bogeys..

 

[Mark]

SCORE-73 E-6B 164410 showing inbound Pax river asks on Maint Ops 310.150 if anyone going
back to Tinker with him later.. This 410 bird is test then active then test again.
Must be really working with it on some new goodies.

 

[BM82557]

... 0900- AE0874 off Bolling and flying low alt route in the DC area. Too low for me to get any comms from him.

0908 local

 

[Dutchmil]

Good evening,

The PDM return flight to RAF Lakenheath was scrubbed today, next try tomorrow with KC-135 BLUE 41 and KC-10 BLUE 42 out of KWRI.

René.
https://twitter.com/CoronetEast

 

[freqhopping]

AE681B P-8A EAGLE19 off Pax. 133.9

 

[Mark]

2115 SPUR-72 KC-135 58-0049 coming this way Southeast from Michigan.
Meeting up with ROYAL 50 C-17 07-7177 from Dover over Western Pa. at FL20k.. Odd low altitude A/R.
All the THUG C-17 aircraft returning home today/tonight. Guess Vegas Commex exercise is over.

Interesting local PBS article on USSS and Potus in Delaware area.. More motorcades and Marine 1?
Prob will lighten up locally once in the WH later in January.
Secret Service, police create ‘giant bubble’ around Biden in Delaware - WHYY

 

[RaleighGuy]

Hearing Lion 65, 10-0221, AE4F15, C17, out of SC on AR207 Refueling Primary 324.600 with another unidentified aircraft

 

[AirScan]

For the longest time I didn't get "BACKY" till someone said here, Old North Carolina crop.. slang for Tobacco ..

I was wondering about that too, now I know, thanks.

 

[freqhopping]

Washington Center just called for ORDER66 E-6B 164397 on guard 121.5 advise to contact approach on 119.7.

 

[Mark]

I was wondering about that too, now I know, thanks.

Now if I can just get the story behind longtime callsign "FRED" Travis C-5M's
Have a feeling those 4 letters stand for something else

 

[Mark]

Washington Center just called for ORDER66 E-6B 164397 on guard 121.5 advise to contact approach on 119.7.

Thats BWI low appch 119.700 I think.. Looks like headed towards Dover.
2028 local ORDER 66 with Dover appch 132.425 req ILS runway 32 full stop.. JUMBO-71 C-5M doing patterns also at Dover.
Listening to: KDOV Gnd/App | Dover, Delaware, United States | LiveATC.net

 

[Mark]

2053 local ORDER 66 with ground Dover parking at Hot Cargo 3..
Guess that is where they are parking the occasional E-6B visitors. Lot of privacy over there across the field.
2112 RCH 549 taxing on Dover ground 118.875 then departing runway 1 to contact tower 126.350.

 

[AirScan]

Now if I can just get the story behind longtime callsign "FRED" Travis C-5M's

You made me go look. We know what the F stands for, the rest, Ridiculous Economic Disaster. Another one I was wondering about, always thought it was some guys name. I've learned two things today.

 

[rjsincs]

Sad news but what a life. Chuck Yeager, pilot who broke the sound barrier, dies at 97

 

[rjsincs]

You made me go look. We know what the F stands for, the rest, Ridiculous Economic Disaster. Another one I was wondering about, always thought it was some guys name. I've learned two things today.

Now do BUFF lol Big Ugly Fat er um Fella