Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2020

[krokus]

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.

To muddy the 135 waters even more: When the 927th left Selfridge, the planes stayed, and were transferred to the MIANG's 127th Wing. (Along with some people who did not want to change drill locations, including a few in my squadron.)

 

[mdmonitor]

1315- Wardog flt (2 X A-10Cs 104th FS MD ANG) working CAS training on discrete (228.1).

1335- SAM 262 (C-37 # 06-0500 AE206D) off ADW heading south.

 

[mdmonitor]

1415- Axeman flt (4 MD ANG A-10Cs) working Raven Ops (275.7) & on discrete (266.6). Chat about traffic at Dulles so probably returning from Evers MOA.

1435- Tester 01 (F-18 # 165542 NTPS) working w/Bay Watch (270.8) & another acft. Tester 01 callsign is usually reserved for Cmdr NTPS. Possibly Tester 01 is evaluating a NTPS student.

 

[Mark]

Hungarian fighter salute to Chuck Yeager..
Legendary Hungarian 59/1 'Puma' Squadron pays respect to Chuck Yeager during supersonic intercept practice : aviation (reddit.com)

I think he shot down a ME-262 jet near end of WW2. Said those planes flew rings around us in Mustangs but not
much fuel range so they would wait till jets started there landing appch and then swoop down and attack them.
Smart brave pilots back then.

 

[MilAirNJ]

Active right now. Missed most of the conversation unfortunately

296.900 1st FW Joint Base Langley Air/Air

 

[mdmonitor]

1500- Devil flt (F-16s NJ ANG) working Dveil Ops (261.0) & ZDC Woodstown (363.0). Also on discrete (298.6)

1511- Acft 51 & 52 (Nighthawks? HMX-1 Quantico) working on discrete (273.95)

1315- Two 71st FS T-38s (no calls noted) working on discrete 71st FS Aux 1 (233.55) & w/Giantkiller (249.8). On pilot is female.

 

[vgames15]

1500- Devil flt (F-16s NJ ANG) working Dveil Ops (261.0) & ZDC Woodstown (363.0). Also on discrete (298.6)

Just flew over me north of KILG

 

[Dutchmil]

Hungarian fighter salute to Chuck Yeager..
Legendary Hungarian 59/1 'Puma' Squadron pays respect to Chuck Yeager during supersonic intercept practice : aviation (reddit.com)

I think he shot down a ME-262 jet near end of WW2. Said those planes flew rings around us in Mustangs but not
much fuel range so they would wait till jets started there landing appch and then swoop down and attack them.
Smart brave pilots back then.

He was a great American hero and patriot. I once saw his supersonic flight at Edwards AFB, opening the airshow.

It would be a fitting tribute, if the USAF would be flying with some of his personal callsigns the nex few days ....

RIP Brigadier General Yeager.

René.

 

[freqhopping]

DECOY55 using UHF with Martinsburg tower currently. 233.7
That's very rare to hear.

 

[freqhopping]

He was a great American hero and patriot. I once saw his supersonic flight at Edwards AFB, opening the airshow.

It would be a fitting tribute, if the USAF would be flying with some of his personal callsigns the nex few days ....

RIP Brigadier General Yeager.

René.

There has got to be an epic flyover for his burial.

 

[Mark]

1812 local SCARY 1 declaring a IFE req direct Andrews at FL280 on GK 249.800
1818 Coms on ZDC Salisbury 257.700. Guess WILD and SCARY flights were out in W-386
1824 SCARY 1 on Pot appch Andrews 348.725.. That was quick.

 

[freqhopping]

Between Salisbury and PCT SCARY was on ZDC 285.45. Lacking ATC manning sure has mixed things up, like the E-6B being given 119.7 way out west last night.

 

[Mark]

There has got to be an epic flyover for his burial.

Yeah also once commanded the 4th TFW on F-4 Phantoms at Seymour Johnson..
I'm sure some SJ F-15's would join that flyover..

He didn't get a warm welcome to his first pilot assignment as a young pilot
in 1943 in England.. Guess a lot of locals didn't like Yanks taking over their towns.

Sixteen months later he was a non-commissioned officer with the 363rd Fighter Squadron based at Leiston, Suffolk – “three concrete runways surrounded by a sea of mud” – flying a North American P-51 Mustang. “The locals in the nearby village of Yoxford,” he recalled, “resented having 7,000 Yanks descend on them, their pubs and their women, and were rude and nasty.”

 

[freqhopping]

DC ANG BRAVE flight doing sim intercept training on 377.575


I'd like to see a flyover with as many of the types Yeager has flown that are still flying, ended with a missing man formation.

 

[mdmonitor]

DC ANG BRAVE flight doing sim intercept training on 377.575


I'd like to see a flyover with as many of the types Yeager has flown that are still flying, ended with a missing man formation.

Travis,

Nice catch on that 121st FS discrete.

 

[RaleighGuy]

FAA Safety Team Notice issued for AF1 planned trip to West Point NY Saturday, where POTUS is scheduled to attend the Army/Navy game @ 3pm

 

[Mark]

FAA Safety Team Notice issued for AF1 planned trip to West Point NY Saturday, where POTUS is scheduled to attend the Army/Navy game @ 3pm

I would say Army should be big favorite this year..Rare down year for Navy football.
I went to Army game some years back at West Point when my nephew was playing for Army.
Great campus for football..

 

[Mark]

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

BLUE 41 KC-10 79-1947 went off McGuire last night 10:30PM local but went down range at FL370.
BLUE41 Flight Tracking and History 09-Dec-2020 - FlightAware

 

[mdmonitor]

0815- SAM 325 (C-37 # 09-0525 AE4A81) off ADW heading southwest.

 

[mdmonitor]

1135- Puma 83 (C-130J # 17-5867 AE5F13) Puma 84 (C-130J # 05-3146 AE1446) both from 41st AS Little Rock AFB, AR transiting area heading northeast. Working ZDC Blue Ridge (133.65) & ZNY Harrisburg (133.475). Both Cleared direct to McGuire. Puma 83 working Brickyard CP (237.15). No joy, so which over to 134.1.